7th Match, Group 2, Southampton,June 16, 2026, New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026
New Zealand Women 
vs Sri Lanka Women 
SL Women won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women
Categories: ICC Women's, ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026
SL Women won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabella Gaze † | c †Kaushini Nuthyangana b Ayodhya | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Georgia Plimmer | c Perera b Meepage | 18 | 22 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 81.81 |
| Melie Kerr (c) | c Kavindi b Dilhari | 45 | 36 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Sophie Devine | c Silva b Kumari | 45 | 30 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 150.00 |
| Brooke Halliday | c †Kaushini Nuthyangana b Dilhari | 7 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Maddy Green | not out | 18 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 138.46 |
| Izzy Sharp | c †Kaushini Nuthyangana b Athapaththu | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jess Kerr | not out | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | (lb 2, w 5) | 7 | |||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR: 7.50) | 150/6 | |||||
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishmi Gunaratne | c Plimmer b Patel | 17 | 19 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 89.47 |
| Chamari Athapaththu (c) | b Illing | 27 | 19 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 142.10 |
| Harshitha Samarawickrama | b Patel | 5 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 55.55 |
| Hasini Perera | run out (AC Kerr) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Kavisha Dilhari | run out (JM Kerr/Mair) | 17 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 106.25 |
| Nilakshika Silva | not out | 54 | 37 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 145.94 |
| Kaushini Nuthyangana † | not out | 24 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 171.42 |
| Extras | (lb 3, w 4) | 7 | |||||
| Total | 19.4 Ov (RR: 7.77) | 153/5 | |||||
1-4 (Isabella Gaze, 0.3 ov), 2-53 (Georgia Plimmer, 8.1 ov), 3-96 (Melie Kerr, 12.3 ov), 4-109 (Brooke Halliday, 14.6 ov), 5-139 (Sophie Devine, 17.6 ov), 6-140 (Izzy Sharp, 18.3 ov)
1-45 (Chamari Athapaththu, 5.5 ov), 2-47 (Vishmi Gunaratne, 6.5 ov), 3-53 (Hasini Perera, 7.6 ov), 4-55 (Harshitha Samarawickrama, 8.3 ov), 5-105 (Kavisha Dilhari, 14.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemary Mair | 4 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Bree Illing | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Jess Kerr | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nensi Patel | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Melie Kerr | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Sophie Devine | 1.4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 10.80 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mithali Ayodhya | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6.00 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Kawya Kavindi | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sugandika Kumari | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Chamari Athapaththu | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Nimasha Meepage | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.50 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Kavisha Dilhari | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 8.75 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Over | Cumulative Score | Wickets Fallen (Cumulative) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4/1 | Isabella Gaze (4) |
| 2 | 9/1 | – |
| 3 | 17/1 | – |
| 4 | 26/1 | – |
| 5 | 32/1 | – |
| 6 | 38/1 | – |
| 7 | 46/1 | – |
| 8 | 51/1 | – |
| 9 | 53/2 | Georgia Plimmer (18) |
| 10 | 61/2 | – |
| 11 | 71/2 | – |
| 12 | 83/2 | – |
| 13 | 96/3 | Melie Kerr (45) |
| 14 | 101/3 | – |
| 15 | 109/4 | Brooke Halliday (7) |
| 16 | 118/4 | – |
| 17 | 131/4 | – |
| 18 | 139/5 | Sophie Devine (45) |
| 19 | 140/6 | Izzy Sharp (0) |
| 20 | 150/6 | – |
| Over | Cumulative Score | Wickets Fallen (Cumulative) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4/0 | – |
| 2 | 9/0 | – |
| 3 | 17/0 | – |
| 4 | 24/0 | – |
| 5 | 32/0 | – |
| 6 | 45/1 | Chamari Athapaththu (27) |
| 7 | 47/2 | Vishmi Gunaratne (17) |
| 8 | 53/3 | Hasini Perera (2) |
| 9 | 55/4 | Harshitha Samarawickrama (5) |
| 10 | 58/4 | – |
| 11 | 65/4 | – |
| 12 | 73/4 | – |
| 13 | 82/4 | – |
| 14 | 95/4 | – |
| 15 | 105/5 | Kavisha Dilhari (17) |
| 16 | 113/5 | – |
| 17 | 122/5 | – |
| 18 | 131/5 | – |
| 19 | 142/5 | – |
| 19.4 | 153/5 | – |
| Ground | The Rose Bowl, Southampton |
|---|---|
| Toss | New Zealand Women elected to bat first |
| Series | ICC Women’s T20 World Cup |
| Tour | New Zealand Women tour of England |
| Season | 2026 |
| Player Of The Match | SL Women – Nilakshika Silva |
| Match Number | WT20I no. 2861 |
| Hours of Play (Local Time) | 14:30 start, First Session 14:30–16:00, Interval 16:00–16:20, Second Session 16:20–17:50 |
| Match Days | 16 June 2026 (Day Match, 20-over match) |
| Umpires | Gayathri Venugopalan (India, DRS), Kerrin Klaaste (South Africa, DRS) |
| TV Umpire | Vrinda Rathi (India) |
| Reserve Umpire | N Janani (India) |
| Match Referee | GS Lakshmi (India) |
| Points | Sri Lanka Women 2, New Zealand Women 0 |
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