Alice Capsey smashed a 26-ball half-century for England in their 12-run T20 win over Sri Lanka on the DLS method after a rain-interrupted opener
Capsey hits 26-ball 51, bowler Gaur takes her maiden wicketLast modified on Thu 31 Aug 2023 23.09 BST
The 19-year-old Capsey, of course, is England’s future – as she proved in the Ashes earlier this summer, and as she proved once again on a chilly evening at Hove, smashing a 26-ball half-century, her third in an England shirt. Sri Lanka’s left-arm spinner Inoka Ranaweera felt the sharp end: 22 runs off her third over, including three sixes hammered over the leg-side into the depths of the crowd.
“We’re missing a few big names out of our squad, so it’s nice for players who have performed in regional cricket to come and get their opportunity to be a part of the England environment and see what it’s about,” Capsey said. “We have got huge depth in English cricket now.”With Lauren Bell sitting out the first two matches of the series due to illness, there was also the opportunity for the 17-year-old Mahika Gaur to try to find her feet in ICC full-member international cricket.
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