Nat Sciver-Brunt’s document one-day worldwide century propelled England to an 89-run victory over Sri Lanka in Colombo.
The England captain turned the primary batter to document a fifth hundred in Girls’s World Cup historical past as she fired an impressive 117 off as many deliveries.
Sciver-Brunt’s knock helped England attain 253 for 9 from their 50 overs earlier than Sophie Ecclestone starred with the ball, ending with figures of 4 wickets for 17, as Sri Lanka had been bowled out for 164.
The victory was England’s third in a row as they moved to the highest of the desk, whereas Sri Lanka stay winless.
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Hang-out
Sciver-Brunt was dropped on three by Udeshika Prabodhani and that mistake got here again to hang-out the hosts.
There have been cameos on the high of the England order, with Tammy Beaumont (32 off 29 deliveries) and Heather Knight (29 off 47) each contributing, whereas Inoka Ranaweera led Sri Lanka’s assault with three for 33 from her 10 overs.
But it surely was Sciver-Brunt who led the way in which when she introduced up her tenth ODI hundred – simply the fifth girl to take action – off 110 balls.
She hit two sixes, in addition to a hat-trick of consecutive fours within the ultimate over, to place England within the driving seat.
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Unbelievable
Commenting on her match-winning innings, Beaumont stated of Sciver-Brunt: “She is simply unbelievable. She doesn’t appear to really feel stress when she is batting.
“She began off aggressively when the ball was skidding on, after which stayed composed and shuffled that decrease order. It reveals how good she is and the way fortunate we’re to have her within the staff.”
In response, Charlie Dean eliminated Vishmi Gunaratne (10) along with her first supply. Sri Lanka steadied the ship to achieve 95 for one earlier than Ecclestone dismantled the highest order.
Hasini Perera (35), Harshitha Samarawickrama (33), Kavisha Dilhari (4) and Chamari Athapaththu (15) had been all bamboozled by Ecclestone’s excellence.
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Nice catch
Sciver-Brunt then bought in on the act with the ball to lure Anushka Sanjeewani lbw to go away Sri Lanka six wickets down and 100 off their goal.
Sciver-Brunt had her second sufferer when she eliminated Dewmi Vihanga following a wonderful catch by Dean, who would additionally finish the night with two wickets after she clear bowled Sugandika Dasanayaka.
England play Pakistan subsequent on Wednesday earlier than further group assessments to observe towards India, Australia and New Zealand.
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