Amy Jones hails impact of new England teammate Mahika Gaur after stunning ODI debut

England wicketkeeper Amy Jones has hailed the impact of new teammate Mahika Gaur after the former UAE star enjoyed a dream ODI debut against Sri Lanka on Saturday.

Gaur, who made her England debut in the recent T20 series between the two teams having switched from the UAE, produced two stunning balls to demolish the stumps of both Sri Lanka openers in captain Chamari Athapaththu and Anushka Sanjeewani.

The 17-year-old left-armer, standing at an intimidating 1.91 metres tall, also claimed the final wicket of Udeshika Prabodhani as Sri Lanka were bowled out for just 106 by Heather Knight's side in Durham.

Gaur finished with 3-26 from 6.2 overs while fellow debutant Lauren Filer took 3-27 before England's batters coasted to a seven-wicket win with 32 overs to spare, bouncing back in style from their shock T20 series defeat to the Sri Lankans.

The second match of the series takes place at Northampton's Wantage Road on Tuesday and Jones has been highly impressed by what she has seen from the two newcomers.

“I thought they were great,” she said. “Until this series, I've never faced Mahika or kept to her, it feels like she's shot up out of nowhere. I've been so impressed with her, as has everybody.

“[She offers] something different with being a left-armer and her height. She swings the ball and she's really consistent for a young player. I'm really excited to see where she can get to in her career.

“With a bowler like Lauren, you're getting a catch every ball. I'm really enjoying keeping to her and I was impressed with her again. She's got something that not many people have in the pace that she has.

Now that's a way to take your first ODI wicket