Sri Lanka Women A bt New Zealand Women A 2 – 1 in the 03 match series

New Zealand Women A tour of Sri Lanka 2026 – Dambulla, Matale District, Central Province

01st T20 Game : SL Wmn A bt NZL Wmn A by 03 wickets, Lead the 03 match series 1 – 0

NZL Wmn A electing to bat, 129 / 6 – ( 20 Overs )
Kate Gaging 35no, Prue Catton 25, Poppy Watkins 20no – career best – lost the first 04 wickets for the addition of 30 runs – Prue Catton / Poppy Watkins 38 runs for the 05th wicket, Hannah Rowe / Kate Gaging 49 runs unbroken for the 07th wicket – Sachini Nisansala 2 / 12, Skipper Sathya Sandeepani 2 / 12, Chamodi Munasinghe 2 / 28.

SL Wmn A in reply, 131 / 7 – ( 19.3 Overs ) Vishmi Gunaratne 27, Rashmika Sewwandi 26, Piumi Wathsala 21no – Vishmi Gunaratne / Sathya Sandeepani 30 runs for the 03rd wicket, Sumudu Nisansala / Dewmi Vihanga 20 runs for the 05th wicket, Piumi Wathsala / Rashmika Sewwandi 39 runs for the 07th wicket – Hannah Rowe 2 / 22, Kayley Knight 2 / 27.

02nd T20 Game : SL Wmn A bt NZL Wmn A by 56 runs, Lead the 03 match series 2 – 0

SL Wmn A electing to bat, 152 / 5 – ( 20 Overs )
Vishmi Gunaratne 57no ( 2×6, 4×4, 49 balls ) – carried her bat through the innings – Vimoksha Balasooriya 33, Sanjana Kavindi 27 – Sanjana Kavindi / Vishmi Gunaratne 44 run opening stand, Vishmi Gunaratne / Vimoksha Balasooriya 52 runs for the 02nd wicket, Vishmi Gunaratne / Piumi Wathsala 41 runs for the 03rd wicket – lost the last 03 wickets for the addition of 01 run – Skipper Jessica Watkin 2 / 26, Hannah Rowe 2 / 39.

NZL Wmn A in reply, 96 all out – ( 19.5 Overs ) Emma Black 28, Kate Anderson 11, Hannah Rowe 11, Frances Jonas 10no, Bella James 10 – the first 09 wickets fell for the addition of 56 runs – Emma Black / Frances Jonas 34 runs for the last wicket – Dewmi Vihanga 3 / 19 – career best – Chamodi Munasinghe 2 / 15, Sumudu Nisansala 03 victims, Rashmika Sewwandi 02 catches.

03rd T20 Game : NZL Wmn A bt SL Wmn A by 05 wickets, SL Wmn A win the 03 match series 2 – 1

SL Wmn A electing to bat, 78 all out – ( 16.5 Overs )

Skipper Sathya Sandeepani 16, Sanjana Kavindi 15, Sumudu Nisansala 15, Piumi Wathsala 12 – lost the first 04 wickets for the addition of 16 runs – Sathya Sandeepani / Sumudu Nisansala 28 runs for the 05th wicket – the last 06 wickets fell for the addition of 31 runs – Skipper Jessica Watkin 4 / 04 – career best – Kayley Knight 2 / 05, Frances
Jonas 02 catches.

NZL Wmn A in reply, 79 / 5 – ( 18.5 Overs ) Prue Catton 30no – career best – Kate Anderson 17 – 32 runs for the 02nd wicket – the last 03 wickets fell for the addition of 10 runs – Pramudhi Methsara ( concussion substitute ) 2 / 05, Sachini Nisansala 2 / 14, Sumudu Nisansala 03 victims.

Most Runs
84 : Vishmi Gunaratne – SL Wmn A
55 : Prue Catton – NZL Wmn A
48 : Kate Gaging – NZL Wmn A
42 : Vimoksha Balasooriya – SL Wmn A

Best Batting
57no : Vishmi Gunaratne – SL Wmn A
35no : Kate Gaging – NZL Wmn A
33 : Vimoksha Balasooriya – SL Wmn A
30no : Prue Catton – NZL Wmn A

Most Wickets
07 : Jessica Watkin – NZL Wmn A 1x4w
05 : Sachini Nisansala – SL Wmn A
04 : Chamodi Munasinghe – SL Wmn A
04 : Hannah Rowe – NZL Wmn A
04 : Kayley Knight – NZL Wmn A

Best Bowling
4 / 04 : Jessica Watkin – NZL Wmn A
3 / 19 : Dewmi Vihanga – SL Wmn A

Best Fielding
02 ct : Rashmika Sewwandi – SL Wmn A
02 ct : Jonas Frances – NZL Wmn A

Best Wicket Keeping
03 vic : Sumudu Nisansala – SL Wmn A
03 vic : Sumudu Nisansala – SL Wmn A

Highest Partnerships
52 runs for the 02nd wicket :
Vishmi Gunaratne / Vimoksha Balasooriya – SL Wmn A
49 runs unbroken for the 07th wicket :
Hannah Rowe / Kate Gaging – NZL Wmn A
44 run opening stand :
Sanjana Kavindi / Vishmi Gunaratne – SL Wmn A
39 runs for the 07th wicket :
Piumi Wathsala / Rashmika Sewwandi – SL Wmn A
34 runs for the last wicket :
Emma Black / Frances Jonas – NZL Wmn A

Highest Totals
152 / 5 – ( 20 Overs ) : SL Wmn A
131 / 7 – ( 19.3 Overs ) : SL Wmn A
129 / 6 – ( 20 Overs ) : NZL Wmn A

Lowest Totals
78 all out – ( 16.5 Overs ) : SL Wmn A
96 all out – ( 19.5 Overs ) : NZL Wmn A

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