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New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/02/25/sri-lanka-slump-ushers-england-into-semifinals/
A brief account of happenings in today's T20 World Cup match and its implications for the tournament, and a two-part photo gallery.
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Sri Lanka women 143/0 (14.3) beat New Zealand in a T20I for the first time.

Athapaththu 80* (47)
Harshitha 49* (40)

This is also Sri Lanka women's first 10 wicket win in the format.

Highest target chased down with 10 wickets in hand in a women's T20I:

141 Sri Lanka v New Zealand, today
137 New Zealand v Ireland, 2018
120 Pakistan v Ireland, 2013

#SLvNZ #T20
#cricket #womenscricket
https://scoring.nzc.nz/?tab=m_scorecard#m01de908e-7ad2-442f-8b48-be313ce9949b

This is now Sri Lanka women's highest partnership for any wicket in T20Is.

Before this year, SL women had never made a century partnership in the format. This is their third 100+ stand of 2023.

#SLvNZ #T20
#cricket #womenscricket
https://scoring.nzc.nz/?tab=m_scorecard#m01de908e-7ad2-442f-8b48-be313ce9949b
https://youtube.com/watch?v=DlhNRhntYX0

Chamari Athapaththu & Harshita Samarawickrama bring up Sri Lanka women's first century opening stand in T20Is.

#SLvNZ #T20
#cricket #womenscricket
https://scoring.nzc.nz/?tab=m_scorecard#m01de908e-7ad2-442f-8b48-be313ce9949b
https://youtube.com/watch?v=DlhNRhntYX0

Sri Lanka 96/0 (10.0) need just 45 off 60.

#SLvNZ #T20
#cricket #womenscricket
https://scoring.nzc.nz/?tab=m_scorecard#m01de908e-7ad2-442f-8b48-be313ce9949b
https://youtube.com/watch?v=DlhNRhntYX0

Chamari Athapaththu's 25 ball fifty is the fastest in T20Is by a Sri Lankan woman, beating her own record of 26 balls faced against Scotland at the Commonwealth Games Qualifier in Jan 2022.

#SLvNZ #T20
#cricket #womenscricket
https://scoring.nzc.nz/?tab=m_scorecard#m01de908e-7ad2-442f-8b48-be313ce9949b
https://youtube.com/watch?v=DlhNRhntYX0

Can't give a precise figure for Harmanpreet Kaur or Stafanie Taylor for this particular stat, because no online source has a complete balls faced count for their careers, but it's 2,820+ for Harmanpreet and 2,958+ for Taylor.

#SLvNZ #T20
#cricket #womenscricket

New Zealand 140/9 (20.0) scored just 5/4 in the last 2 overs.

Devine 46 (25)
Bates 37 (38)

Inoka 3-15
Sugandika 2-23

#SLvNZ #T20
#cricket #womenscricket
https://scoring.nzc.nz/?tab=m_scorecard#m01de908e-7ad2-442f-8b48-be313ce9949b
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlhNRhntYX0

Sophie Devine becomes the fastest woman to 3,000 T20I runs in terms of balls faced:

2,470 Sophie Devine (NZ)
2,597 Meg Lanning (AUS)
2,679 Suzie Bates (NZ)

#SLvNZ #T20
#cricket #womenscricket

Best T20I figures for New Zealand women against Sri Lanka:

4-21 Tahuhu at Colombo, today
3-5 Jensen at Edgbaston, 2022
3-7 Kasperek at Nelson, 2015

White Ferns bowlers with two hauls of four wickets or more in T20Is:

Amy Satterthwaite
Lea Tahuhu

#SLvNZ #T20
#cricket #womenscricket

Suzie Bates now has at least one 50+ score in all ten countries/regions in which she has played a T20I:

7 in New Zealand
6 in England
3 in West Indies
- 1 in Antigua & Barbuda
- 1 in Guyana
- 1 in St Kitts & Nevis
2 in Australia
2 in Bangladesh
2 in South Africa
2 in UAE
1 in India
1 in Ireland
1 in Sri Lanka

#SLvNZ #T20
#cricket #womenscricket

New Zealand win by 8 wickets, and complete the series win with a game to spare.

Sri Lanka 118/6 (20.0)
Hasini 33 (36)
Harshita 23 (28)

Tahuhu 4-21
Carsoj 1-15

New Zealand 119/2 (18.4)
Bates 52 (53)
Kerr 33* (33)

Kavisha 1-22
Inoka 1-28

#SLvNZ #T20
#cricket #womenscricket
https://espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-women-in-sri-lanka-2023-1379754/sri-lanka-women-vs-new-zealand-women-2nd-t20i-1379761/live-cricket-score

2nd women's T20I
Sri Lanka v New Zealand
P Sara Oval, Colombo

Toss - NZ , field

#SLvNZ #T20
#cricket #womenscricket
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-women-in-sri-lanka-2023-1379754/sri-lanka-women-vs-new-zealand-women-2nd-t20i-1379761/live-cricket-score
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsmF8tvnxnw

Most wickets taken by bowlers aged 35+ in women's T20Is since 2020:

84 Sri Lanka
58 Italy
42 UAE

Just to underline the remarkable depth of veteran Sri Lankan bowling talent, both Italy and UAE's tallies on this list include wickets taken by players who used to represent Sri Lanka.

#SLvNZ #T20
#cricket #womenscricket

Best bowling strike rate in women's T20Is
(min. 100 overs bowled)

13.4 Leigh Kasperek NZ (77 wickets)
14.0 Ravina Oa PNG (49)
14.5 Georgia Wareham AUS (42)
15.0 Nomvelo Sibanda ZIM (40)

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#cricket #womenscricket

New Zealand 107/5 (18.5)

Bates 44 (47)
Kerr 34 (28)

Inoshi 3-17
Udeshika 1-14

New Zealand win by 5 wickets.

#SLvNZ #T20
#cricket #womenscricket
https://scoring.nzc.nz/?tab=m_scorecard#ma7936d60-ffc3-4e98-a90b-d3c695fc3a30

Playing her first T20I in almost four years, Inoshi Fernando's 3-17 are her best figures in the format.

The latest of Sri Lanka's veteran attack to be playing their best cricket in their mid-late thirties.

#SLvNZ #T20
#cricket #womenscricket
https://scoring.nzc.nz/?tab=m_scorecard#ma7936d60-ffc3-4e98-a90b-d3c695fc3a30
livestream
https://youtube.com/watch?v=FABFj0Rk-Wc

Green goes for 5 (6) lbw Inoshi, who has 3 wickets in her last 8 balls.

New Zealand 77/4 (13.4) need 30 off 38.

#SLvNZ #T20
#cricket #womenscricket
https://scoring.nzc.nz/?tab=m_scorecard#ma7936d60-ffc3-4e98-a90b-d3c695fc3a30
livestream
https://youtube.com/watch?v=FABFj0Rk-Wc

Two in three balls for Inoshi as Kerr is caught for 34 (28) and Devine is caught for 0 (2).

New Zealand 65/3 (11.5) need 42 off 49.

#SLvNZ #T20
#cricket #womenscricket
https://scoring.nzc.nz/?tab=m_scorecard#ma7936d60-ffc3-4e98-a90b-d3c695fc3a30
livestream
https://youtube.com/watch?v=FABFj0Rk-Wc

Fifty partnership for Bates & Kerr, their fourth 50+ stand together in T20Is.

New Zealand 57/1 (9.3) need 50 off 63.

#SLvNZ #T20
#cricket #womenscricket
https://scoring.nzc.nz/?tab=m_scorecard#ma7936d60-ffc3-4e98-a90b-d3c695fc3a30
livestream
https://youtube.com/watch?v=FABFj0Rk-Wc

New Zealand 34/1 (6.0) at the end of the powerplay need 73 off 84.

#SLvNZ #T20
#cricket #womenscricket
https://scoring.nzc.nz/?tab=m_scorecard#ma7936d60-ffc3-4e98-a90b-d3c695fc3a30
livestream
https://youtube.com/watch?v=FABFj0Rk-Wc

Bezuidenhout goes for 4 (11) c Fernando b Prabodhani

New Zealand 7/1 (2.4) need 100 off 104.

#SLvNZ #T20
#cricket #womenscricket
https://scoring.nzc.nz/?tab=m_scorecard#ma7936d60-ffc3-4e98-a90b-d3c695fc3a30
livestream
https://youtube.com/watch?v=FABFj0Rk-Wc

Sri Lanka restricted to 106/9 (20.0) after being asked to bat 1st.

Gunaratne 26 (28)
Ranasinghe 18 (14)

Kerr 2-18
Carson 2-20

#SLvNZ #T20
#cricket #womenscricket
https://scoring.nzc.nz/?tab=m_scorecard#ma7936d60-ffc3-4e98-a90b-d3c695fc3a30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FABFj0Rk-Wc

'Athapaththu slams 80-ball 140 as Sri Lanka ease past New Zealand'

#SLvNZ #IWC #ICCWC
#cricket #womenscricket
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-women-s-championship-2022-23-2025-1308225/sri-lanka-women-vs-new-zealand-women-3rd-odi-1379759/match-report

The victorious Sri Lankan team.

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#cricket #womenscricket
https://scoring.nzc.nz/?tab=m_scorecard#m03edb538-7ccc-4b57-b8a8-8f73da4b5db9

Highest partnership for Sri Lanka women in ODIs:

190*
Chamari Athapaththu & Nilakshi de Silva
v NZ at Galle, today

159
Chamari Athapaththu & Vishmi Gunaratne
v NZ at Galle, 2023

152
Chamari Athapaththu & Harshita Samarawickrama
v PAK at Karachi, 2022

#SLvNZ #IWC #ICCWC
#cricket #womenscricket

9 sixes in a women's ODI innings

Sophie Devine (NZ) v PAK at Taunton, 2017

Chamari Athapaththu (SL) v NZ at Galle, 2023

#SLvNZ #IWC #ICCWC
#cricket #womenscricket

Highest score in a women's ODI run chase:

152* Meg Lanning (AUS) v SL, 2017
148* Nat Sciver-Brunt (ENG) v AUS, 2022
140* Chamari Athapaththu (SL) v NZ, today

#SLvNZ #IWC #ICCWC
#cricket #womenscricket
https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=9;filter=advanced;innings_number=2;orderby=batted_score;template=results;type=batting;view=innings

One of the great wins in women's ODI history, as Sri Lanka complete a first series victory against New Zealand.

Sri Lanka 196/2 (26.5) win by 8 wickets DLS

Chamari Athapaththu 140* (80), one of the all-time great innings.
Nilakshi de Silva 48* (68)

Tahuhu 1-29
Devine 1-32

#SLvNZ #IWC #ICCWC
#cricket #womenscricket
https://scoring.nzc.nz/?tab=m_scorecard#m03edb538-7ccc-4b57-b8a8-8f73da4b5db9

A record equalling 9th six from Chamari Athapaththu takes her to 137* (78)

Just 8 required off 3 overs for Sri Lanka women to win a series against New Zealand for the first time.

#SLvNZ #IWC #ICCWC
#cricket #womenscricket
https://scoring.nzc.nz/?tab=m_scorecard#m03edb538-7ccc-4b57-b8a8-8f73da4b5db9
livestream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwZVsrlc6BQ