The hosts clinched a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Sri Lanka had reached 23-0 from 3.1 overs in reply when play was halted for almost 45 minutes by a further downpour, before being set a revised target of 68 from six overs – 45 more from 17 balls.
“It was probably a different role to what she was expecting, having to go to her death overs pretty quickly, but she took that role on really well and it shows her character.” Capsey admits England’s players were becoming “a bit itchy” as the prospect of a washout became a genuine threat.
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