ICC Women’s World Cup 2017, England vs Sri Lanka: 5 Talking Points

#5) Sarah Taylor and Heather Knight make it look like a cake-walk

England had found themselves in a bit of bother after having lost both their openers in quick succession. They were 50/2 when Heather Knight joined hands with Sarah Taylor in the middle. What followed afterwards was an absolute master-class from both the batswomen as they dispatched each of the Lankan bowlers to all parts of the ground.

The duo kept dealing in boundaries as the Lankan bowlers found themselves absolutely helpless. Their partnership of 148 runs ultimately came to a halt when Knight found herself caught by Madavi off Atapattu’s bowling after a scintillating knock of 82 (76), with England needing only 7 runs with 20 overs to spare.

Taylor scored the required runs with back-to-back boundaries in the very next over as England won by a huge margin of 7 wickets and 118 deliveries remaining.