On the opening day of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, England Women created history, while the inaugural champions and second-time hosts started the tournament with a strong 87-run win against Sri Lanka Women.
After Sri Lanka Women chose to field first in the Group 2 match, England Women scored the tournament record-breaking total of 219/1 in 20 overs, thanks to the century of the opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge, who scored 105 not out off 62 balls with 13 fours and one six.
In reply, Sri Lanka Women were bowled out for only 132 runs in 20 overs. Only the middle-order batters Harshitha Samarawickrama (29) and Nilakshika Silva (39) managed 20+ scores in that innings. In the meantime, the 21-year-old English left-arm bowler Freya Kemp had the bowling figures of 4-0-22-4.
4th highest Women's T20 World Cup partnership
English openers Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Amy Jones set a 135-run partnership for the first wicket.
It was the fourth-highest partnership for any wicket in the history of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
Partners (Team) | Partnership Runs | Partnership Wicket | Opposition | Year |
Nat Sciver-Brunt and Heather Knight (England Women) | 169* | 3rd | Thailand Women | 2020 |
Dane van Niekerk and Lizelle Lee (South Africa Women) | 163* | 1st | Pakistan Women | 2014 |
Beth Mooney and Alyssa Healy (Australia Women) | 151 | 1st | Bangladesh Women | 2020 |
Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Amy Jones (England Women) | 135 | 1st | Sri Lanka Women | 2026 |
Highest ever Women's T20 World Cup total
England Women scored 219/1 in 20 overs.
It was the highest total in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup history. The previous record was 213/5 in 20 overs by England Women against Pakistan Women in the 2023 edition.
It was the second-highest Women’s T20I total for England Women. Their record WT20I total is 250/3 vs South Africa Women in 2018.
2nd highest score by England Women in Women's T20 World Cup
Danni Wyatt-Hodge scored 105 not out.
Danni became the seventh batter to record a century in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup history.
Danni recorded the second-highest score by an English batter in the history of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. The record is 108 not out against Thailand Women in the 2020 edition.
Danni recorded the fourth-highest score in the history of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
Player (Team) | Score | Opposition | Year |
Meg Lanning (Australia Women) | 126 | Ireland Women | 2014 |
Deandra Dottin (West Indies Women) | 112* | South Africa Women | 2010 |
Heather Knight (England Women) | 108* | Thailand Women | 2020 |
Danni Wyatt-Hodge (England Women) | 105* | Sri Lanka Women | 2026 |
England Women's third biggest winning margin in Women's T20 World Cup
England Women won by 87 runs.
It was the third-largest victory margin for England Women in the history of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. Their top two records in this list are winning by 114 runs (vs Pakistan Women in 2023) and 98 runs (vs Thailand Women in 2020).
England Women recorded the eighth-largest victory margin in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup history.
