Nat Sciver-Brunt’s file one-day worldwide century propelled England to an 89-run victory over Sri Lanka in Colombo.
The England captain grew to become the primary batter to file a fifth hundred in Girls’s World Cup historical past as she fired a powerful 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 have 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.
However it was Sciver-Brunt who led the way in which when she introduced up her tenth ODI hundred – simply the fifth lady to take action – off 110 balls.
She hit two sixes, in addition to a hat-trick of consecutive fours within the closing 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 strain 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 group.”
In response, Charlie Dean eliminated Vishmi Gunaratne (10) along with her first supply. Sri Lanka steadied the ship to succeed in 95 for one earlier than Ecclestone dismantled the highest order.
Hasini Perera (35), Harshitha Samarawickrama (33), Kavisha Dilhari (4) and Chamari Athapaththu (15) have been all bamboozled by Ecclestone’s excellence.
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High quality catch
Sciver-Brunt then received in on the act with the ball to lure Anushka Sanjeewani lbw to depart Sri Lanka six wickets down and 100 off their goal.
Sciver-Brunt had her second sufferer when she eliminated Dewmi Vihanga following a effective 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 in opposition to India, Australia and New Zealand.
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