Birmingham: Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl first against hosts England in the opening match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 at Edgbaston on Friday.
Playing XIs
Sri Lanka: Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapatthu (catch), Imesha Dhulani, Harshita Samarawickrama, Hansima Karunaratne, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Kaushini Nutyangana (WK), Sukanthika Kumari, Malki Madara and Mithali Ayodhya.
England: Amy Jones(w), Danny Wyatt-Hodge, Nat Skiver-Friend (c), Alice Capsey, Heather Knight, Freya Kemp, Danielle Gibson, Charlotte Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Lynsey Smith and Lauren Bell.
head-to-head
England and Sri Lanka have faced each other 12 times in women’s T20Is, with the former holding a head-to-head record of 10 wins.
Their previous two meetings in the shortest format took place in 2023, both won by Sri Lanka – their only win against the opposition so far.
Matches: 12
England: 10
Sri Lanka: 2
Form Guide
Sri Lanka and England enter the tournament with a different momentum in their favor as the former teams are on a five-match winning streak, while the hosts have two defeats in their last five matches.
England: W, W, L, W, L (most recent first)
Sri Lanka: W, W, W, W, W