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women too hot for Lankans
Opener Laura Newton guided England with the bat to a competitive
score of 206 on a placid pitch and slow outfield. Then Off Spinner
Rosalie Birch continued from where she left off in the first one
day game. Birch spun through the Lankan top order to finish with
figures of 4 for 22 off seven overs. Her decision seemed to have backfired when two wickets fell in quick succession. Newton and Jenny Gunn came together with the score on 31 for two. The pair added 68 for the third wicket. Jenny Gunn scored 49, while Newton top scored with 60 inclusive of three fours. Caroline Atkins with 32 and an unbeaten 16 from Jane Smit guided England past the 200 mark. Of the eight bowlers used, right arm Off Spinner Swini de Alwis was the most successful. She finished with figures of three for 38 off her allocated ten overs. England struck early. Medium pacer Beth Morgan trapped Chamari Polgampola for a duck. Dedunu de Silva and skipper Sanmali Dolawatte staged a mini recovery, taking the score to 35. Dolawatte was brilliantly run out for 10 and that was the beginning of the end. The Lankans were bowled out 107 in 41 overs. Only Swini de Alwis offered any resistance, top scoring with 29. The next highest scorer was extras - 24. Sri
Lanka made three changes from the side that lost on Thursday. D.
Indralatha, W. A. Chandrawathi and Dedunu de Silva were brought
in at the expense of Sumudu Fernando, Rangika Galhena and Inoka
Galagedera. Sri Lanka 107 in 41 overs. (Swini de Alwis 29. Rosalie Birch 4 for 22, Jo Watts 2 for 13 and Isa Guha 2 for 19) |
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