3 days ago
Key events
A coven/seam quartet of greenish faced witches loop retired a mates of philharmonic numbers astatine Edgbaston. Nasser Hussain sounds astir arsenic confused arsenic I americium connected Sky’s sum but it’s each bully fun. Time for nan anthems and past we’ll beryllium into nan action.
England person Alice Capsey carded to bat astatine number 4 and person gone for a triple rotation threat done Sophie Ecclestone, Charlie Dean and Linsey Smith.
Teams:
England: Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Amy Jones (wk), Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Alice Capsey, Heather Knight, Freya Kemp, Dani Gibson, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell
Sri Lanka: Chamari Athapaththu (c), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshika Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Vishmi Gunaratne, Imesha Dulani, Hansima Karunaratne, Kaushini Nuthyangana (wk), Sugandika Kumari, Malki Madara, Mithali Ayodhya
Sri Lanka triumph nan flip and take to vessel first
There’s a capacity from nan formed of Wicked taking spot astatine Edgbaston correct now, I’ll show you thing that couldn’t defy gravity (I’m truthful sorry) and that is nan 1 lb coin conscionable flipped into nan aerial by nan England captain.
The Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu calls correctly and inserts nan location side. Sciver-Brunt confirms she would person done nan aforesaid but doesn’t look excessively mithered.
Sri Lanka person won their past T20I matches coming into nan tourney and will beryllium stiff guidance for England this evening.
Preamble
James Wallace
Hello and welcome. The *Real* World Cup starts today!
With 33 matches crossed 7 venues nan adjacent fewer weeks promises to beryllium a feast of T20 cricket connected English soil. It’s sixteen years since nan tourney was hosted connected these shores, that inaugural tourney was won by an England broadside captained by Charlotte Edwards, nan Head Coach of nan existent outfit.
Nat Sciver-Brunt’s broadside are not favourites for this tournament, nan achromatic shot juggernauts of Australia and India are nan teams to hit but successful T20 cricket 1 subordinate having a time retired tin make each nan difference. England do person plentifulness of large crippled players successful their squad and they will beryllium hoping to travel successful nan footsteps of some nan Lionesses and Red Roses by lifting nan trophy successful beforehand of their ain fans astatine Lord’s connected July 5th.
The tourney will spot 12 teams divided into 2 groups of six. During nan group shape each broadside will play each different successful a round-robin pinch nan apical 2 teams from each group progressing to nan semi-finals.
England and Sri Lanka get things started astatine a agleam and blustery Edgbaston this evening. The captains are headed retired for nan flip arsenic I type truthful let’s get this point rolling, arsenic ever please do get successful touch if you are tuning in. Play originates astatine 6.30 BST.
