New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 7th Match, Group B, ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player HighlightsNZW vs SLW, 7th Match, Group B, ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Amelia Kerr to Nilakshika Silva, FOUR, another fumble in the deep, Kiwis are under immense pressure, full on the pads, Silva walks down and sweeps it firmly to deep backward square, the fielder in the deep lets it through her legs, ordinary effort from Jess when things are getting close

Amelia Kerr to Kaushani Nuthyangana, 1 run, tossed up delivery on middle, Nuthyangana drives it down to long-on

Amelia Kerr to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, fired in full on middle, Silva gets down to sweep, luckily gets some inside edge onto it, the ball rolls away to short fine

Amelia Kerr to Nilakshika Silva, FOUR, this is glorious batting, just when they needed it the most, well tossed up delivery outside off, Silva charges down the track, reaches out for it and drives it past the fielder in the gap to deep extra cover

Amelia Kerr to Kaushani Nuthyangana, 1 run, short and turning in, Nuthyangana goes back and pulls it to mid-wicket

Amelia Kerr to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, flighted delivery, Silva sweeps it away to backward square leg

Amelia Kerr to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, tidy over from Amelia, full again, Silva gets down and sweeps it to deep square leg

Amelia Kerr to Kavisha Dilhari, 1 run, slower through the air, Dilhari kneels down and sweeps it to deep mid-wicket

Amelia Kerr to Kavisha Dilhari, no run, speared in full just outside off, Dilhari squeezes it to point, can't find the gap

Amelia Kerr to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, too full on middle and leg, Silva gets down and sweeps it to backward square leg

Amelia Kerr to Kavisha Dilhari, 1 run, length delivery on middle, Dilhari works it to mid-wicket

Amelia Kerr to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, well tossed up delivery, Silva hits it in the air to mid-off, fell short the fielder, who fumbles it, the Kiwis are very poor in the field today

Amelia Kerr to Kavisha Dilhari, 1 run, tossed up around off, Dilhari sits down and sweeps to deep square leg

Amelia Kerr to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, floated up outside off, Silva opens the bat face and drives square of the wicket

Amelia Kerr to Nilakshika Silva, no run, dropped! Another sitter put down. Illing the culprit this time. That is catch number eight put down in the tournament by New Zealand. Flighted and turning away, Silva kneels down and is undone by the extra bounce, the sweep comes off the top-edge and the ball balloons to short fine. They don't come simpler than that and Illing allows it to burst through her hands

Amelia Kerr to Nilakshika Silva, no run, 73.6ks loopy delivery outside off, Silva pushes it back to Kerr

Amelia Kerr to Kavisha Dilhari, 1 run, fraction short and drifting in, Dilhari rocks back and pulls to deep mid-wicket

Amelia Kerr to Kavisha Dilhari, no run, floated up around off, Dilhari pushes it back to Kerr

Amelia Kerr to Hasini Perera, out Hasini Perera Run Out!! 1 run completed. If ever a team needed inspiration from their skipper then they should look at this effort from Amelia Kerr. Her bit of brilliance has caught Perera short of the crease. This is what a struggling New Zealand need to turn their game around in the fielding department. Kerr goes round the wicket and tosses it up, Perera works it to mid-wicket and calls for two. Kerr chases it down herself, collects the ball cleanly and turns around to score a direct hit at the striker's end. Perera dives but is well short. That bit of fielding from Kerr was all in one swift movement. Hasini Perera run out (Amelia Kerr) 2(4)

Amelia Kerr to Hasini Perera, no run, floated up close to leg, Perera goes for the reverse sweep and ekes out a top-edge onto the chest

Amelia Kerr to Harshitha Samarawickrama, 1 run, flighted around leg, Samarawickrama sits down and sweeps to deep backward square

Amelia Kerr to Harshitha Samarawickrama, no run, short of length and bit of extra bounce on the googly, Samarawickrama rides the bounce and steers to short third

Amelia Kerr to Hasini Perera, 1 run, tossed up around off, Perera nudges it into the vacant mid-wicket pocket

Amelia Kerr to Harshitha Samarawickrama, 1 run, worked to deep mid-wicket