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ODI World Cups: After steering England to a competitive total against Sri Lanka with a record-breaking century, captain Nat Sciver-Brunt credited her calculated shot selection and focus on partnerships for the team’s recovery from early setbacks to earn an 89-run win in the perfect Women’s World Cup campaign so far.

Sciver-Brunt, who scored 117, studded with nine fours and two sixes, was named Player of the Match for her fantastic knock and also bagged two scalps with the ball to cap off the game with an all-round show.

Talking about her stay in the middle, Sciver-Brunt said, “Wanted to build a partnership and build something so that the batters coming in could accelerate towards the back end. We always speak about having a set batter towards the end. Really happy I was able to do that today.”