2 hours ago Women's T20 World Cup, Group 2, Edgbaston
England 219-1 (20 overs): Wyatt-Hodge 105* (62), Jones 53 (38)
Sri Lanka 132 (19.5 overs): De Silva 39 (32); Kemp 4-22
England won by 87 runs
Danni Wyatt-Hodge lit up the opening nighttime of the T20 World Cup with a sensational 105 not retired arsenic England began with a connection triumph implicit Sri Lanka astatine Edgbaston.
Veteran opener Wyatt-Hodge, whose spouse gave commencement to their archetypal kid 3 weeks ago, celebrated by rocking her bat successful her arms aft racing to 3 figures successful 61 balls.
She enactment connected 135 for the archetypal wicket with Amy Jones and erstwhile England's wicketkeeper fell for 53 from 38 balls, skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt continued the onslaught by hitting 46 not retired from 22.
It took England to 219-1 - the highest people astatine a women's T20 World Cup.
Sri Lank did not assistance themselves, dropping Jones doubly and Sciver-Brunt erstwhile arsenic good arsenic leaking wides and no-balls, and were bowled retired for 132.
Wyatt-Hodge besides took a stunning steepling drawback to disregard Sri Lanka skipper and cardinal batter Chamari Athapaththu for 4 to headdress a stunning all-round display, portion 21-year-old left-armer Freya Kemp snuck successful with 4-21 to seal the 87-run win.
It gave England, and the tourney arsenic a whole, a cleanable commencement connected a sunny nighttime successful Birmingham.
Ireland and Scotland participate connected Saturday morning. England's 2nd lucifer successful Group 2 is connected Tuesday against Ireland successful Southampton.
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