
The Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 gets underway with England Women taking on Sri Lanka Women in the first match of the tournament. This match will be played at Edgbaston. England Women will be playing at home and they will be one of the favorites in this tournament. Nat Sciver Brunt will lead the side and they have all their bases covered.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka Women come into this edition with a lot of hopes and they have a young squad led by the experienced Chamari Attapattu. They will be keen to pull up a few surprises. In this article we look at the playing XIs, top picks, pitch reports for this match.
England Women vs Sri Lanka Women Match Details
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Series |
Women's T20 World Cup 2026 |
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Match |
England Women vs Sri Lanka Women |
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Venue |
Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham |
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Match Timings |
11:00 PM IST, 12th June |
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Live Streaming |
JioHotstar |
England Women vs Sri Lanka Women Stats
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Player |
Team |
T20I Performance |
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Chamari Athapaththu |
Sri Lanka Women |
3752 runs |
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Nat Sciver Brunt |
England Women |
2960 runs |
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Lauren Bell |
England Women |
60 wickets |
England Women vs Sri Lanka Women Probable Playing XI
England Women: Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Alice Capsey, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Heather Knight, Amy Jones (wk), Freya Kemp, Danielle Gibson, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell
Sri Lanka Women: Chamari Athapaththu (c), Hasini Perera(w), Imesha Dulani, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Hansima Karunaratne, Nilakshika Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Kaushani Nuthyangana(wk), Sugandika Kumari, Mithali Ayodhya, Malki Madara
England Women vs Sri Lanka Women Dream11 Captaincy Picks
Chamari Athapaththu has scored 3572 runs in T20I format. She will be a ENG-W vs SL-W Dream11 captaincy pick.
Nat Sciver Brunt has a good record in this format and will give points with her batting and bowling. She will be a top pick in this ENG-W vs SL-W Dream11 match.
England Women vs Sri Lanka Women Match winner
England Women have a very strong squad and are playing in home conditions. England Women are expected to win this match.



