Over 20. 5 runs. Bowler: Sophie Ecclestone. Sri Lanka Women: 10-132(rr 6.6) A back of a length stock ball outside off stump, met with a sharp cut shot but only an outside edge. The batter is caught by the wicketkeeper, ending the innings. Malki Madara departs for 5 off 15. England Women successfully review the dismissal. Sri Lanka Women now need 88 runs with no wickets remaining.
A spin ball pitched on off stump and driven length. Nilakshi de Silva attempts a cover drive but is caught out. Nilakshi de Silva is dismissed for 36 runs off 34 balls.
A left-arm orthodox delivery pitched on middle and leg plays through the covers. Nilakshi de Silva drives beautifully, piercing the offside for four runs. Sri Lanka Women get off to a strong start in this over.
Over 19. 3 runs. Bowler: Freya Kemp. Sri Lanka Women: 8-127(rr 6.68) Freya Kemp bowls a length ball down the leg side, perfectly controlled on the crease, as Malki Madara quietly defends it for no run. Sri Lanka Women face a daunting chase: 93 runs needed off the last six balls with only two wickets left.
Over 18. 11 runs. Bowler: Linsey Smith. Sri Lanka Women: 8-125(rr 6.94) Smith bowls a length ball just outside off, and Madara confidently drives it on the ground towards deep point. Dean fields it swiftly, leaving no room for a run. Sri Lanka Women face a tough chase needing 96 off 12 with only two wickets left, win probability nil.
Linsey Smith bowls a length stock ball outside off, and Nilakshi de Silva goes for a drive but mistimes it, allowing mid-off to field comfortably. No run comes from this delivery.
A length ball wide outside off is met with a powerful slog from Nilakshi de Silva, who times it beautifully. The ball sails over long on for a magnificent six with controlled grace. Nilakshi de Silva moves to thirty runs off 27 balls, maintaining a strike rate of 115.
Smith delivers a back of a length stock ball outside off, nicely cut by Nilakshi de Silva, well timed and racing away to the deep backward point for two.
Over 17. 4 runs. Bowler: Lauren Bell. Sri Lanka Women: 8-114(rr 6.71) Lauren Bell runs in and delivers a seaming away half-tracker just outside off. Nilakshi de Silva leaves it alone, showing great awareness as the ball is safely fielded by the keeper for no run. Sri Lanka Women face a steep chase, needing 106 from 18 balls with just two wickets left and win probability near zero.
A full ball on middle stump, Nilakshi de Silva goes for a drive but mis-times it, sending the ball airborne. The batter sneaks through for a single thanks to a sharp fielding save at mid off.
Over 16. 5 runs. Bowler: Sophie Ecclestone. Sri Lanka Women: 8-110(rr 6.88) This stock ball, pitched back of a length outside off, is met with a controlled cut from Malki Madara that skims just past backward point, but yields no run. Sri Lanka Women face a tough chase needing 110 off 24 with just two wickets left, their chances looking slim.
Ecclestone comes in with a quicker ball, pitching just outside off on a back of a length. Malki Madara attempts a controlled push but misses, resulting in no run.
A length ball outside off stump from the stock delivery, the batter attempts a defensive stroke but completely misses; safely gathered by the wicketkeeper.
The stock ball is pitched length and just outside off stump. Nilakshi de Silva plays a beautifully controlled late cut, timing it perfectly through third man for four.
