Summary

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  • New Zealand move into second in Group 1

  • South Africa will overtake them and secure semi-final spot if they beat Bangladesh on Tuesday

  • New Zealand make 162-3 with Amelia Kerr hitting 66 and Suzie Bates 56

  • Sri Lanka bowled out for 60 in 15.5 overs

  • Sri Lanka are now eliminated

Live Reporting

Timothy Abraham

  1. New Zealand review

    Amelia Kerr strikes Chamari Athapaththu on the pad as the Sri Lanka batter gets herself in a little bit of tangle. New Zealand decide to take it upstairs.

    Original decision not out, but this could go either way.

  2. SL 33-3

    The worm shows Sri Lanka are 22 runs behind New Zealand. Sri Lanka are 33 for 3 after 7 overs. At the same stage New Zealand were 55 for 1.BBC Sport

    The run-rate is up to about 10 an over now as Amelia Kerr prepares for an over of her leggies, round the wicket to the left-handed Chamari Athapaththu.

  3. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    We need Chamari Athapaththu to do something spectacular.

  4. Ffion Wynne
    BBC Sport in Paarl

    That was the boundary Chamari Athapaththu needed.

  5. SL 30-3

    To answer your question Chris Gregoson (18:49) the boffins tell us that 123 is the required target.

    Meanwhile, out in the middle Chamari Athapaththu has just played arguably the shot of the day to Hannah Rowe. The Sri Lanka batter leaned into a full delivery and pushed it down the ground for four. A superb drive.

  6. Ffion Wynne
    BBC Sport in Paarl

    ess Kerr of New Zealand celebrates the wicket of Nilakshi de Silva of Sri Lanka during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup group A match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Boland ParkGetty Images

    Beauty from Kerr! She swings the ball naturally and that one was perfect. The batter was absolutely bamboozled.

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    WICKET

    De Silva b Kerr 0 (SL 24-3)

    That's a tad more comprehensive for Nilakshi de Silva as she's cleaned up by Jess Kerr. A wicked inswinging yorker-length delivery does the Sri Lanka batter all ends up as she plays across the line.

  8. Not out

    Sure is, Daniel. That's definitely hit the turf before Bernadine Bezuidenhout got her glove under it. The decision, correctly, is not out and Nilakshi de Silva survives a leg-side strangle.

  9. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    That looks like a big bounce.

  10. Umpire review

    Hannah Rowe's next ball is flicked off the bat by Nilakshi de Silva down the leg side. Bernadine Bezuidenhout's dives to her left to claim the catch. The umpires on field are not sure it has carried and decide to check upstairs. Soft signal is not out.

  11. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    Suzie Bates celebrates taking a catch to dismiss Vishmi GunaratneGetty Images

    That is a splendid catch. Suzie Bates had to run a long way back with the ball coming over her shoulder and judged it really well.

  12. wicket

    WICKET

    Gunaratne c Bates b Rowe 0 (SL 23-2)

    Suzie Bates rolls back the years. A superb tumbling catch! Vishmi Gunaratne comes down the pitch and skies Hannah Rowe to mid-on where Bates is lurking and she runs backwards and claims the catch falling backwards. Brilliant.

  13. Ffion Wynne
    BBC Sport in Paarl

    Eden Carson of New Zealand celebrates the wicket of Harshitha Samarawickrama of Sri Lanka during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup group A match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Boland ParkGetty Images

    That's a big boundary to take on

    Eden Carson did well there, she was grinding down the batters with singles and the pressure told on Harshitha Madavi.

  14. wicket

    WICKET

    Harshitha c Plimmer b Carson 8 (SL 22-1)

    Harshitha Madavi is on her way. A slog sweep from the Sri Lanka batter to full-ish ball from Eden Carson which she does not quite get hold off. Georgia Plimmer is lurking at deep mid-wicket and pouches the catch.

  15. SL 18-0

    Target 163

    Fine first over from Hannah Rowe, with just two runs from it. Eden Carson will continue.

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  17. SL 17-0

    Hannah Rowe, with a strong, tall and very front-on action, begins with a couple of dots before giving Chamari Athapaththu a freebie on her hip.

  18. SL 16-0

    Jess Kerr makes a much steadier start. Harshitha Madavi and Chamari Athapaththu cleverly knock the ball into the gaps to pick up six runs off six balls.

  19. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    Chamari Athapaththu is vital for Sri Lanka. She has to stay the distance because when she gets going she is as destructive as any batter in the game.

  20. SL 10-0

    A loud appeal for lbw after Harshitha Madavi was struck on the pad by Eden Carson's second ball. That looked close. In fact TV reviews showed it would have been out. New Zealand, however, declined to review it.

    Chamari Athapaththu gets her innings up and running with a four off her first ball, neatly opening the face of her bat to guide it through third.