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Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match Special
That was a sumptuous cover drive from Bernadine Bezuidenhout to get herself up an running. She's already shown her pugnacity in this tournament.
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
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NZ 8-0published at 1 over
Image source, Getty ImagesBernadine Bezuidenhout goes big straight away, a cover drive pierces the fielders at point and cover and runs away for four.
Suzie Bates gets off the mark with a single.
Postpublished at 17:02 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2023
Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match SpecialThere's lots of ifs, buts and maybes about this game. It's a hugely consequential match for this tournament.
Postpublished at 17:02 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2023
Image source, Getty ImagesNew Zealand's opening pair walk to the crease.
Right-handed batters Suzie Bates and Bernadine Bezuidenhout will begin play.
Sugandika Kumari opens the bowling for Sri Lanka. Let's go!
Postpublished at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2023
Here are some of the highlights from the previous games New Zealand and Sri Lanka have played...
Postpublished at 16:57 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2023
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match SpecialWho would have thought we'd be here talking about Sri Lanka making a World Cup semi-final, but here we are.
The teamspublished at 16:55 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2023
New Zealand's XI: Suzie Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout(wk), Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine(c), Maddy Green, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu, Jess Kerr, Eden Carson, Fran Jonas.
Sri Lanka's XI: "Harshitha Madavi, Chamari Athapaththu(c), Vishmi Gunaratne, Anushka Sanjeewani(wk), Nilakshi de Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Malsha Shehani, Oshadi Ranasinghe, Sugandika Kumari, Inoka Ranaweera, Achini Kulasuriya.
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New Zealand's captain Sophie Devine: "In terms of the game and run-rate batting first gives the best opportunity.
"Maths is never my strong point so I am not worrying about that. We want to win the game first and foremost and whatever happens after that is out of control a little bit.
"We have been playing catch-up but we've only got ourselves to blame really. It is another opportunity for us to play together as a group and that is a positive at the moment."
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Sri Lanka's captain Chamari Athapaththu: "I'm not worried about the toss, we are confident about the bowling unit. We can get wickets early and put pressure on New Zealand.
"We don't want to put too much pressure and play our natural game freely.
"We are calm and want to enjoy this game. I'm really happy about our spin unit and we have good fast bowlers too."
New Zealand win the toss and choose to batpublished at 16:51 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2023
New Zealand's captain Sophie Devine wins the toss and has chosen to bat. We'll hear from both captains shortly.
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Image source, Getty ImagesLet's start with the news of the toss...
Previously...published at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2023
New Zealand have won only one of their three games. It was against Bangladesh and they are currently fourth on the table. A win today will put them in third place.
Second on the table are Sri Lanka. They have won two of their three games and will reach the final four if they avoid defeat today.
It's all to play for!
Good afternoonpublished at 16:45 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2023
Hello! Welcome to the second game in today's double-header. It's New Zealand v Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka need to get a win to secure their place in the semi-finals.
New Zealand need a victory by a large margin to have any chance of getting through.