New Zealand Women beat Sri Lanka Women by 116 runs to level the 03 match series 1 – 1

New Zealand Women electing to bat, 329 / 7 – ( 50 Overs ) Skipper Sophie Devine 137, Amelia Kerr 108 – 229 runs for the 03rd wicket – the highest partnership for the 03rd wicket, 03rd highest partnership for any wicket – Bernadine Bezuidenhout 25, Extras 23 – the last 05 wickets fell for the addition of 37 runs – Oshadi Ranasinghe 3 / 68, Udeshika Prabodani 2 / 38, Nilakshi De Silva & Kavisha Dilhari 02 catches each. Highest team total against the opponents in this format.

Sri Lanka Women in reply, 213 all out – ( 48.4 Overs ) Kavisha Dilhari 84 – career best, maiden half century – Anushka Sanjeewani 17, Kawya Kavindi 15 – career best – Extras 38 – Vishmi Gunaratne / Harshitha Samarawickrama 26 run opening stand – lost the first 04 wickets for the addition of 09 runs – Kavisha Dilhari / Anushka Sanjeewani 41 runs for the 05th wicket, Kavisha Dilhari / Oshadi Ranasinghe 32 runs for the 06th wicket, Kavisha Dilhari / Kawya Kavindi 36 runs for the 07th wicket, Kavisha Dilhari / Sugandika Kumari 34 runs for the 08th wicket, Kavisha Dilhari / Inoka Ranaweera 31 runs for the 09th wicket – Lea Tahuhu 4 / 31, Eden Carson 2 / 41 – Madeline Green 02 catches, Bernadine Bezuidenhout 03 victims. Highest team total against the opponents in this format.

Player of the Match : Sophie Devine – New Zealand Women

Picture credit: SLC