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

Bree Illing to Chamari Athapaththu, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! That was a much needed breakthrough for New Zealand. They had dropped Athapaththu on 6 and she was making them pay, even Gunaratne had joined in and runs were coming at a rapid pace, this will get them back into the contest. Good length delivery, aimed for the stumps and Athapaththu stays cemented to the crease, plays down the wrong line and is beaten on the outside-edge, the ball hits the top of middle-stump. Chamari Athapaththu b Bree Illing 27(19) [4s-4 6s-1]

Bree Illing to Chamari Athapaththu, FOUR, in the air and over the fielder. Full pitcher on off, Athapaththu does not move her feet much, all hands and she lofts it over mid-on. She beats a leaping Mair comfortably

Jess Kerr to Chamari Athapaththu, 2 runs, full pitcher on off, Athapaththu smashes it straight down the ground. But the ball does not have enough to race away. Amelia Kerr hunts it down and saves a couple

Jess Kerr to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, too straight - on middle and leg, Athapaththu turns it to mid-wicket

Jess Kerr to Chamari Athapaththu, FOUR, that dropped catch seems to have spurred Athapaththu. She's on the charge now. Full delivery on the pads, Athapaththu flicks it over mid-wicket and collects another boundary

Jess Kerr to Chamari Athapaththu, FOUR, that's a gift and Athapaththu accepts it happily. Strays down leg, too far out and Athapaththu does well to reach it, gets plenty of bat and the ball races away fine

Jess Kerr to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, back of a length angled across, Athapaththu mistimes the flat-batted hit to mid-off

Jess Kerr to Chamari Athapaththu, SIX, .. and immediately Athapaththu makes them pay. What a shot! Short of length and angled across, Athapaththu transfers her weight back and and cuts it towards sweeper cover. There was a fielder in the place but the ball sailed over her. Incredible to generate so much power on that shot. 70 meters six..

Bree Illing to Chamari Athapaththu, 1 run, dropped! New Zealand have not improved. First chance and Plimmer puts it down. It was a dolly. Good length ball around off, Athapaththu attempts to loft through the line and gets it high on the bat. The ball lobs towards mid-off. Plimmer moves to her left and bends down, gets both hands but does not hang on

Bree Illing to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, 117.6ks on a length and outside off, Athapaththu stays rooted to the crease and looks to drive through the line, beaten on the outside-edge

Rosemary Mair to Chamari Athapaththu, 1 run, 112.7ks short of length at the body, Athapaththu swivels and pulls backward of square leg

Rosemary Mair to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, 109.2ks good length ball angled across, Athapaththu shimmies out and throws the kitchen sink behind the big shot, misses and is beaten on the outside-edge

Rosemary Mair to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, 110.5ks fuller and closer to off, Athapaththu defends with soft hands to the off-side

Rosemary Mair to Chamari Athapaththu, FOUR, that's a gift from Mair. This might have been the attempted inswinger, but ends up as a half volley on the pads, Athapaththu flicks it over mid-wicket and almost sends it the distance, one bounce and over the ropes

Bree Illing to Chamari Athapaththu, 1 run, yorker length, Athapaththu jams it in front of mid-wicket and quickly crosses over

Bree Illing to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, swing for Illing as well. Fullish delivery, swings away outside off and Athapaththu is drawn into the drive, the feet don't move and she tries to reach it with her hands, beaten on the outside-edge

Rosemary Mair to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, just a leg-bye from the over. Athapaththu charges down, stays leg-side and looks to flay it through the off-side, the ball angles away and beats the outside-edge

Rosemary Mair to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, 109ks fuller around off, Athapaththu pushes it off the inner half to mid-on

Rosemary Mair to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, 112.8ks good length ball on off, Athapaththu gets behind the line and defends to the off-side