England continued its unbeaten run and leapfrogged to the top of the table with an emphatic 89-run victory over Sri Lanka at the ongoing World Cup on Saturday in Colombo.

England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt led her team with a blistering 117(117) from the front as the rest of her compatriots perished against Sri Lanka’s spin-laden attack. After being put to bat, she notched her 10th ODI ton to take England to a competitive 253/9. While defending the total, Sophie Ecclestone dazzled with her ball-tweaking ability and returned with a four-wicket haul to set up a dominant win for England.

While pursuing a 254-run target, Sri Lanka’s opening pair added just 17 runs on the board before skipper Chamari Athapaththu was stretchered off the ground in the sixth over. Vishmi Gunaratne arrived at the c

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