By Admin 
Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 has started with a bang, where England defeated Sri Lanka by 87 runs in the first match of the tournament. Danny Wyatt Hodge played the match-winning inning of 105 not out for England. On the basis of her century, the British team, batting first, scored 219 runs, which is the highest score in the history of Women’s T20 World Cup.
The Sri Lankan team, which came to chase the huge target, struggled in batting and was all out for 132 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. For England, Freya Camp took four wickets giving only 22 runs in 4 overs. With this explosive performance of England and record defeat of Sri Lanka, 5 big records have been broken in the very first match of the T20 World Cup.
5 big records broken in the first match
Highest score of Women’s T20 World Cup- England scored 219 runs against Sri Lanka. This is the biggest score in the history of Women’s T20 World Cup. Even before this, this record was in the name of England, which had scored 213 runs against Pakistan in the 2023 World Cup.
Most T20 centuries- Danny Wyatt has become the player to score the most centuries for England in the history of women’s T20 cricket. This was his third century overall.
England became the first such country- England has become the first country whose two players have scored centuries in the Women’s T20 World Cup. Before Danny Wyatt Hodge, Heather Knight had also scored a century in the World Cup. One player each from India, Australia, Pakistan, South Africa and West Indies has scored a century in the World Cup.
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Best stats on debut- Freya Camp made her T20 World Cup debut in the match against Sri Lanka and took 4 wickets for 22 runs. Camp has come second in terms of best bowling figures on World Cup debut. At number one is Danny Wyatt Hodge of England, who took 4 wickets for 11 runs against South Africa on his debut in 2010.
The biggest partnership for England- Against Sri Lanka, Amy Jones and Danny Wyatt made a partnership of 135 runs for the first wicket. This is the biggest opening partnership for England in the T20 World Cup.
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