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Sri Lanka win toss, elect to field first against England in Women's T20 World Cup opener

England dominate head-to-head record against Sri Lanka in Women's T20Is with 10 victories

By Web Desk

June 12, 2026

England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt (left) flips the coin as Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu makes the call at the toss for their ICC Women's T20 World Cup match at the Edgbaston in Birmingham on June 12, 2026. — X/@OfficialSLC

BIRMINGHAM: Sri Lanka have won the toss and opted to bowl first against hosts England in the opening match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 here at Edgbaston on Friday.

Playing XIs

Sri Lanka: Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Imesha Dulani, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Hansima Karunaratne, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Kaushini Nuthyangana (wk), Sugandika Kumari, Malki Madara and Mithali Ayodhya.

England: Amy Jones(w), Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Alice Capsey, Heather Knight, Freya Kemp, Danielle Gibson, Charlotte Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith and Lauren Bell.

Head-to-head

England and Sri Lanka have come face-to-face 12 times in Women's T20Is, and the former dominate the head-to-head record with 10 victories.

Their previous two meeting in the shortest format came in 2023, both of which were won by Sri Lanka – their only triumphs against the opposition thus far.

Matches: 12
England: 10
Sri Lanka: 2

Form Guide

Sri Lanka and England enter the fixture with contrasting momentum in their favour as the former 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