England must defend a below-par rating of 116 if they’re to win their Twenty20 worldwide sequence towards Sri Lanka.
With the three-match contest tied at 1-1, the hosts have been bowled out for a disappointing 116 after being invited to bat first within the decider at Derby.
They by no means received to grips with Sri Lanka’s array of slower bowlers, with Chamari Athapaththu taking three for 21 and Udeshika Prabodhani and Kavisha Dilhari each claiming two wickets apiece.
Maia Bouchier high scored with 23 whereas Danielle Gibson added 21 late as England have been skittled within the nineteenth over.
The innings couldn’t have gotten off to a worse begin as Danni Wyatt planted a delicate extensive supply from Inoshi Fernando straight to cowl.
The Sri Lankans have been celebrating once more on the finish of the second over when a calamitous mix-up between Bouchier and Alice Capsey noticed each batters on the identical finish, with the latter ran out.
Bouchier and captain Heather Knight did some restore work, sharing a 30-run stand in 4 overs, however that got here to an finish when Bouchier holed out to long-on.
Knight (18) and Amy Jones (20) quickly adopted as England slipped to 72 for 5 within the eleventh over and it appeared like they might battle to get to 100.
But Gibson hit three fours in her 15-ball innings to get them to 3 figures earlier than a flurry of late wickets noticed them miss out on out their overs.
