England slump with the bat again as Sri Lanka earn historic T20 series win | Cricket News

England slumped in opposition to Sri Lanka’s spinners for the second recreation working because the vacationers clinched a historic first T20 sequence win over their opponents.

Heather Knight’s hosts misplaced by seven wickets in Derby on Wednesday evening, rolled for simply 116 having been skittled for 104 in Saturday’s second T20 at Chelmsford.

England misplaced eight wickets to spin for the second time in 5 days, with Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu (3-21) the decide of the assault.

Athapathu then backed up her 55 from 31 balls through the eight-wicket win in Essex on the weekend – which was Sri Lanka’s maiden T20I overcome England – with 44 from 28 balls to arrange a chase the guests accomplished with three overs to spare.

England had been diminished to 11-2 in two overs after being inserted – Danni Wyatt (0) clothes the primary ball of the innings to cowl and Alice Capsey (9) then run out after a mix-up by batting accomplice Maia Bouchier (23 off 18).

Bouchier went on to top-score, with Amy Jones (20 off 17) and Danielle Gibson (21 off 15) the one different gamers to go 20 as England have been responsible of soppy dismissals and Sri Lanka excelled with the ball and within the area.

Athapaththu had Jones stumped within the eleventh over after which polished off the innings by dismissing Kate Cross (1) and Mahika Gaur (0) from successive balls on the finish of the nineteenth – Gaur bagging a golden duck in her first England innings having made her debut within the sequence opener at Hove final week.

Athapaththu muscled Cross for six over backward sq. within the second over of the chase earlier than whipping teenage seamer Gaur over the rope an over later as she bossed a gap stand of 65 from 40 balls with Anushka Sanjeewani (20 off 16).

England had a glimmer of hope when Athapaththu and Sanjeewani have been caught off spinners Capsey and Sarah Glenn however Harshitha Samarawickrama (26no) guided her facet to victory – and historical past.

England will now look to bounce again within the three-match ODI sequence, which begins at Chester-le-Road on Saturday, reside on Sky Sports activities Cricket from 10.30am (11am first ball).

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Saturday ninth September 10:30am

The ultimate two video games of the ODI sequence are at Northampton on Tuesday (12.30pm begin) after which Leicester on Thursday (12.30pm begin), with all three matches reside on Sky Sports activities Cricket.

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