Wyatt-Hodge fires England to Women’s T20 World Cup record score to sink Sri Lanka

Group 2: England, 219-1, beat Sri Lanka, 132, by 87 runs

Wyatt-Hodge unbeaten on 105 for hosts in opener

England got their World Cup campaign off to a flyer with an 87-run win against Sri Lanka at Edgbaston on Friday evening, thanks to a thundering century from Danni Wyatt-Hodge.

This was a statement win by England, whose batting firepower has recently been questioned but who powered their way to 219 – the highest total by any team in the history of the tournament – for the loss of just one wicket. Sri Lanka then sunk to 132 all out, with Freya Kemp taking a career-best four for 22.