16/06Result

7th Match, Group 2, ICC Women's T20 World Cup at Southampton, Jun 16 2026

New Zealand WomenNew Zealand WomenNZ-W
150/6
Sri Lanka WomenSri Lanka WomenSL-W
153/5 (19.4/20 ov)

SL Women won by 5 wkts (2b rem)

Player of the Match

Nilakshika SilvaSri Lanka Women

16/06Result

7th Match, Group 2, ICC Women's T20 World Cup at Southampton, Jun 16 2026

New Zealand WomenNew Zealand WomenNZ-W
150/6
Sri Lanka WomenSri Lanka WomenSL-W
153/5 (19.4/20 ov)

SL Women won by 5 wkts (2b rem)

Player of the Match

Nilakshika SilvaSri Lanka Women

Match Day

12dAndrew Fidel Fernando

Nilakshika, Nuthyangana stun NZ to seal famous win for Sri Lanka

Nilakshika Silva produces finest international innings to beat defending champions New Zealand in thriller

11dValkerie Baynes

Ecstasy for Nilakshika and Nuthyangana as New Zealand drop the ball

"We're creating chances and no one means to drop them, but we've dropped a lot," Melie Kerr says after New Zealand's tally of missed chances rises to nine after two games

12dESPNcricinfo staff

Unchanged New Zealand opt to bat vs Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka made three changes to the side that lost to England on Friday

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SL Women INNINGS		R	B
RMVD Gunaratne	caught	17	19
AMCJK Athapaththu	bowled	27	19
H Samarawickrama	bowled	5	9
GWHM Perera	run out	2	4
WK Dilhari	run out	17	16
NND Silva	not out	54	37
Kaushini Nuthyangana	not out	24	14
BMSM Kumari
K Kavindi
M Ayodhya
NM Meepage
EXTRAS	(lb 3, w 4)
TOTAL	153 (5 wkts; 19.4 ovs)

NZ Women BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
RA Mair	4.0	1	28	0	7	(1w)
BG Illing	4.0	0	33	1	8.25	(2w)
JM Kerr	2.0	0	24	0	12
NH Patel	4.0	0	23	2	5.75
AC Kerr	4.0	0	24	0	6
SFM Devine	1.4	0	18	0	10.8	(1w)

SL Women 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	45	AMCJK Athapaththu	RMVD Gunaratne
2nd	2	H Samarawickrama	RMVD Gunaratne
3rd	6	GWHM Perera	H Samarawickrama
4th	2	H Samarawickrama	WK Dilhari
5th	50	NND Silva	WK Dilhari
6th	48	NND Silva	Kaushini Nuthyangana

ICC Women's T20 World Cup

Group 1
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS-W	4	4	0	8	4.724
IND-W	4	3	1	6	2.268
SA-W	4	3	1	6	0.734
BAN-W	4	2	2	4	-0.849
PAK-W	5	1	4	2	-1.872
NL-W	5	0	5	0	-3.276
Group 2
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
ENG-W	5	5	0	10	2.134
WI-W	5	3	2	6	-0.147
SL-W	5	3	2	6	-0.725
NZ-W	5	2	3	4	-0.118
SCO-W	5	1	4	2	-0.232
IRE-W	5	1	4	2	-0.875