Wyatt-Hodge produced one of the best innings of her career just weeks after the birth of her first child, blasting 105 not out as England posted a tournament-record 219\/1 before dismissing hosts Sri Lanka for 132.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI think I was on about 90 and I was like, I could actually get 100 now and do it for Daisy,\u201d Wyatt-Hodge said after the victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The knock was Wyatt-Hodge\u2019s third T20I century and made her only the second England player to score a hundred at a Women\u2019s T20 World Cup after former captain Heather Knight achieved the feat against Thailand in 2020.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThe girl (Malki Madara) that was bowling was going quite slow and wide and square (leg) was up, so I was like, right, let's just jump across and try and hoick at it and try and get it through the gap.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 35-year-old reached the landmark off the penultimate legal delivery of England's innings, celebrating with a cradle for Daisy before hugging captain Nat Sciver-Brunt.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cAnd once I saw it pierce the gap and go for four, as you can see...I was really happy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI've been after that third T20I hundred for a few years now, so I was chuffed a bit to get it out there at Edgbaston in front of my family as well. It was really, really special.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Wyatt-Hodge will be reunited with Daisy in Southampton ahead of England\u2019s second Group-stage match against Ireland on Tuesday and admitted motherhood has given her a fresh perspective.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI've not seen Daisy since I joined up, but I'll see her tomorrow in Southampton, so I'm really looking forward to that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt feels like I've not seen her for months and it just puts a whole new perspective on things.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt's all I think about, even in the night as well. It's just incredible and I can't wait for her to come and cheer us on for the rest of the tournament.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI really wanted to get a fifty for Daisy and then obviously got the 100. So that was a really special moment to do it for the family.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt's all I think about, even in the night as well. It's just incredible and I can't wait for her to come and cheer us on for the rest of the tournament.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI think a few of the girls said they had a few tears, so yeah, hopefully we can do it again in front of her this time.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n