ENG Women vs SL Women, 2nd T20I at Chelmsford, ENG-W v SL-W, Sep 02 2023 - Match Result

5.15pm: Fortress Chelmsford has been breached - and it's nice to see some Lankan fans in the ground to celebrate with their team. Athapaththu has gone to pose for selfies and signs autographs - her stock is high ahead of tomorrow's WBBL draft - while England will retreat to the dressing room to lick their wounds, before regrouping for the T20I series decider in Derby on Wednesday. We'll be back for that, of course. Thanks for your company today, head over for the full story in Andrew Miller's report and then why not go and see whether it's still raining in Pallekele? Bye!

5.05pm: Time for the presentations, starting with England captain Heather Knight: "I think SL were outstanding, they came out and bowled much better than the other day, and Chamari came out and does what she does, be aggressive and take the game on. We're an inexperienced side and that showed a bit today, shows when you're off in international cricket you're going to get humbled. Lots to learn, but credit to SL. [Pitch] Bit two-paced, but still a good deck. Kept losing wickets and didn't find partnerships. Charlie Dean played an outstanding knock at the end and showed us how to play. Sometimes that's going to happen, we want girls to keep taking the game on. Some dismissals were a bit soft, mine included, so we need to be better at execution. [Defending small total?] Fight for every run, there was a bit in the wicket, cross-seam could potentially work but they played well, Chamari put the pressure on the bowlers and we missed a few. Disappointing but a lot to learn. [Wong] Been struggling for rhythm but she's had a few good sessions. Still has some work to do but she's got something we want to invest in for the future."

And Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu is unsurprisingly the Player of the Match: "Actually really happy with the team performance, I can mention my bowling unit, they did a really good job today because England is the No. 1 team in the world [but] we restricted them to 104 runs. It's not easy, so I'm really happy for the bowling performance and the batters did a really good job. Happy with my performance, want to continue for the next couple of games. [Improvement] We planned two things, we always trust our potential and skill. The dressing room talks about positive things, we never talk about negatives. We learned a lot from the last game and execute the right plan today. [Spin] First game was a bit hard, first time playing in that weather. Today was really good for us, we executed the right plans and especially the spinners were really good. The wicket was helpful, so finally we won [against England], that's really good for us. For myself and my team, this is a huge moment for women's cricket in Sri Lanka."

5pm: Sensational! Down and out in Hove, Sri Lanka have rebounded off the ropes to clothesline England at Chelmsford - handing them only their second defeat in 13 T20Is on the ground. Chamari Athapaththu won the toss, and asked for a better showing from her bowlers, and they duly delivered as England were skittled for 104, only squeezing past their lowest total in the format thanks to Charlie Dean's 34 off 26 balls. Athapaththu then set the tone with the bat, crunching a 26-ball fifty to ensure there would be no wobbles in the chase. A first bilateral ODI series win against NZ in July, a first T20I win, too, and now victory over England at one of their strongholds

Cross returns, SL on the brink of a famous win

Qhubokuhle: "I would also argue that sticking with Issy at this point is more damaging to her confidence, since she is not finding her rhythm at all and at the end of it all she ends up not finishing her quota, which signifies a lack of confidence in her"

SL need just one to win

Wong is going to have another crack

Capsey for a third

At the halfway stage of their chase, SL need... 24 off 60. So very doable!