England down Sri Lanka in ICC Women's World Cup: Stats
What's the story
England thrashed Sri Lanka in Match 12 of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025. The match held at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo witnessed England putting up a total worth 253/9 in 50 overs. Nat Sciver-Brunt scored a superb century for her side. In response, a four-fer from Sophie Ecclestone helped England down Sri Lanka. Here are furrther details and stats.
Summary
Summary of the match
Sciver-Brunt was the chief architect for England. She was pert of a 60-run stand alongside Heather Knight before adding a set of mini partnerships thereafter. For Sri Lanka, Inoka Ranaweera was the pick of the bowlers. She picked 3/33 from 10 overs. In response, the Lankan innings never quite picked up steam. Ecclestone's mighty 4/17 made the difference in this one-sided contest.
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England make it three wins from three
England claimed their 3rd successive win in the ongoing tournament. Their 89-run win over Sri Lanka see them go top of the table with six points. Their NRR is +1.864. Sri Lanka are placed 7th (L2 NR1). They have one point.
Sciver-Brunt
5th World Cup hundred for Sciver-Brunt
Sciver-Brunt's 117 was laced with nine fours and 2 sixes. Playing her 21st World Cup match, Sciver-Brunt has raced to 954 runs at a stunning 59.62. Sciver-Brunt hit her 5th World Cup hundred. She also owns 2 fifties. She is now the 8th-highest scorer in Women's World Cup. She went past Meg Lanning, who scored 948 World Cup runs at 52.66.
WODIs
10th hundred for Sciver-Brunt in Women's ODIs
Overall in Women's ODIs, Sciver-Brunt has amassed 4,241 runs from 124 matches (110 innings) at 47.12. This was her 10th hundred. She also owns 25 fifties. As per ESPNcricinfo, Sciver-Brunt has surpassed 500 WODI runs against Sri Lanka. She has 523 runs at from 12 matches (10 innings) at 74.71. This was her 5th fifty-plus score against SL-W (100s: 2, 50s: 3).
Records
Sciver-Brunt makes these records with her century
Sciver-Brunt now owns the 2nd-most number of centuries for England in Women's ODIs. She went past Charlotte Edwards, who hit 9 tons. Only Tammy Beaumont (12) owns more. On the other hand, Sciver-Brunt has the most centuries in Women's World Cup (5). She steered clear of Edwards, Suzie Bates, and J Brittin (4 each).
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Ranaweera does well with the ball
Ranaweera's figures of 3/33 saw her get to 87 WODI wickets from 82 matches at 32.09. In 11 matches against England, she has picked 13 wickets at 29.38. At the Women's World Cup, she has 16 wickets from 13 matches at 26.56.
Ecclestone
Ecclestone races to 30 World Cup wickets
Ecclestone continued her magic with quality spin on offer. She finished 4/17 from 10 overs, clocking 3 maidens. Across 12 matches at the World Cup, Ecclestone has bagged 30 wickets at 12.93. She is now the 4th-highest wicket-taker for England in Women's World Cup. Overall, she has raced to 134 wickets from 78 matches at 18.91. This was her 4th four-fer in WODIs.
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Hasini Perera and Harshitha Samarawickrama clock 30-plus scores for SL-W
Hasini Perera (35) and Harshitha Samarawickrama (33) were the only scorers for Lanka with 30-plus efforts. In 56 matches, Perera owns 903 runs at 17.70. Meanwhile, Harshitha has raced to 1,137 runs at 30.72.