Alice Capsey strikes three sixes in an over en route to 51 from 27 balls as England thump 186-4 from 17 overs in first T20 international against Sri Lanka; Mahika Gaur, 17, then takes wicket on debut as England complete 12-run victory in rain-hit match at Hove
Freya Kemp contributed, too, as Udeshika Prabodhani and Sugandika Kumari registered eye-watering bowling figures.Kavisha Dilhari brilliantly ran out Maia Bouchier off her own bowling in the T20 opener
One moment for Sri Lanka to savour was the run out of Bouchier, which off-spinner Kavisha Dilhari secured off her own bowling. Dilhari leapt to her right to collect the ball and then shot down the stumps at the non-striker's end with just one pole to aim at - but there was little else for the away side to cheer.England handed a maiden appearance to fast bowler Gaur, with the youngster - who made her international debut for UAE at the age of 12 - given her cap by Cross ahead of the game.
Gaur hoped to have Vishmi Gunaratne caught down the leg-side in her first over before the rain beak but skipper Knight's review showed no bat was involved, meaning the pacer had to wait until the restart to bag her first England wicket. Cross returned to England's T20I bowling attack for the first time since December 2019 with fellow seamer Lauren Bell missing the first two games of the series due to illness.Nilakshi de Silva in the sixth and final over of the chase but that did not alter the result, with Nilakshi run out off the last ball.
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