ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025: Rain denies Sri Lanka chance of victory over New Zealand – BBC

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'Terrific knock' – De Silva makes half-century as Sri Lanka finish strong
ICC Women's World Cup, Colombo
Sri Lanka 258-6 (50 overs): De Silva 55* (28); Devine 3-54
New Zealand: Did not bat
Match abandoned
Scorecard; Table
Sri Lanka and New Zealand were forced to settle for a point each after their Women's World Cup match in Colombo was abandoned because of rain.
Co-hosts Sri Lanka had racked up 258-6 after opting to bat first, thanks to the fastest fifty of the tournament so far, coming up off 26 balls, from Nilakshi de Silva.
The 36-year-old finished unbeaten on 55 from 28 balls after captain Chamari Athapaththu had hit a classy 53 from 72 balls in an opening stand of 101 with Vishmi Gurunaratne, who made 42 from 83 balls.
That left New Zealand needing their highest second-innings total at a World Cup for victory, only for the rain to arrive before the chase could begin.
The umpires officially abandoned the match at 16:45 BST.
While Sri Lanka will be frustrated to be denied a chance to claim a first victory of the tournament, the result leaves New Zealand facing a real battle to reach the semi-finals.
Sophie Devine's side are a point off the top four and take on Pakistan on Saturday before tough matches against India and England to finish the group stage.
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