Sri Lanka’s hopes of pushing for his or her first win of the Girls’s Cricket World Cup had been thwarted by the rain with New Zealand unable to start a run chase within the deserted sport in Colombo.
Three heavy downpours proved terminal because the groups took one level apiece from a washout through which Sri Lanka’s Nilakshika de Silva (55no off 28 balls) cracked the quickest half-century of this World Cup, from 26 balls, in her aspect’s whole of 258-6.
Sri Lanka sit seventh within the standings on two factors, with two defeats and two rain-offs from 4 matches, whereas New Zealand are fifth on three factors – one level and one place behind India – with two losses and one victory previous Tuesday’s damp squib.
New Zealand had been ragged within the discipline as Sri Lanka posted their highest rating of the event, their innings eclipsing the 211 all out they made in opposition to India within the opening fixture in Guwahati on September 30.
Apart from De Silva’s dazzling fifty, Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu (53) and Vishmi Gunaratne (42) placed on 101 for the opening wicket, whereas Hasini Perera hit 44 as her aspect batted first for the primary time within the competitors.
Sri Lanka’s Nilakshika Silva celebrates her 26-ball fifty in opposition to New Zealand, a knock which helped her staff put up 258-6
New Zealand captain Sophie Devine claimed three wickets however would have been irked by a collection of dropped catches and a few sloppy floor fielding in addition to a fluffed stumping from wicketkeeper Izzy Gaze.
The White Ferns are subsequent in motion in opposition to backside aspect Pakistan on Saturday forward of a troublesome finish to the league part in opposition to India and England, whereas Sri Lanka face South Africa on Friday earlier than clashes with Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Left-arm seamer Bree Illing took two wickets for New Zealand
Wednesday’s World Cup sport sees England – who’ve defeated South Africa, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka for a 100 per cent begin – tackle a Pakistan aspect with three losses from three.
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