Match abandoned because of rain
Sri Lanka 258-6: De Silva 55* (28), Athapaththu 53 (72); Devine 3-54
New Zealand were hoping to chase 200-plus at World Cup for only second time
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Athapaththu 38, Vishmi 18
New Zealand have managed to slow Chamari Athapaththu down since the end of the powerplay.
No boundaries for Sri Lanka in the past five overs with spinners Eden Carson and Melie Kerr beating the bat a couple of times each.
WinViz still gives the tournament co-hosts the advantage after this wicketless start.
Image source, CricVizAthapaththu 33, Vishmi 10
Image source, Getty ImagesChamari Athapaththu is really getting into her stride, she have six boundaries through the covers already.
The Sri Lanka captain is so dangerous on the drive and, as ever, really holds the key to her side's innings.
It's been more of a struggle for Vishmi Gunaratne at the other end but Eden Carson helps her out with a wide full toss that the Sri Lanka right-hander can slap away through point for four.
The fifty partnership comes up in the last over of the powerplay. A very handy start for Sri Lanka but Carson almost breaks the stand with a beauty that turns just past Athapaththu's outside edge.
A fairly watchful start from Sri Lanka with New Zealand seamers Bree Illing and Rosemary Mair keeping things tight.
But it looks a good surface and Chamari Athapaththu has shown a couple of signs that she is in the mood today.
She got off the mark with a gorgeous drive second ball and drilled another drive through extra cover in Illing's latest over for her second boundary.
Anthems done and they're ready for the off.
Sri Lanka openers Chamari Athapaththu and Vishmi Gunaratne stride out to the middle as New Zealand's Bree Illing prepares to bowl the first over.
After losing their first two games, New Zealand can get themselves right back in the mix for the top four with a win today.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka will leapfrog the Kiwis if they can secure their first victory of the tournament...
Sri Lanka: Chamari Athapaththu (c), Hasini Perera, Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshita Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Piumi Wathsala, Sugandika Kumari, Malki Madara, Inoka Ranaweera.
New Zealand: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze (wk), Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Eden Carson, Bree Illing.
Image source, Getty ImagesChamari Athapaththu calls "heads" and heads it is, Sri Lanka are going to bat first.
New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine says they planned on bowling first anyway.
The Women's World Cup group stage has reached the halfway point now and co-hosts Sri Lanka are still looking for their first win.
Today they take on a New Zealand side with just one win to their name and in a real fight to make the semi-finals.
Both sides then will be delighted that it is currently dry in Colombo and will be hoping that the rain forecast for a little later stays away.
Right, let's get to the news from the toss...
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gunaratne,bowled Mair Gunaratne, bowled Mair | 42 | 83 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 111 | 50.60 |
Athapaththu,caught Green, bowled Devine Athapaththu, caught Green, bowled Devine | 53 | 72 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 90 | 73.61 |
Perera,caught Gaze, bowled Illing Perera, caught Gaze, bowled Illing | 44 | 61 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 78 | 72.13 |
Samarawickrama,caught Gaze, bowled Illing Samarawickrama, caught Gaze, bowled Illing | 26 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 83.87 |
Dilhari,caught Bates, bowled Devine Dilhari, caught Bates, bowled Devine | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100.00 |
de Silva,not out de Silva, not out | 55 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 196.43 |
Wathsala,caught Illing, bowled Devine Wathsala, caught Illing, bowled Devine | 7 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 46.67 |
Sanjeewani,not out Sanjeewani, not out | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 15, byes 3, leg byes 3, total 21 Extras, no balls 0, wides 15, byes 3, leg byes 3, total 21 | |||||||
Total,258 for 6 50.0 overs Total,258 for 6 50.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Illing | 7.0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5.57 |
Mair | 6.0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4.83 |
Carson | 9.0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.88 |
Kerr | 7.0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.85 |
Kerr | 10.0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.00 |
Devine | 9.0 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6.00 |
Green | 2.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
101 for 1 (23.1 overs) | Athapaththu |
125 for 2 (28.4 overs) | Gunaratne |
183 for 3 (40.4 overs) | Samarawickrama |
188 for 4 (41.3 overs) | Dilhari |
198 for 5 (42.4 overs) | Perera |
233 for 6 (47.4 overs) | Wathsala |