England Eye Momentum-Building Victory Over Sri Lanka at Women’s World Cup
COLOMBO – england aims to continue its strong start to the Women’s World Cup with a crucial match against Sri Lanka on Saturday, seeking to build momentum ahead of challenging upcoming fixtures against India and Australia. Having already secured wins against South Africa and narrowly avoided an upset against Bangladesh, england has a golden opportunity to remain unbeaten as the tournament progresses.
“Every game in this World Cup is big. Bangladesh played so well against us and Sri Lanka will be a challenge in home conditions,” opener Tammy Beaumont told BBC Sport. “The conditions are bringing all the teams into it, so it’s important we have to keep playing well.”
The current pitches are favoring spin bowling, presenting a challenge for England’s batters, as evidenced by their struggles against Bangladesh in Guwahati. However, other teams have faced similar difficulties; Australia recently demonstrated remarkable resilience, recovering from 76-7 to post 221-9 against Pakistan in Colombo.
England believes its well-rounded attack is equipped to handle the varied surfaces. The team is looking ahead to Indore, were the pitch is expected to be the most batter-friendly of the tournament, having already witnessed Australia score a World Cup-high 326 against New Zealand there.
“It certainly feels like the fixtures have worked quite well for us, so hopefully we can keep building that momentum and it will be all guns blazing by the time we get to Indore,” Beaumont added.
