England set record in Women’s T20 World Cup opening match

England set a new record in the opening match of the Women’s T20 World Cup. In the opening match of the Women’s T20 World Cup, the host England set a new record.

In the match played in Birmingham, Sri Lanka won the toss and invited England to bat first. England made a strong start with a 135-run opening partnership and scored 219 runs for the loss of one wicket in the allotted 20 overs which is the highest total in the history of the Women’s World Cup.

Danni Wyatt-Hodge scored an unbeaten 105 runs while captain Nat Sciver-Brunt remained not out on 46 runs. Amy Jones scored 53 runs before getting out.

Sri Lanka while chasing the target were bowled out for 132 runs. Nilakshika Silva scored 39 runs and Harshitha Samarawickrama made 29 runs. For England, Freya Kemp took 4 wickets, Charlie Dean and Sophie Ecclestone took 2 wickets each while Lauren Bell and Linsey Smith took one wicket each.

It is worth noting that the previous record for the highest team total in the Women’s T20 World Cup was also held by England which they set against Pakistan in 2023. No team other than England has yet crossed the 200-run mark in the Women’s T20 World Cup.