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Wyatt-Hodge fires England to opening win over Sri Lanka at Women’s T20 World Cup

The Guardian Sport Friday 12 June 2026, 21:28 UTC By Raf Nicholson at Edgbaston 1 min read
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England (219-1) beat Sri Lanka (132 all out) by 87 runsWyatt-Hodge unbeaten on 105 for tournament hosts 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...

  • England (219-1) beat Sri Lanka (132 all out) by 87 runs

  • Wyatt-Hodge unbeaten on 105 for tournament hosts

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.

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