Team England 109-5 beat Sri Lanka 107-9 by five wickets
England Women kicked off their Commonwealth Games campaign with a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in front of a large Edgbaston crowd.
With Heather Knight not yet recovered from her hip injury, Nat Sciver once again deputised as captain. Her team, in their all-red Team England kit, were asked to bowl first and restricted Sri Lanka to 106-9.
Katherine Brunt, making her 100th IT20 appearance, took a wicket with England’s first ball at the Games, local girl Issy Wong and 17-year-old Freya Kemp impressed with two wickets apiece and Sophie Ecclestone took 3-25.
In reply, England found it difficult to score quickly on a pitch that took turn and Sri Lanka kept it tight, but Alice Capsey was cool and composed to guide her team home with a fine innings of 44.
Please click here to download audio files of post-match reaction from the mixed zone from Nat Sciver, Issy Wong and Katherine Brunt.
Team England Commonwealth Games Cricket Fixtures
Saturday July 30: Team England v Sri Lanka – Team England won by five wickets.
Tuesday August 2: Team England v South Africa – Edgbaston, 11am
Thursday August 4: Team England v New Zealand – Edgbaston, 6pm
Saturday August 6: Semi-Final 1, 11am, Semi-Final 2, 6pm
Sunday August 7: Bronze Medal Match, 11am, Gold Medal Match, 6pm
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