The England women's cricket team toured Sri Lanka to play the Sri Lanka women's national cricket team in March 2019.[1][2] The tour consisted of three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs), which formed part of the 2017–20 ICC Women's Championship,[3] and three Women's Twenty20 International (WT20) matches.[4][5]
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| Sri Lanka women | England women | ||
| Dates | 13 – 28 March 2019 | ||
| Captains | Chamari Athapaththu | Heather Knight | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | England women won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Oshadi Ranasinghe (90) | Amy Jones (209) | |
| Most wickets |
Inoshi Priyadharshani (3) Oshadi Ranasinghe (3) |
Anya Shrubsole (5) Alex Hartley (5) Kate Cross (5) | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | England women won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Hansima Karunaratne (73) | Amy Jones (111) | |
| Most wickets |
Oshadi Ranasinghe (2) Shashikala Siriwardene (2) | Linsey Smith (4) | |
England Women won the WODI series 3–0.[6] The series defeat meant that Sri Lanka Women could no longer qualify directly for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup, progressing to the 2020 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament instead.[7] England Women also won the WT20I series 3–0.[8]
Squads
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Sophie Ecclestone was ruled out of England's squad, after suffering a broken hand during the WODI series against India in February 2019.[12] Katherine Brunt was later added to England's squads.[13]
Tour match
edit50-over match: Sri Lanka Women Emerging Team v England Women
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
WODI series
edit1st WODI
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- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Sri Lanka Women were set a revised target of 314 runs from 40 overs due to rain.
- Points: England Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0.
2nd WODI
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- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: England Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0.
3rd WODI
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- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: England Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0.
WT20I series
edit1st WT20I
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- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Freya Davies (Eng) made her WT20I debut.
- Tammy Beaumont (Eng) scored her 1,000th run in WT20Is.[14]
2nd WT20I
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- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd WT20I
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- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Madushika Methtananda (SL) made her WT20I debut.
- Nat Sciver (Eng) scored her 1,000th run in WT20Is.[15]
- England Women made the highest total in Sri Lanka in WT20Is.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Brunt and Taylor return as England announce squads for India, Sri Lanka tours". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Sarah Taylor to make limited return for India tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "SL women pick Sugandika Kumari, Hansima Karunaratne for England ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ Miller, Nick (7 February 2019). "Sarah Taylor to make limited England return on upcoming tour". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Fixtures announced for England's tour of Sri Lanka". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "England Women seal 3–0 series sweep with eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "All-round England secure clean-sweep". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "England beat Sri Lanka in final T20 to win series 3-0". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Women announce ODI squad to face England". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ a b "England Women name squad for India and Sri Lanka". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lanka announce squad for T20Is against England". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Sophie Ecclestone: England spinner out of India and Sri Lanka tour with broken hand". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Will England elevate to the 2nd position in the ICC Women's Championship table?". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Beaumont happy to see Davies' sacrifices paying off". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ a b "England Women break records for 3-0 series sweep". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 March 2019.