England’s Amy Jones, Heather Knight, Lauren Bell, and teammates rejoice after the match at R Premadasa Worldwide Cricket Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka on October 11, 2025. — ReutersÂ
COLOMBO: Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt’s century and Sophie Ecclestone’s four-wicket haul powered England to an 89-run victory over Sri Lanka within the twelfth match of the ICC Ladies’s Cricket World Cup 2025 at R Premadasa Stadium on Saturday.
Dwelling facet’s captain Chamari Athapaththu’s determination to area first backfired as England accrued a formidable whole of 253/9 of their allotted 50 overs.
Main the way in which for the previous champions was their captain Sciver-Brunt, who top-scored with a run-a-ball 117, studded with 9 fours and two sixes.
Moreover her, top-order batters Tammy Beaumont and Heather Knight made notable contributions, with 32 and 29, respectively.
Inoka Ranaweera was the decide of the bowlers for Sri Lanka, taking three wickets for 33 runs in her 10 overs, adopted by Sugandika Kumari and Udeshika Prabodhani with two every, whereas Kavisha Dilhari made one scalp.
Chasing a 254-run goal, Sri Lanka’s batting unit was booked for a meagre 164 in 45.4 overs, ensuing within the co-host succumbing to their second defeat within the eight-team mega occasion.
Left-handed opener Hasini Perera remained the top-scorer for Sri Lanka with a cautious 35 off 60 deliveries, whereas middle-order batter Harshitha Samarawickrama (33) was the opposite to cross the 30-run mark.
Moreover them, Nilakshika Silva (23), skipper Chamari Athapaththu (15), Vishmi Gunaratne and Anushka Sanjeewani, 10 every, may amass double figures towards a ruthless England bowling assault, led by Sophie Ecclestone, who took 4 wickets for simply 17 runs in her 10 overs.
Charlie Dean and Nat Sciver-Brunt supported Ecclestone with two every, whereas Linsey Smith and Alice Capsey chipped in with one apiece.
The 89-run victory helped England reclaim the highest spot within the ICC Ladies’s World Cup standings as they now have six factors in three matches, another than arch-rivals Australia, who slipped to the second place.
In the meantime, Sri Lanka remained seventh, simply above bottom-placed Pakistan, with one level in three fixtures.
