SL Vs NZ Live Cricket Score, Women's ODI World Cup 2025: Sri Lanka Score 258/6 In First Innings

The rain has started to fall at the R. Premadasa Stadium, and the covers have come on to cover almost the entirety of the pitch. This will not be good news for the teams. Hopefully, it will subside soon.

A superb ending to the first innings from Nilakshika Silva, who smashed three back-to-back boundaries to reach the fastest half-century in this year's World Cup from 26 deliveries. Sri Lanka cross the 250-mark, and it's a very competitive target that they have set for NZ-W to chase.

Sri Lanka are down to 6 wickets with just 2 overs to go. Nilakshika de Silva has found her rhythm and she will look to take the team's total beyond 250. It will be an exciting end to the 1st innings.

After a brief partnership between Perera and Samarawickrama, the White Ferns picked up back-to-back wickets, removing Samarawickrama and then Kavisha Dilhari.

Following the departures of the openers, top-order batters Hasini Perera and Harshitha Samarawickrama have taken charge and are approaching the 200-mark.

Following a decent start, Sri Lanka have slowed down a bit as they near towards 150.

Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athathapathu gets to her first half-century of the ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025. She is stitching a great partnership with fellow opener Gunaratne

Amelia Kerr floats one up on off, and Vishmi Gunaratne deftly halves the block to square leg for no run. The next delivery, punched nicely to deep square leg, brings her a couple of runs as she looks to rotate the strike.

Bree Illing strays full outside off, and Chamari Athapaththu makes her pay! She drives it beautifully square of the wicket for four, looking in prime touch today and even holding her follow-through for the cameras.

Rosemary Mair starts to settle into her rhythm, but the first few deliveries are comfortably handled by Chamari Athapaththu. A slanted ball across the left-hander is left alone, while the next delivery drifts too wide outside off, giving Athapaththu an easy wide. The batter remains composed, waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike.

Bree Illing starts the attack for her team, and Vishmi Gunaratne opens the batting alongside Chamari Athapaththu. On the very first ball, Gunaratne nudges a delivery angled onto her pads down to fine leg for a single, showing ease and timing even while batting out of her crease. The stage is set as the two batters look to build a solid opening partnership.

New Zealand Women (Playing XI): Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine(c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze(w), Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Bree Illing, Eden Carson

Sri Lanka Women (Playing XI): Hasini Perera, Chamari Athapaththu(c), Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani(w), Piumi Wathsala Badalge, Sugandika Kumari, Malki Madara, Inoka Ranaweera

Sri Lanka Women have won the toss and have opted to bat first against New Zealand.

The high-octane ICC Women's World Cup 2025 clash between New Zealand vs Sri Lanka will be live-streamed on JioHotstar. Simultaneously, the SA-W vs BAN-W match will be telecast on the Star Sports Network.

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