Chamari Athapaththu stars as Sri Lanka record their first victory over England in T20 internationals.
England made the decision to rest key players for this series after a hectic Ashes summer, with Sophia Dunkley, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Sophie Ecclestone, who has since dislocated her shoulder, rested.
They produced an admirable performance, led by an astonishing fightback with the ball from the thrashing in the series opener, using their main strength in spin bowling. England boast a bowling attack that could defend 104, but she smashed 20 runs from the third over of the chase off Cross, and continued to attack with swagger to ensure the fine bowling performance was not wasted.England opted to replace 17-year-old Mahika Gaur, who impressed on debut on Thursday, with fellow quick Issy Wong, who burst on to the scene in 2022 as one of the country's brightest young talents before a dip in form this summer.
And it did not help Wong, who bowled three front foot no-balls in her first over and was hit for three consecutive fours in her second as Sri Lanka charged to victory.
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