9.50pm SL are alive in this T20 World Cup, though only just. They draw level with WI with six points, but WI have a superior NRR and they remain second on the Group 2 table, with toppers England having already qualified for the semis. Chamari Athapaththu flew out of the blocks in the powerplay, crashing 33 off 16 balls, but after her dismissal SL's middle order had to work harder for the win. Silva and Kumari held their nerve at the death to seal SL's third win in this competition.

That's all we have for you from this game. Do come back for Saturday's triple-header. Until next time, this is Deivarayan Muthu signing off on the behalf of Hemant Brar and Sudeep Poojar. Goodbye and good night for now.

Silva, Player of the Match: Proud of this performance and proud of the team also. In the WI match I got out early, today I wanted to finish the game and win it for the team. I trust my skill in the middle and that's it. Today also Player of the Match, so proud...

Athapaththu: First of all, I would like to congratulate the way Scotland played today. Actually as a team, we're playing good cricket, but we did not handle pressure in the middle. I'm trying to score more runs in the powerplay and unfortunately I got out and we need to improve on a lot of areas - batting and bowling as well. Highest run-chase at a T20 World Cup is a positive, but at the end of the day we need to improve. Making the semis was our target, but unfortunately we lost to WI. It depends on my performance and fitness [on featuring in the 2028 T20 World Cup]. I'm 36 years old now (laughs)

Bryce: Super Over crossed my mind. I thought if we got a couple of dots, you never know. I think it was quite heartbreaking. In three of our matches we were in positions where we could have got over the line, but also proud of the team. It was right on the edge and the way we fought back in the middle overs after Athapaththu. I learnt a lot as captain and lucky with the players I've got. That [qualification for the 2028 T20 WC] would've meant a lot. Would've been fantastic but we have more cricket to play now. Carter is unbelievable and plays with a smile on her face. We'll see what we can do next.

Nitol: "Heartbreak for Scotland! But you gotta feel for them. Only if they could hold their nerves and close out games, they could have moved to semi final."

Raji: "Whatever the result is, well done Scot girls. The points table doesn't show the intent you showed or the efforts you put. Well done!!! Proud of you girls."


19.5
4
Chatterji to Kumari, FOUR, SL win! Short and attached with width outside off, Kumari slashes and slashes hard for the winning runs. Kumari stays leg-side of the ball and gets it away to the deep-third boundary. Kumari and Silva celebrate. Heartbreak for Scotland

Chatterji is taker her time to get through this over. SL need 2 off 2 balls. Just one woman out on the leg-side boundary

19.4
1
Chatterji to Silva, 1 run, rides the bounce of this short ball outside off and glides it to point for an urgent single

9.44pm Slater is struggling. She has to leave the field. Chatterji to bowl the rest of the over. Bryce has come up to the stumps

9.41pm Okay, Slater goes down. More Drama in Manchester. The physio is out to tend to Slater. The tension mounts at Old Trafford. Bryce, Gordon and Chatterji have a chat. Will Chatterji bowl if Slater isn't fit to finish the over? She continues to receive treatment from the physio. Tense faces in the SL camp

9.40pm Slater pulls up. Throws her head back. Is it cramps? Slater is now ready to resume

SL need 3 off 3 balls

19.3
2
Slater to Silva, 2 runs, on a length and outside off, jumps across off and cleverly scoops it over the keeper's head for a double
19.2
1
Slater to Kumari, 1 run, back of a length and on off, the ball does not come onto the bat. Plinked into the leg side
19.1
1
Slater to Silva, 1 run, steps out and slashes a short ball outside off to sweeper cover

SL need 7 off the final over Slater to bowl it. She will operate from round the wicket

END OF OVER:
19 | 10 Runs | SL-W: 145/7 (7 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.63, RRR: 7.00)

  • Sugandika Kumari2 (3b)
  • Nilakshika Silva17 (18b)
  • Kathryn Bryce4-0-28-2
  • Rachel Slater3-0-27-2
18.6
0
KE Bryce to Kumari, no run, short and wide of off, Bryce gets away with it. Swing and a miss
18.6
2w
KE Bryce to Silva, 2 wides, good length and angling down the leg side for wide. Scotland are crumbling under pressure
18.5
1
KE Bryce to Kumari, 1 run, full and on the stumps, drilled down to long-on for a single
18.4
3
KE Bryce to Silva, 3 runs, carved away past Fontenla for a hard-run three. Sliced away to the right of point and left of sweeper cover
18.3
2
KE Bryce to Silva, 2 runs, Dropped at point this time! Bryce draws a leading edge, Fontenla dives forward, but the ball pops out
18.2
1
KE Bryce to Kumari, 1 run, sliced in the air, but the thick outside edge bounces just in front of short third diving forward
18.1
1
KE Bryce to Silva, 1 run, shortish and on middle and leg, hauled away to wide long-on on the back foot

END OF OVER:
18 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | SL-W: 135/7 (17 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.50, RRR: 8.50)

  • Nilakshika Silva11 (15b)
  • Rachel Slater3-0-27-2
  • Kirstie Gordon4-0-24-1
17.6
W
Slater to Kaushini Nuthyangana, OUT, four, four and out! Nuthyangana fails to clear mid-off. Full-toss from Slater, she doesn't get the yorker right. Nuthyangana doesn't get her shot right either. She ends up chipping it to Lister. SL now need 17 off 12 with three wickets in hand

Kaushini Nuthyangana c Lister b Slater 12 (10m 10b 2x4 0x6) SR: 120

17.5
4
Slater to Kaushini Nuthyangana, FOUR, rolls out the sweep and places it away past short fine leg for back-to-back fours
17.4
4
Slater to Kaushini Nuthyangana, FOUR, Dropped at short third and runs away to the deep third boundary. Steps out, meets a full-toss, and carves it in the air. Bursts through the hands of short third
17.3
1
Slater to Silva, 1 run, steps out and swings it away to deep midwicket for just a single
17.2
1
Slater to Kaushini Nuthyangana, 1 run, backs away and thrashes it away to the right of extra-cover, but mid-off has it covered
17.1
0
Slater to Kaushini Nuthyangana, no run, back of a length and on top of off, no room to free the arms, chopped to extra-cover

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs | SL-W: 125/6 (27 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.35, RRR: 9.00)

  • Nilakshika Silva10 (14b)
  • Kaushini Nuthyangana3 (5b)
  • Kirstie Gordon4-0-24-1
  • Katherine Fraser4-0-25-2
16.6
0
Gordon to Silva, no run, Silva jumps down the track and yorks himself. Squeezed back to the bowler
16.5
1
Gordon to Kaushini Nuthyangana, 1 run, shorter and slides on with the arm outside off, chopped on the back foot to extra-cover
16.4
1
Gordon to Silva, 1 run, down the track and smeared away to deep midwicket. Just a single for SL
16.3
2
Gordon to Silva, 2 runs, advances down the track and shovels it over midwicket with the bottom wrist
16.2
0
Gordon to Silva, no run, shorter and ducking into middle with the sharp inward angle. Blocked to midwicket on the back foot

SL Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st32AMCJK AthapaththuI Dulani
2nd25AMCJK AthapaththuGWHM Perera
3rd20GWHM PereraH Samarawickrama
4th1H SamarawickramaH Karunaratne
5th24H SamarawickramaWK Dilhari
6th16NND SilvaWK Dilhari
7th17NND SilvaKaushini Nuthyangana
8th19NND SilvaBMSM Kumari