New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women, Match 7 — ICC Women's T20 World Cup
NZ-W
150/6 20 ov
SL-W won by 5 wickets
SL-W
153/5 19.4 ov
Match summary
Sri Lanka Women beat New Zealand Women by 5 wickets in the Match 7 of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup at The Rose Bowl, Southampton on Tue, 16 Jun, 2026. New Zealand Women 150/6 (20 ov); Sri Lanka Women 153/5 (19.4 ov). Nilakshi de Silva top-scored with 54* off 37 balls for Sri Lanka Women. Nensi Patel took 2/23 for New Zealand Women. New Zealand Women won the toss and chose to bat.
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19.44Sophie Devine to Kaushani Nuthyangana, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Kaushani Nuthyangana elegantly goes back into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep mid wicket region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
19.31Sophie Devine to Nilakshi de Silva, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Nilakshi De Silva goes forward to make a confident push, sending the ball towards mid off for 1 run.
19.20Sophie Devine to Nilakshi de Silva, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the leg stump, Sophie Devine sends down a sharp delivery, Nilakshi De Silva goes back to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
19.12Sophie Devine to Nilakshi de Silva, 2 runs, Nilakshi De Silva goes forward and plays a well-timed pull off an fast ball delivers at a back of length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
18.140WdRosemary Mair to Kaushani Nuthyangana, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball yorker on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Kaushani Nuthyangana with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
18.62Rosemary Mair to Kaushani Nuthyangana, 2 runs, Kaushani Nuthyangana goes forward and plays a well-timed sweep off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
18.51Rosemary Mair to Nilakshi de Silva, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Nilakshi De Silva goes forward to make a confident push, sending the ball towards long on for 1 run.
18.41Rosemary Mair to Kaushani Nuthyangana, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Kaushani Nuthyangana goes back to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
18.34Rosemary Mair to Kaushani Nuthyangana, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Kaushani Nuthyangana elegantly goes back into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep mid wicket region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
18.21Rosemary Mair to Nilakshi de Silva, 1 run, Nilakshi De Silva goes back to take slower ball of back of length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
18.11Rosemary Mair to Kaushani Nuthyangana, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Kaushani Nuthyangana goes forward to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
17.64Amelia Kerr to Nilakshi de Silva, Four, Four !! , full length, on the stumps. Nilakshi De Silva hangs in the crease, hits sweep in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
17.51Amelia Kerr to Kaushani Nuthyangana, 1 run, Kaushani Nuthyangana goes back to take of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident sweep that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.
17.41Amelia Kerr to Nilakshi de Silva, 1 run, Nilakshi De Silva hangs in the crease to take googly of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident sweep that sent the ball sailing towards short fine leg for 1 run.
17.34Amelia Kerr to Nilakshi de Silva, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump. Nilakshi De Silva goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
17.21Amelia Kerr to Kaushani Nuthyangana, 1 run, Kaushani Nuthyangana goes back to take legbreak of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
17.11Amelia Kerr to Nilakshi de Silva, 1 run, Nilakshi De Silva hangs in the crease to take legbreak of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident sweep that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
16.130WdBree Illing to Nilakshi de Silva, 1 wide, bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, An attempted bouncer misses the mark and sails high over Nilakshi De Silva's head, Umpire Calls it a wide.
16.64Bree Illing to Kaushani Nuthyangana, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Kaushani Nuthyangana hangs in the crease and caresses pull to deep mid wicket, it raced away to the fence for four.
16.51Bree Illing to Nilakshi de Silva, 1 run, An accurately pitched slower ball on the off stump, Nilakshi De Silva goes back to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards slip for 1 run.
16.44Bree Illing to Nilakshi de Silva, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Nilakshi De Silva goes forward, hits ramp shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
16.30Bree Illing to Nilakshi de Silva, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Nilakshi De Silva hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
16.21Bree Illing to Kaushani Nuthyangana, 1 run, Bree Illing delivers fast ball at good length, Kaushani Nuthyangana hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
16.10Bree Illing to Kaushani Nuthyangana, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Kaushani Nuthyangana hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
15.61Nensi Patel to Kaushani Nuthyangana, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the leg stump, Kaushani Nuthyangana goes back to make a confident , but gets an edge, and the ball goes towards deep fine leg for 1 run.
15.51Nensi Patel to Nilakshi de Silva, 1 run, Nilakshi De Silva hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed sweep off an arm ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
15.41Nensi Patel to Kaushani Nuthyangana, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Kaushani Nuthyangana hangs in the crease to make a confident sloge sweep, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
15.32Nensi Patel to Kaushani Nuthyangana, 2 runs, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Kaushani Nuthyangana hangs in the crease to make a confident sweep, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 2 runs.
15.21Nensi Patel to Nilakshi de Silva, 1 run, Nensi Patel delivers arm ball at full length, Nilakshi De Silva goes forward and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the long on, limits Nilakshi De Silva to just 1 run.
15.11Nensi Patel to Kaushani Nuthyangana, 1 run, An accurately pitched arm ball on the stumps, Kaushani Nuthyangana goes forward to make a confident push, sending the ball towards long on for 1 run.