New Zealand bt Sri Lanka by 61 runs

ICC 10th Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup Championship 2026 – India & Sri Lanka – Super 8 Stage – Group 2 – 46th Match – Khettarama, Colombo District, Western Province – 19th Day

New Zealand put into bat, 168 / 7 – ( 20 Overs ) Skipper Mitchell Santner 47, Rachin Ravindra 32, Cole McConchie 31no, Finn Allen 23 – Tim Seifert / Finn Allen 30 run opening stand, Rachin Ravindra / Glenn Phillips 41 runs for the 03rd wicket – lost the next 04 wickets for the addition of 09 runs – Mitchell Santner / Cole McConchie 84 runs for the 07th
wicket – first 05 overs : 39 / 2, second 05 overs : 36 / 1, third 05 overs : 15 / 3, last 05 overs : 78 / 1 – Launch : 44 / 2 ( 44 / 2 ), Consolidate : 88 / 6 ( 44 / 4 ), Accelerate : 116 / 6 ( 28 / 0 ), Finish : 168 / 7 ( 52 / 1 ) – Maheesh
Theekshana 3 / 30, Dushmantha Chameera 3 / 38.

Sri Lanka in reply, 107 / 8 – ( 20 Overs ) Kamindu Mendis 31, Dunith Wellalage 29, Kusal Mendis 11, Pavan Rathnayake 10 – Kusal Mendis / Pavan Rathnayake 21 runs for the 03rd wicket – the next 05 wickets fell for the addition of 50 runs – Dunith Wellalage / Dushmantha Chameera 28 runs for the 08th wicket – first 05 overs : 17 / 2, second 05 overs : 28 / 2, third 05 overs : 32 / 3, last 05 overs : 30 / 1 – Launch : 20 / 2 ( 20 / 2 ), Consolidate : 71 / 6 ( 51 / 4 ), Accelerate : 95 / 7 ( 24 / 1 ), Finish : 107 / 8 ( 12 / 1 ) – Rachin Ravindra 4 / 27, Matthew Henry 2 / 03, Tim Seifert 02 victims, Daryl Mitchell 02 catches.

Player of the Match : Rachin Ravindra – New Zealand