Summary

  • New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by five wickets

  • Black Caps chase down 172 off 23.2 overs and are now very likely to make the semi-finals

  • Sri Lanka bowled out for 171 - Perera hits 51 off 28 and final pair add 43 but the rest struggle

  • Sri Lanka already eliminated from semi-final contention

Live Reporting

Jonty Colman and Ffion Wynne

  1. NZ 162-4

    Target 172

    Just a flick off the pads from Mitchell sends Mathews' delivery for four down the leg side.

    New Zealand are 10 runs away from almost guaranteeing a semi-final place.

  2. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket writer

    Chris Silverwood is sat outside the dressing room and looks fed up.

    That's a face he pulled when he was England coach.

  3. NZ 157-4

    Target 172

    No boundaries come from that over, but New Zealand did pick up seven runs, with some aggressive running off that Madushanka over from the Black Caps.

    Anyone connected to the New Zealand team will be delighted by this. Sri Lanka, less so.

  4. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket writer

    I love a partnership like this, Phillips and Mitchell. It's partially due to family connections. This quite often happens in New Zealand.

  5. While New Zealand have cruised today, captain Kane Williamson fell on just 14.

    New Zealand lose third wicket as Williamson is bowled for 14

  6. NZ 150-4

    Target 172

    New Zealand reach 150 with Glenn Phillips scoring a boundary off four runs in the opening ball of his innings. It is perhaps a surprise he did not come into bat before Chapman did.

    Just 22 more to go and with Mitchell and Phillips out there, nothing is out of the question!

  7. James Franklin
    Former New Zealand all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    My sense is when there is a run out like that it's down to the player ball watching.

  8. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Mitchell ran on the wild yah-hoo, Chapman was just out of his ground.

  9. wicket

    WICKET

    Chapman run out (Samarawickrama) 7 (NZ 145-4) Target 172

    A massive mix-up and Chapman is gone!

    Chapman goes to smash it, mis-hits that shot and picks out the fielder at gully.

    Mitchell ran the quick single, Chapman does not and Mitchell makes it across, with Chapman's short outing coming to an abrupt end.

    An easy, simple, a relaxed run out at the non-striker's end for Mathews.

  10. NZ 144-3

    Target 172

    Ouch, that one looked sore.

    Mitchell drove the final ball of the over, it crashes into Madushanka's foot and properly loops right up into the air. It looked like a painful blow to add to Sri Lanka's woe, with 12 runs coming off the over.

    A little break while he gets some treatment, but New Zealand need just 28 from here to seal victory.

  11. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Beautiful lofted shot from Mitchell, 11 from the over so far.

  12. NZ 143-3

    Target 172

    And now, another four.

    This time, Mitchell carved Madushanka over mid-on for a one-bounce four, with this game very much almost over now.

  13. Daryl Mitchell is into the 30s, with his shots so far including this six.

  14. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Chapman has done what he's been sent out to do. He carved Madushanka's ball.

    He is definitely getting this over and done with.

  15. NZ 136-3

    Target 172

    That's why Mark Chapman was bumped up the order, crunched for four!

    Chapman swatted that one to the rope over the covers, a leap towards 172 and the semi-finals.

  16. NZ 132-3

    Target 172

    While New Zealand do lose another wicket in the over, the Black Caps still manage six runs from Mathews' second over.

    Having been forecast a fair bit of rain today, we've not had any and with 19 overs now gone, this will officially be a match in one over, which New Zealand have all but won, barring a sudden implosion.

    Dilshan Madushanka returns to the attack.

  17. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    New Zealand have brought out Chapman with intention to get this over and done with.

  18. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    That's unlucky. It just clatters off the stumps. It was there to be hit.

    Williamson just lost his shape a bit there.

  19. wicket

    WICKET

    Williamson b Mathews 14 (NZ 130-3) Target 172

    Four and out from Williamson!

    Having started the over by showing more attacking intent, it backfires for Williamson here as he chops on to his own stumps.

    New Zealand still want this over quickly, with the attacking Mark Chapman bumped up the order and coming in next.

    New Zealand lose third wicket as Williamson is bowled for 14

  20. NZ 126-2

    Target 172

    New Zealand's rush continues in the over, eight come from it, including that maximum.

    Angelo Mathews continues at the other end after an expensive first over.