Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Match Preview – ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, Match 15

Sri Lanka will face New Zealand in the 15th match of the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup 2025. The match is scheduled to be played on Tuesday (October 14) at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

Sri Lanka will be desperate to win the upcoming match and revive their campaign in the tournament. They are yet to win a game after three matches. Their campaign started with a crushing 59-run loss against India before the second game against Australia was washed out.

In their third and last outing, Sri Lanka faced England and lost the match by 89 runs. With two heavy defeats and one washed out match, Sri Lanka are currently languishing at the seventh spot in the points table. While form is not with them, Sri Lanka will look to capitalise on the home advantage.

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New Zealand, on the other hand, finally opened their account with a 100-run win over Bangladesh in the last game. They started their campaign with defeats against Australia and South Africa before getting the better of Bangladesh.

With India losing two matches, the race for semifinal is wide open and New Zealand will look to grab the opportunity. They will be facing Sri Lanka and Pakistan in their next two matches and will be fancying their chances against them.

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Match Preview - ICC Women's World Cup 2025, Match 15

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand - Weather Report:

Rain could make its presence felt during the match. The weather forecast has predicted a rainy day in Colombo on the match day. Around 3 PM when the match is scheduled to start, there is a 39% chance of rain. By 4 PM, the rain probability rises sharply to 77%, according to the forecast.

The threat of rain will be looming throughout the match. Even if the entire match is not washed out, a shortened game is a big possibility.

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand - Pitch report:

The pitch is expected to be slow and a low-scoring match is very much on the cards. The spinners are likely to dominate the proceedings in Colombo once again.

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand - Predicted Playing XIs:

Sri Lanka: Hasini Perera, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Dewmi Vihanga, Sugandika Kumari, Udeshika Prabodhani, Inoka Ranaweera

New Zealand: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze (wk), Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand - Squads:

Sri Lanka: Hasini Perera, Chamari Athapaththu(c), Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani(w), Dewmi Vihanga, Sugandika Kumari, Udeshika Prabodhani, Inoka Ranaweera, Achini Kulasuriya, Piumi Wathsala Badalge, Malki Madara, Imesha Dulani

New Zealand: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine(c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze(w), Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson, Polly Inglis, Bella James, Hannah Rowe, Bree Illing