| England women's cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2016–17 | |||
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| Sri Lanka women | England women | ||
| Dates | 9 – 17 November 2016 | ||
| Captains | Inoka Ranaweera |
Heather Knight (1st, 2nd & 4th WODI) Danielle Hazell (3rd WODI) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | England women won the 4-match series 4–0 | ||
| Most runs | Nipuni Hansika (93) | Nat Sciver (185) | |
| Most wickets | Inoka Ranaweera (8) | Danielle Hazell (9) | |
England women's cricket team toured Sri Lanka in November 2016. The tour consisted of a series of four One Day Internationals, in which the final three were part of the 2014–16 ICC Women's Championship. England women won the series 4–0.
Squads
ODI series
1st ODI
| 9 November 2016 Scorecard |
Sri Lanka  168/7 (50 overs) |
v |  England171/2 (29.3 overs) |
| Dilani Manodara 27 (46) Heather Knight 2/29 (8 overs) |
Nat Sciver 47* (40) Chamari Athapaththu 1/23 (7 overs) |
| England Women won by 8 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi (SL) and Pradeep Udawatta (SL) |
- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Beth Langston (England Women) made her ODI debut.
2nd ODI
| ICC Women's Championship 12 November 2016 Scorecard |
| England 295 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 173 (48.5 overs) |
| Heather Knight 53 (58) Inoka Ranaweera 3/48 (10 overs) |
Hasini Perera 35 (90) Danielle Hazell 3/38 (10 overs) |
| England Women won by 122 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Hemantha Boteju (SL) and Lyndon Hannibal (SL) |
- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Play was suspended after 10.3 overs of England Women's innings due to rain but no overs were lost.
- ICC Women's Championship points: England Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0.
- By winning this match, England Women qualified for the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup.
3rd ODI
| ICC Women's Championship 15 November 2016 Scorecard |
| Sri Lanka 161 (49.4 overs) |
v | England 162/5 (29.3 overs) |
| Nipuni Hansika 29 (66) Alex Hartley 2/23 (6 overs) |
Tammy Beaumont 78 (79) Oshadi Ranasinghe 2/26 (6 overs) |
| England Women won by 5 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) |
- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was Danielle Hazell's first match as England Women's captain.
- ICC Women's Championship points: England Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0.
4th ODI
| ICC Women's Championship 17–18 November 2016 Scorecard |
| England 240/9 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 78 (33.1 overs) |
| Nat Sciver 77 (74) Inoshi Priyadharshani 3/28 (10 overs) |
Prasadani Weerakkody 32 (67) Laura Marsh 4/21 (10 overs) |
| England Women won by 162 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Nilan De Silva (SL) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) |
- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain stopped play after England Women's innings; no further play was possible on 17 November. Play resumed on 18 November.
- Nat Sciver and Danielle Hazell's 104-run partnership was the highest by England Women for the seventh wicket and equalled the overall highest for the seventh wicket in Women's One Day International cricket.
- Laura Marsh (Eng) took her 100th WODI wicket.
- ICC Women's Championship points: England Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0.
References
- ^ "England v Sri Lanka: Heather Knight & Katherine Brunt miss third ODI". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- "England women confirm Sri Lanka ODI tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- "England Women's squad named for Sri Lanka tour". England & Wales Cricket Board. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- "ICC Women's World Cup 2017: England qualify after beating Sri Lanka in Colombo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- "England v Sri Lanka: Nat Sciver and Danielle Hazell star before rain". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- "England women win series 4-0 as Sri Lanka collapse to 78 all out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
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| Following tournament: 2017–21 ICC Women's Championship | |
| International cricket in 2016–17 | |
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| Preceding season: International cricket in 2016 | |
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| Following season: International cricket in 2017 | |