Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt hailed England’s ruthlessness as they kicked off the ICC Ladies’s T20 World Cup with a ‘large’ victory over Sri Lanka at Edgbaston.
Danni Wyatt-Hodge was the difference-maker for England, thrashing a wonderful 105 not out after which taking a surprising over-the-shoulder catch to dismiss Sri Lanka’s captain Chamari Athapaththu.
Wyatt-Hodge piled on 136 runs for the opening wicket alongside Amy Jones earlier than 46 off 22 balls from Sciver-Brunt propelled England to 219-1 in 20 overs.
Sri Lanka by no means seemed like overhauling England and slumped to 132 all out and an 87-run defeat, with Freya Kemp claiming an England-best 4-21 on her World Cup debut and Charlie Dean and Sophie Ecclestone ending with two wickets apiece.
“It is a large win for us,” Sciver-Brunt mentioned on Sky Sports activities Cricket. “We’re actually blissful the primary sport is finished.
“What a approach to begin off the primary innings. Danni and Amy seemed so composed in what they had been doing and constructed an enormous platform for us to blow up on the finish.
“I used to be actually blissful to seek out the center. I had a few innings within the warm-up video games, however nothing compares to being on the market.”
Requested if England’s efficiency was ruthless, Sciver-Brunt added: “Sure, completely. We had been actually composed and thought concerning the sport in a very great way.
“Within the second innings, beginning off with three wickets within the powerplay goes to make it tough to chase a rating like that down.”
Freya Kemp took three wickets in a single over as Sri Lanka collapsed of their chase towards England.
Along with being each her third and England’s fifth T20 century, Wyatt-Hodge’s ton was her first since spouse Georgie gave start to their daughter Daisy.
Reflecting on the cradle celebration she used to mark her century, Wyatt-Hodge added: “That was for Daisy, that little cradle. I hope TV acquired it.
“It was nice enjoyable on the market. What a crowd. I actually loved enjoying in entrance of this superb crowd right here at Edgbaston.
“What a begin. It is at all times nice to get off to begin in a World Cup as effectively.
Danni Wyatt-Hodge took a sensational over-the-shoulder catch at deep sq. to dismiss Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu off Charlie Dean’s bowling.
“I actually loved enjoying on the market with Amy [Jones], after which Nat simply does what she does greatest on the finish there, simply hitting it to all elements.
“We mentioned how vital it was to begin effectively and we did that tonight. It is at all times a very nice pitch right here at Edgbaston, after which our bowlers did extremely effectively as effectively to maintain them to that whole on a very good pitch.
“Off to Southampton we go tomorrow to play Eire on Tuesday evening, and hopefully we will do it once more.”
Athapaththu gained the toss and put England in to bat, a call she lived to rue as they had been set 220 for victory after England posted the most important rating in T20 World Cup historical past.
Danni Wyatt-Hodge has an outstanding innings for England as she smashes a century towards Sri Lanka.
After seeing six of her bowlers leak 23 fours and three sixes, her fielders drop three catches and squander the possibility to run Wyatt-Hodge out within the powerplay, Athapaththu mentioned her facet wanted to return to the drafting board earlier than dealing with New Zealand subsequent.
“We did not play our greatest cricket right this moment and, in all three departments, we weren’t at our greatest. That is why we misplaced,” she mentioned.
“Crucial factor is attacking the stumps. The bowlers, particularly the spinners, had been bowling totally different strains and totally different areas. It is not sufficient, we have to enhance our bowling.
“We have to play our optimistic, fearless cricket on a regular basis within the center. We misplaced a few wickets within the powerplay and misplaced our momentum, so we’ve to enhance our batting as effectively.
Nat Sciver-Brunt introduced up 3,000 T20I runs with an outstanding six over additional cowl in Edgbaston.
“The subsequent sport is New Zealand, a tricky staff once more. We performed the primary two video games towards two huge groups, so we have to execute our plans higher.
“We’re going again to the drafting board to determine what we will do. Now we have to plan a number of issues and we’ll bounce again within the subsequent sport.”
England’s Ladies’s T20 World Cup fixtures/outcomes
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- Friday June 12 (Edgbaston): England beat Sri Lanka by 87 runs
- Tuesday June 16: England vs Eire, Hampshire Bowl 6.30pm
- Saturday June 20: England vs Scotland, Headingley 6.30pm
- Wednesday June 24: England vs West Indies, Lord’s 6.30pm
- Saturday June 27: England vs New Zealand, The Oval 6.30pm
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