The 3rd ODI match of the Sri Lanka Women Tour of England will take place between Sri Lanka Women and England Women on the 14th of September, 2023 at the Grace Road, Leicester.

Current Form Sri Lanka Women and England Women:

England Women currently lead the 3 match ODI series by 1-0. The second ODI was washed off due to rain. Sri Lanka Women will have to win the 3rd match in order square the series at 1-1.

The top run scorer for England Women in the ODI series is Tammy Beaumont with 32 runs to her credit.

The top wicket taker for England Women in the ODI series is Sarah Glenn with 3 scalps under her belt.

The top run scorer for Sri Lanka Women in the ODI series is Harshitha Samarawickrama with 35 runs to her name.

The top wicket taker for Sri Lanka Women in the ODI series is Oshadi Ranasinghe with 1 scalp under her belt.

In the first ODI, Sri Lanka Women batted first and they were bowled out for a small total of 106. Their in-form skipper Chamari Athapaththu got out in the 5th over itself. After she was dismissed, Sri Lanka kept losing wickets and also their way in the match. Harshitha Samarawickrama fought hard and scored 35 runs off 44 balls but she couldn't find right support at the other end. Eventually, they were bowled out for 106. For England, Lauren Filer, Mahika Gaur and Sarah Glenn picked up 3 wickets each.

During the chase, Emma Lamb and Tammy Beaumont gave their team a brilliant start. Lamb made 27 off 36 balls while Tammy Beaumont went on to score 32 quick runs to set England Women on course of a successful chase. Maia Bouchier provided the finishing blow by scoring 17 runs and taking England Women home in the 18th over with 7 wickets in hand.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Sri Lanka Women

Chamari Athapaththu (Captain), Oshadi Ranasinghe (Vice Captain), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Nilakshi de Silva, Kaveesha Dilhari, Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Kumari, Anushka Sanjeewani – WK, Udeshika Prabodhani, Achini Kulasuriya, Kawya Kavindi, Inoshi Fernando, Hansima Karunaratne, Hasini Perera, Imesha Dulani

England Women

Heather Knight (captain, Western Storm), Tammy Beaumont (The Blaze), Lauren Bell (Southern Vipers), Maia Bouchier (Southern Vipers), Alice Capsey (South East Stars), Kate Cross (Thunder), Charlie Dean (Southern Vipers), Lauren Filer (Western Storm), Mahika Gaur (Thunder), Danielle Gibson (Western Storm), Sarah Glenn (The Blaze), Bess Heath (Northern Diamonds), Amy Jones (Central Sparks), Emma Lamb (Thunder), Nat Sciver-Brunt (The Blaze)

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – England Women

Who will win?- England Women

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Emma Lamb (England Women), Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka Women)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Kate Cross (England Women), Kavisha Dilhari (Sri Lanka Women)

Most Sixes – Emma Lamb (England Women), Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka Women)

Player of the Match- Kate Cross (England Women)

Team Scores Batting first – England Women 200+, Sri Lanka Women 130+

Match Handicap: England Women

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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