New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score and Commentary, Match 7, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, 16 June, 2026
COMPLETED / Match 7 / The Rose Bowl
150/6 (20 ov)
153/5 (19.4 ov)
Sri Lanka Women won by 5 wickets
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Player of the match
Nilakshi de Silva,
Sri Lanka Women
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaushani Nuthyangana | 24 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 171.43 |
| Nilakshi de Silva | 54 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 145.95 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Sophie Devine | 1.4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 10.80 |
| Rosemary Mair | 4 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 |
Sri Lanka Women won by 5 wickets
New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland Women (NZ-W won by 6 wickets) | Match 19 | 23 Jun 2026 |
| Ireland Women (NZ-W won by 4 runs) | Match 13 | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Sri Lanka Women (SL-W won by 5 wickets) | Match 7 | 16 Jun 2026 |
| West Indies Women (WI-W won by 7 wickets) | Match 4 | 13 Jun 2026 |
| South Africa Women (NZ-W won by 5 wickets) | Match 10 | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland Women (SL-W won by 3 wickets) | Match 25 | 26 Jun 2026 |
| Ireland Women (SL-W won by 9 wickets) | Match 20 | 23 Jun 2026 |
| West Indies Women (WI-W won by 5 wickets) | Match 17 | 21 Jun 2026 |
| New Zealand Women (SL-W won by 5 wickets) | Match 7 | 16 Jun 2026 |
| England Women (ENG-W won by 87 runs) | Match 1 | 12 Jun 2026 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 48 run (4.4 ov): Kaushani Nuthyangana: 24 (14), Nilakshi de Silva: 22 (14)
- Last Bat: Kavisha Dilhari 17(16) - runout (R Mair / J Kerr)
- Fall of Wickets: 45 - 1 Chamari Atapattu, 47 - 2 Vishmi Rajapaksha Gunaratne, 53 - 3 Hasini Perera, 55 - 4 Harshitha Samarawickrama, 105 - 5 Kavisha Dilhari
- Reviews Remaining: Sri Lanka Women - 2 of 2, New Zealand Women - 2 of 2
- Toss: New Zealand Women elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: Match 7
- Series: ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026
- Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
- Time: 07:00 PM
- Venue: The Rose Bowl
- City: Southampton
- Umpires: Gayathri Venugopalan (India), Kerrin Klaaste (South Africa), Vrinda Rathi (India, TV)
- Referee: GS Lakshmi (India)
Nensi 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.
Nensi 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.
Nensi 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.
End of over 16 (7 runs)
Bree 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.
Bree 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.
Bree 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.
Bree 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.
Bree 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.
Bree 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.
Bree 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.
End of over 17 (11 runs)
Amelia 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.
Amelia 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.
Amelia 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.
Amelia 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.
Amelia 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.
Amelia 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.
End of over 18 (12 runs)
Rosemary 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.
Rosemary 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.
Rosemary 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.
Rosemary 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.
Rosemary 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.
Rosemary 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.
Rosemary 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.
End of over 19 (11 runs)
Sophie 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.
Sophie 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.
Sophie 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.
Sophie 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.