Teens run wild to light up Hove

By Taha Hashim

THE TEENAGERS got it done. Alice Capsey, 19, smashed 51 off just 27 balls before Mahika Gaur, 17, took a wicket on debut as England beat Sri Lanka by 12 runs on DLS in a heavily rain-affected clash at Hove. After rain delayed the toss and reduced the match to 17 overs a side, further disruption during Sri Lanka’s chase turned the contest into a six-over clash. Having faced 3.1 overs before the downpour, Sri Lanka’s openers Vishmi Gunaratne and Chamari Athapaththu returned to the middle needing to hit 45 off 17 balls. It was always going to be a tough ...

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