Womens T20 World Cup 2026 · 1st Match, Group B
CompletedEngland Women
219/1 (20.0)
Sri Lanka Women
132/10 (20.0)
England Women won by 87 runs
Ball by Ball Commentary
- 2.60
Lauren Bell to Imesha Dulani
7:39 PMNo Run. Hard length ball on middle, taps it back to the bowler
- 2.50
Lauren Bell to Imesha Dulani
7:39 PMNo Run. Length ball outside off, taps it towards cover and declines the one
- 2.44
Lauren Bell to Imesha Dulani
7:38 PMFour. Short of length delivery outside off, cuts it towards deep extra cover and finds a boundary
- 2.4WD
Lauren Bell to Imesha Dulani
7:37 PMWide Ball. One Run.
- 2.31
Lauren Bell to Chamari Athapaththu
7:37 PMOne Run. Length ball outside off, pushed towards off-side and runs for a single in the end
- 2.2L1
Lauren Bell to Imesha Dulani
7:36 PMLeg Bye. One Run. Length ball on legs, looks to flick it but gets the inner edge onto pads for a single
- 2.2WD
Lauren Bell to Imesha Dulani
7:36 PMWide Ball. One Run.
- 2.1W
Lauren Bell to Vishmi Gunaratne
7:34 PMLBW!. No Run. OUTTT....!!! The first wicket down for Sri Lanka Women.... Full length ball on middle, Vishmi goes to flick it towards mid-wicket but misses on the pads, loud appeal and Umpire raises her finger, Vishmi takes the DRS but gets trapped in front of the wickets
- 1.61
Linsey Smith to Vishmi Gunaratne
7:32 PMOne Run. Fuller on middle, chips it down the ground and runs for one more in the end
- 1.50
Linsey Smith to Vishmi Gunaratne
7:32 PMNo Run. Pitched up on off, works it to right of the bowler and declines the one
- 1.41
Linsey Smith to Chamari Athapaththu
7:31 PMOne Run. Full length ball on middle, chips it down the ground and runs for a single
- 1.32
Linsey Smith to Chamari Athapaththu
7:31 PMTwo Runs. Full length ball on middle, chips it towards long-on region for couple in the end
- 1.20
Linsey Smith to Chamari Athapaththu
7:30 PMNo Run. Pitched up on middle, digs it to mid-on and declines the one
- 1.11
Linsey Smith to Vishmi Gunaratne
7:30 PMOne Run. Full toss on off, drives it to mid-off and runs for a single
- 0.6L4
Lauren Bell to Chamari Athapaththu
7:29 PMLeg Bye. Four. Fuller on legs, looks to nudge it but an edge of the pads and rolls down to fine leg for a boundary