Second women's one-day international, Colombo (P Sara Oval):
Sri Lanka 173-8 (38 overs) v England 30-1 (9.1 overs)
Match abandoned because of rain - no result
Match scorecard

Edwards led England to World Cup, Twenty20 and Ashes glory in 2009

England captain Charlotte Edwards became the most capped one-day player in women's cricket in the second game of their tour to Sri Lanka in Colombo.

Edwards, who made her England debut aged 16 in 1996, won her 142nd cap to pass Australian Karen Rolton's record.

"I'm very proud of my achievement. It's been an unbelievable journey," the 30-year-old said.

Edwards marked the occasion by taking 4-30, her best one-day figures, before rain forced the game to be abandoned.

The no result gave England a 1-0 win in the series, having won the opening game by five runs, but there are still three Twenty20 internationals to play before the team return home.

It was also Edwards' 67th one-dayer as captain, an England record for both men and women, having replaced Clare Connor in 2005.

She added: "I dreamed of playing for England and I got the opportunity very young. It seems a long time ago - a lot has happened along the way. It's been a long journey with a lot of highs and lows but more recently a lot of highs.

"I'm as motivated as anything now and want to keep making this team successful."

Connor, now the England and Wales Cricket Board's Head of Women's Cricket, described Edwards as "a credit to women's cricket globally, a superb role model for girls who aspire to play for their country".

Her most successful year to date came in 2009 when England became double world champions and retained the women's Ashes, all under her leadership.

Things have not gone as smoothly since then and England are looking to the tour to Sri Lanka to provide experience for their younger players ahead of the forthcoming tour to Australia and next year's World Cup.

Bad weather during the morning in Colombo led to Wednesday's game being reduced to 38 overs a side.

Sri Lanka set a tough target of 173-8, despite Edwards running through the middle order, giving them hope of beating England for the first time at international level.

Edwards did not excel with the bat, falling lbw to medium-pacer Sripali Weerakkody for seven before the players were forced from the field with England 30-1 in the 10th over and no further play was possible.

"It was a disappointing day, we obviously want to get as many games in as possible, but that's cricket, you can't control the weather. We'll now look towards the Twenty20 series and hope those games are not affected by the Colombo monsoon season," Edwards added.

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