{"id":3315,"date":"2019-03-24T17:24:48","date_gmt":"2019-03-24T17:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/?p=3315"},"modified":"2019-03-24T17:24:48","modified_gmt":"2019-03-24T17:24:48","slug":"england-thrash-sri-lanka-in-first-womens-t20-after-hosts-dismissed-for-94","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/2019\/03\/24\/england-thrash-sri-lanka-in-first-womens-t20-after-hosts-dismissed-for-94\/","title":{"rendered":"England thrash Sri Lanka in first women&#8217;s T20 after hosts dismissed for 94"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">England&#8217;s women cruised to an eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka, dismissing the hosts for just 94 in the first Twenty20 international in Colombo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opener Tammy Beaumont hit an unbeaten 50 to pass 1,000 international T20 runs as the tourists knocked off the target in just 14.2 overs at the P Sara Oval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spinner Linsey Smith took 3-18, her best England figures in this format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And Anya Shrubsole&#8217;s 2-20 meant she overtook Danielle Hazell to become England&#8217;s leading T20 wicket-taker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shrubsole now has 86 wickets at an average of 13.96.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I&#8217;m really happy to get to 50 and to pass 1,000 runs but it&#8217;s all about the team and the most important thing was getting off to a winning start in the series,&#8221; said Kent batter Beaumont, 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I&#8217;m delighted for Anya as well. She and Dani are very good friends so I&#8217;m sure they&#8217;ll enjoy swapping places at the top of the wicket-taking chart.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Victory in the opening match of the three-game T20 series followed England&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/47651913\">3-0 one-day series whitewash.<\/a>\u00a0The next match is on Tuesday at 04:30 GMT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On another hot and humid Colombo morning, this was very much a continuation of the themes that developed throughout the one-day internationals: England dominance and Sri Lanka batting frailties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were real positives with the ball in particular. 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