Sri Lanka Women vs New Zealand Women Live Score and Commentary, Match 1, NZ W vs SL W, 8 July, 2023
COMPLETED / Match 1 / P Sara Oval
106/9 (20 ov)
107/5 (18.5 ov)
New Zealand Women won by 5 wickets
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Player of the match
Suzie Bates,
New Zealand Women
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Plimmer | 16 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Hannah Rowe | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Udeshika Prabodhani | 3.5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3.65 |
| Kavisha Dilhari | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 5.67 |
New Zealand Women won by 5 wickets
Sri Lanka Women vs New Zealand Women, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| West Indies Women (SL-W won by 9 wickets) | 3rd T20I | 3 Mar 2026 |
| West Indies Women (SL-W won by 4 wickets) | 2nd T20I | 1 Mar 2026 |
| West Indies Women (Match Abandoned) | 1st T20I | 28 Feb 2026 |
| West Indies Women (WI-W won by 6 wickets) | 3rd ODI | 25 Feb 2026 |
| West Indies Women (SL-W won by 14 runs) | 2nd ODI | 22 Feb 2026 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa Women (NZ-W won by 2 wickets) | 2nd ODI | 1 Apr 2026 |
| South Africa Women (SA-W won by 2 wickets) | 1st ODI | 29 Mar 2026 |
| South Africa Women (NZ-W won by 92 runs) | 5th T20I | 25 Mar 2026 |
| South Africa Women (NZ-W won by 6 wickets) | 4th T20I | 22 Mar 2026 |
| South Africa Women (NZ-W won by 6 wickets) | 3rd T20I | 20 Mar 2026 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 4 run (0.5 ov): Georgia Plimmer: 3 (3), Hannah Rowe: 1 (2)
- Last Bat: Suzie Bates 44(47) - lbw b WK Dilhari Kavisha Dilhari
- Fall of Wickets: 7 - 1 Bernadine Bezuidenhout, 65 - 2 Amelia Kerr, 65 - 3 Sophie Devine, 77 - 4 Maddy Green, 103 - 5 Suzie Bates
- Reviews Remaining: New Zealand Women - 0 of 0, Sri Lanka Women - 0 of 0
- Toss: New Zealand Women elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: Match 1
- Series: New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women
- Date: Saturday, July 08, 2023
- Time: 10:00 AM
- Venue: P Sara Oval
- City: Colombo
- Umpires: Chamara De Zoysa (Sri Lanka), Dedunu Silva (Sri Lanka)
- Referee: Michell Pereira (Sri Lanka)
Udeshika Prabodhani to Suzie Bates, 1 run, Suzie Bates goes forward and plays a well-timed flick shot off an inswinger delivered at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Udeshika Prabodhani to Georgia Plimmer, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, Georgia Plimmer goes forward and slash defensive shot towards mid on, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Udeshika Prabodhani to Georgia Plimmer, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, Georgia Plimmer goes forward and dabs it towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly, and makes a brilliant stop.
End of over 15 (4 runs)
Inoka Ranaweera to Suzie Bates, 1 run, Suzie Bates goes forward to take top spinner of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Inoka Ranaweera to Georgia Plimmer, Four, top spinner, full length, on the stumps, Georgia Plimmer goes forward and caresses inside out shot to long on and it raced away to the fence for four.
Inoka Ranaweera to Georgia Plimmer, 2 no ball, Georgia Plimmer goes forward and plays a well-timed drive off an top spinner delivered at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at mid on for 1 run.
Inoka Ranaweera to Suzie Bates, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, full length, on the stumps, Suzie Bates goes forward and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Inoka Ranaweera to Suzie Bates, 1 run, Suzie Bates goes forward and plays a well-timed flick shot off an top spinner delivered at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Inoka Ranaweera to Georgia Plimmer, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, full length, on the stumps, Georgia Plimmer goes forward and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Inoka Ranaweera to Georgia Plimmer, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Georgia Plimmer goes forward to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 16 (9 runs)
Oshadi Ranasinghe to Georgia Plimmer, 1 run, Georgia Plimmer goes forward to take top spinner of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Oshadi Ranasinghe to Suzie Bates, 2 runs, An accurately pitched top spinner on the off stump, Suzie Bates goes forward to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards deep cover for 2 runs.
Oshadi Ranasinghe to Suzie Bates, 1 run, Suzie Bates goes forward to take top spinner of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Oshadi Ranasinghe to Georgia Plimmer, 1 run, An accurately pitched top spinner on the off stump, Georgia Plimmer goes forward to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.
Oshadi Ranasinghe to Suzie Bates, Four, off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Suzie Bates goes forward and plays sweep in the air to point, and ball finds the ropes for four.
Oshadi Ranasinghe to Suzie Bates, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, full length, on the stumps, Suzie Bates goes forward and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
End of over 17 (9 runs)
Kavisha Dilhari to Georgia Plimmer, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, full length, on the stumps, Georgia Plimmer goes forward and trying to hit flick shot, but the ball shapes away late and beats the bat.
Kavisha Dilhari to Georgia Plimmer, 1 run, An accurately pitched top spinner on the off stump, Georgia Plimmer goes forward to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards long off for 1 run.
Kavisha Dilhari to Suzie Bates, 1 run, Suzie Bates goes forward to take top spinner of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Kavisha Dilhari to Georgia Plimmer, 1 run, Georgia Plimmer goes forward to take top spinner of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.
Kavisha Dilhari to Suzie Bates, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, full length, on the stumps, Suzie Bates goes forward and slash push towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Suzie Bates lbw b WK Dilhari 44 (47) Kavisha Dilhari to Suzie Bates, no run, lbw b WK Dilhari, Out LBW !! top spinner, full length, on the stumps, Suzie Bates goes forward and strives to play it across the bat but fails to connect and ball strikes the pad, leading to an LBW appeal by Kavisha Dilhari, which is accepted by the umpire, resulting in Suzie Bates dismissal.
End of over 18 (3 runs)
Udeshika Prabodhani to Georgia Plimmer, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Georgia Plimmer goes forward and dabs drive with soft hands toward mid off, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Udeshika Prabodhani to Georgia Plimmer, 1 run, Georgia Plimmer goes forward and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivered at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Udeshika Prabodhani to Hannah Rowe, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, Hannah Rowe goes forward and dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward mid on, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Udeshika Prabodhani to Hannah Rowe, 1 run, Hannah Rowe goes forward and plays a well-timed push off an inswinger delivered 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.
Udeshika Prabodhani to Georgia Plimmer, 2 runs, An accurately pitched inswinger on the off stump, Georgia Plimmer goes forward to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards long off for 2 runs. Misfielding has cost them runs