19/02Result
17th Match, Group 1 (N), ICC Women's T20 World Cup at Paarl, Feb 19 2023
NZ Women won by 102 runs
Player of the Match
Amelia Kerr
Amelia KerrNew Zealand Women
19/02Result
17th Match, Group 1 (N), ICC Women's T20 World Cup at Paarl, Feb 19 2023
NZ Women won by 102 runs
Player of the Match
Amelia Kerr
Amelia KerrNew Zealand Women

END OF OVER:
20 | 8 Runs 2 Wkts | NZ-W: 162/3 | RR: 8.10

  • Sophie Devine3 (3b)
  • Maddy Green0 (0b)
  • Inoka Ranaweera4-0-27-1
  • Chamari Athapaththu3.5-0-33-0

7.29 pm Sri Lanka did not field like a team that wants to be in the semis. The majority of the chances created were not capitalized on. They were porous nearly from start to finish. If they fielded reasonably well, they may have held New Zealand to 130 or less, but now face a daunting target if they want to record their first ever T20I win over New Zealand to clinch a spot in the semis.

Amelia Kerr speaks after her fifty: "It's nice to get some runs and build a great partnership with Suzie. The ball was keeping low so it was nice to post the total we did and hopefully we can go out and defend it. We had [NRR] on the back of our minds but we focused on building a partnership. Maybe we could have gone a few overs earlier. We learned a lot from the first few games here and focused a lot more on playing straight. There were a lot of bowled and lbws in our first few games and there were plenty of runs playing straight before we earned the chance to play cross-batted shots."

According to our stats man Rajesh, if New Zealand restricts Sri Lanka to 123 or less, they'll pass them on NRR. If Sri Lanka scores 124 or more in spite of a loss, they'll stay above New Zealand on NRR. Either way, neither is going to be able to pass South Africa on NRR. So if New Zealand maintains their undefeated record v Sri Lanka here, then South Africa only needs a win on Tuesday vs Bangladesh to back into the semis. For Sri Lanka, the overarching equation is simple though. Win here and they're in the semis. However, we'll repeat again that they've never beaten New Zealand in a T20I and the odds of chasing this target don't look too promising. Stay with us for the reply shortly.

19.6
3b
Ranaweera to Devine, 3 byes, full and speared in between the legs trying to slog. Should be two extras to fine leg but a terrible fielding attempt results in the ball continuing toward the rope as Green turns back for an alert third.
19.5
W
Ranaweera to Devine, 1 run, OUT, full again on the stumps, another charge and heave to cow corner for a long single. They turn back for a suicide second with just one ball left in the innings and Kerr is inches short when the bails are taken off by the bowler following a relay from the boundary.

AC Kerr run out 66 (64m 48b 6x4 0x6) SR: 137.50

19.4
2
Ranaweera to Devine, 2 runs, charges a full ball and heaves this to deep midwicket for two.

Bates was dropped on 37.

19.3
W
Ranaweera to Bates, OUT, flights a ball landing back of a length at 63 kph/39 mph on fifth stump, Bates premeditated a charge and the lack of pace results in her swinging past the ball. It nearly bounces twice before reaching the keeper and Bates has given up and continues walking before the keeper takes the bails off.

SW Bates st †Sanjeewani b Ranaweera 56 (84m 49b 6x4 0x6) SR: 114.28

19.2
2
Ranaweera to Bates, 2 runs, charges a full ball on the stumps, heaves this through wide long-on for two.
19.1
0
Ranaweera to Bates, no run, full outside leg stump, goes to sweep and misses off the pads.

END OF OVER:
19 | 12 Runs | NZ-W: 154/1 | RR: 8.10

  • Amelia Kerr66 (48b)
  • Suzie Bates54 (46b)
  • Chamari Athapaththu3.5-0-33-0
  • Sugandika Kumari4-0-29-0
18.6
2
Athapaththu to AC Kerr, 2 runs, short on the stumps, shuffles way outside off stump to pull through short fine leg for two.
18.5
2
Athapaththu to AC Kerr, 2 runs, full and wide, slapped to wide long-off for two.
18.4
4
Athapaththu to AC Kerr, FOUR, full toss at thigh height on seventh stump, Kerr charges and smashes this flat over mid-off to the rope.
18.3
2
Athapaththu to AC Kerr, 2 runs, short on seventh stump, pulled between deep midwicket and deep square leg for two. Century partnership comes up off 77 balls.
18.2
1
Athapaththu to Bates, 1 run, length ball lands well outside the guideline, Kerr shuffles way outside off to pull to wide long-on for one.
18.1
1
Athapaththu to AC Kerr, 1 run, length ball on fifth stump, charges and drives to long-on for one.

END OF OVER:
18 | 10 Runs | NZ-W: 142/1 | RR: 7.88

  • Amelia Kerr55 (43b)
  • Suzie Bates53 (45b)
  • Sugandika Kumari4-0-29-0
  • Chamari Athapaththu2.5-0-21-0
17.6
1
Kumari to AC Kerr, 1 run, length ball on sixth stump, scuffs a drive into the ground to extra cover for one.
17.5
1
Kumari to Bates, 1 run, full on the stumps, charges and heaves this to long-on for one.
17.4
4
Kumari to Bates, FOUR, full and quicker ball speared into the legs, Bates sweeps a bottom edge through her own legs and past the keeper to the rope to bring up a 44-ball half-century. Bates had a horror start to the tourney with back to back ducks but that seems like ages ago now.

Kumari withdraws from delivering after Bates shuffles way outside off before delivery.

17.3
1
Kumari to AC Kerr, 1 run, full on middle, slogs this to deep midwicket, fielded on a bounce for one.
17.2
2
Kumari to AC Kerr, 2 runs, length ball on sixth stump, slapped through wide extra cover for two.
17.1
1
Kumari to Bates, 1 run, full on fifth stump, charges and heaves this to long-on for one.

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs | NZ-W: 132/1 | RR: 7.76

  • Amelia Kerr51 (40b)
  • Suzie Bates47 (42b)
  • Chamari Athapaththu2.5-0-21-0
  • Sugandika Kumari3-0-19-0
16.6
2
Athapaththu to AC Kerr, 2 runs, good length ball on the stumps, flicked through midwicket for a well-run two to bring up a maiden T20I half-century for Kerr off 40 balls. Her previous best in 40 innings was 49 not out.
16.5
1
Athapaththu to Bates, 1 run, length ball wide outside off beyond the guideline, Bates shuffles outside the pitch to pull this over backward square leg for one.
16.4
4
Athapaththu to Bates, FOUR, length ball on sixth stump, slapped to long-off, goes through the legs of Nilakshi de Silva, who is having a brutal time in the field today and a single turns into four.
16.3
1
Athapaththu to AC Kerr, 1 run, good length ball on the stumps, flicked through long-on for one.

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SL Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st22AMCJK AthapaththuH Madavi
2nd1AMCJK AthapaththuRMVD Gunaratne
3rd1AMCJK AthapaththuNND Silva
4th9AMCJK AthapaththuMAA Sanjeewani
5th2MAA SanjeewaniWK Dilhari
6th5OU RanasingheWK Dilhari
7th5OU RanasingheM Shehani
8th2BMSM KumariM Shehani
9th13I RanaweeraM Shehani