AI Simulation, SL-W vs ENG-W | Sciver-Brunt’s match-winning knock helps England Women stay unbeaten in Women’s World Cup

ByUmesh Sharma,SportsCafe Editor

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According to ChatGPT, England Women will beat Sri Lanka Women by 21 runs in the 12th game of the ongoing Women’s World Cup 2025. Star England all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt’s match-winning knock of 72 runs will help her side post a fighting total, followed by brilliant bowling performances.

Nat Sciver-Brunt shines with the bat for England Women

Pitch and Weather

The Colombo surface is expected to be a bit dry and flat with some early grip for spinners, typical of subcontinental conditions.

The weather will be humid with a chance of late evening dew, making chasing slightly easier if wickets are in hand.

Toss

England won the toss and decided to bat first.

Lineups

Sri Lanka Women XI: Hasini Perera, Chamari Athapaththu (C), Harshit Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (WK), Achini Kulasuriya, Udeshika Prabodhani, Inoka Ranaweera.

England Women XI: Tammy Beaumont, Amy Jones (WK), Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt (C), Sophia Dunkley, Emma Lamb, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell.

Match Report

After opting to bat first, England had a shaky start as they lost their first wicket early in Amy Jones (18) at the team score of just 29 runs in 5.3 overs. She fell prey to Prabodhani, getting caught by Sanjeewani on the third ball of the sixth over. Following Jones’ departure, Tammy Beaumont and Heather Knight stitched a crucial 44-run partnership for the second wicket before the former was dismissed by Kulasuriya on the first ball of the 15th over. Beaumont scored 42 runs off 56 balls, with five fours. Later in the innings, Heather Knight and Nat Sciver-Brunt added another decisive partnership of 79 runs for the third wicket. Knight scored 61 (75), followed by Nat Sciver-Brunt’s 72 runs off 81 balls, with seven fours and a six. Furthermore, Sophia Dunkley’s 24 (27) helped England Women post 247/8 in the allotted 50 overs. Inoka Ranaweera shone with the ball, picking three wickets for just 38 runs in her 10 overs, including a maiden over. Besides her, Chamari Athapaththu (1/39) and Achini Kulasuriya (2/44) also made crucial contributions with the ball.

Sri Lanka’s run chase faced a big dent as they lost their first wicket at the score of just 28 runs, when Hasini Perera (13) was caught by Heather Knight off Lauren Bell. After her dismissal, Athapaththu and Harshita Samarwickrama added 41 runs for the second wicket. Samarawickrama contributed with the knock of 22 runs off 28 balls, with two fours. Meanwhile, skipper Athapaththu played a well-fought knock of 84 runs off 91 balls, with 10 fours and two sixes. Later in the innings, Kavisha Dilhari also showed some resistance with a 34-run knock, with three fours. But these contributions couldn’t be enough for Sri Lanka Women to cross the line as they were eventually bundled out at the score of 226 runs in 48.3 overs. Sophie Ecclestone, Charlie Dean, and Lauren Bell displayed outstanding bowling performances, picking three wickets each. With this win, England Women have also moved to the top spot in the tournament standings, with three consecutive wins in three games, having six points to their name.

Player of the Match

England Women’s Nat Sciver-Brunt won the ‘Player of the match’ award for her anchored and composed knock of 72 runs, which helped the Englishwomen post a fighting total on the board in the first innings. She also stitched a game-changing partnership with Heather Knight.