England women's cricket team toured Sri Lanka in November 2016. The tour consisted of a series of four One Day Internationals, in which the final three were part of the 2014–16 ICC Women's Championship.[2] England women won the series 4–0.
Squads
ODI series
1st ODI
9 November 2016
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- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Beth Langston (England Women) made her ODI debut.
2nd ODI
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- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Play was suspended after 10.3 overs of England Women's innings due to rain but no overs were lost.
- ICC Women's Championship points: England Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0.
- By winning this match, England Women qualified for the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup.[4]
3rd ODI
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- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was Danielle Hazell's first match as England Women's captain.
- ICC Women's Championship points: England Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0.
4th ODI
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain stopped play after England Women's innings; no further play was possible on 17 November. Play resumed on 18 November.[5]
- Nat Sciver and Danielle Hazell's 104-run partnership was the highest by England Women for the seventh wicket and equalled the overall highest for the seventh wicket in Women's One Day International cricket.
- Laura Marsh (Eng) took her 100th WODI wicket.[6]
- ICC Women's Championship points: England Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0.
References
- ^ a b "England v Sri Lanka: Heather Knight & Katherine Brunt miss third ODI". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "England women confirm Sri Lanka ODI tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "England Women's squad named for Sri Lanka tour". England & Wales Cricket Board. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "ICC Women's World Cup 2017: England qualify after beating Sri Lanka in Colombo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "England v Sri Lanka: Nat Sciver and Danielle Hazell star before rain". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "England women win series 4-0 as Sri Lanka collapse to 78 all out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 November 2016.