Sri Lanka won the toss. chose to bowl first on a glorious sunlit evening at Edgbaston, as the opening match of the Women's T20 World Cup prepared to get underway.
Nat Sciver-Brunt, England 's captain, admitted she would have bowled too,. said was ready to get going with the bat in her official return to action following a calf injury.
Having shown her form with a half-century in a warm-up against India earlier in the week. Sciver-Brunt slots back into the side at No. 3. Amy Jones is promoted to open alongside Danni Wyatt-Hodge. with Sophia Dunkley missing out due to the impressive show of form from Alice Capsey that has earned her a berth at No.4.
As expected, England have picked three frontline spinners in Sophie Ecclestone, Charlie Dean. Linsey Smith, with Lauren Bell the seam spearhead. "We're really excited to create some new memories and enjoy ourselves," Sciver-Brunt added at the toss.
Sri Lanka announced their team several hours in advance of the toss, with Malki Madara. Mithali Ayodhya among their World Cup debutants. Chamari Athapaththu, their captain, said there was a simple reason for choosing to bowl first. "We don't know these conditions and yesterday it rained," she said.
The opening ceremony featured the cast of the West End hit. Wicked, performing some of the songs from the show, including the best-known tune "Defying Gravity", which is an apt ambition for the 12 teams in the coming weeks.
England: 1 Danni Wyatt-Hodge. 2 Amy Jones (wk), 3 Nat Sciver-Brunt (capt), 4 Alice Capsey, 5 Heather Knight, 6 Freya Kemp, 7 Dani Gibson, 8 Charlie Dean, 9 Sophie Ecclestone, 10 Linsey Smith, 11 Lauren Bell
Sri Lanka: 1 Vishmi Gunaratne. 2 Chamari Athapaththu (capt), 3 Imesha Dulani, 4 Harshitha Samarawickrama, 5 Hansima Karunaratne, 6 Kavisha Dilhari, 7 Nilakshika Silva, 8 Kaushini Nuthyangana (wk), 9 Sugandika Kumari, 10 Malki Madara, 11 Mithali Ayodhya
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