New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 1st Match

New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 1st Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

SLW 188/9 (50 Ovs)

NZW 189/1 (37.4 Ovs)

  New Zealand Women won by 9 wkts

ust the start New Zealand wanted. A day to remember for Suzie Bates who is now third in the list of most ODI hundreds in Womens cricket. They will be next playing South Africa on Wednesday at the very same venue. Sri Lanka though will hope for a turn of the tide. They gonna face Australia next, on Thursday. But there's plenty of Womens World Cup action before that. Don't miss out. Hope you're having a great weekend. Until next time, cheers!!

Sri Lankan captain Inoka Ranaweera spoke in Sinhalese. Unfortunately, we couldn't transcribe it. Apologies for the same.

Suzie Bates: Really pleased with the way we finished. Didn't start as well as we would have liked. Maybe a few nerves with the ball, but the way we came back was brilliant. Sri Lanka batted well at the start, and we could have done a lot more things well. We are playing South Africa next and we need to be at our best in that game. I did feel a little bit out of touch before this game, but it's nice to spend some time in the middle and contribute for the team.

Holly Huddleston, player of the Match: It's a dream come true for me. You always want to do well in the first game. I just kept it simple, bowl decent line and length. I got a little bit of movement in the air first up and after that it was a pretty decent batting strip. Satterthwaite and Bates, to bat like that was awesome. My parents coming here to watch the game is pretty special.

16:34 local: Handshakes all around as Suzie Bates beams in delight. New Zealand continue to have the edge over Sri Lanka. After losing 8 wickets for 40-odd runs in the last 15 overs, Sri Lanka had very little chance of making a comeback in this game. That little chance was to pick up early wickets and primarily the wicket of Suzie Bates. They did get the early wicket, that of Rachel Priest, but that remained to be the only joy with the ball for Sri Lanka. Bates and Satterthwaite bullied the bowlers and milked runs with supreme ease. Made a mockery of the target and will be mighty pleased with the net run rate, I'm sure.

37.4

Lokusuriyage to Bates, 2 runs, there it is, the winning runs. New Zealand stroll past Sri Lanka, by 9 wickets and 12.2 overs to spare. Winning runs: Short and wide, Bates throws the kitchen sink and the edge flies over short third

37.3

Lokusuriyage to Bates, FOUR, full and in the slot, Bates shuffles forward and across, McCullum-esque, to smite it away over deep square. Almost hit the fence on the full

37.2

Lokusuriyage to Satterthwaite, 1 run, milked away to long-off

37.1

Lokusuriyage to Bates, 1 run, and there's the hundred, a well deserved one . Suzie Bates - One of the greats in womens cricket, without a shadow of doubt. She gets there with a drive to long-on and soaks in applause. Gets a hug from her partner

36.6

Polgampola to Satterthwaite, no run, solid in defence is Amy Satterthwaite

36.5

Polgampola to Satterthwaite, no run, driven back to the bowler

36.4

Polgampola to Bates, 1 run, shimmies down the ground and hoicks it away over mid-wicket, the fielder in the deep gets around quickly to keep the batters down to a single

36.3

Polgampola to Bates, no run, defended off the front foot

36.2

Polgampola to Satterthwaite, 1 run, steps down and biffs a drive to long-on

36.1

Polgampola to Bates, 1 run, flicked away off her pads, Sri Lanka are just going through the motins here

35.6

Lokusuriyage to Satterthwaite, no run, loses her shape slightly in trying to drive, it dribbles away meekly to cover

35.5

Lokusuriyage to Bates, 1 run, powered away to sweeper cover, she is happy with the single

35.4

Lokusuriyage to Bates, FOUR, just a hit away now. Suzie Bates waits for the ball and chops it away wide of short third to inch closer to her ton

35.3

Lokusuriyage to Satterthwaite, 1 run, bunted down to long-off for another single

35.2

Lokusuriyage to Bates, 1 run, stands tall on the back foot and flays the cut square, deep backward point gets across to cut it off

35.1

Lokusuriyage to Satterthwaite, 1 run, a lovely single, just a push off the front foot. Class

Just 19 needed as the umpires call for a drinks break

34.6

Polgampola to Satterthwaite, 1 run, drives square wide of point and they sneak through for a single

34.5

Polgampola to Satterthwaite, no run, pushed back to the bowler

34.4

Polgampola to Bates, 1 run, to deep square leg, the partnership between Bates and Satterthwaite is now 150. Splendid effort from these two. Bates pulled this away to the right of deep square

34.3

Polgampola to Bates, no run, drops the ball into the on-side and thinks of a quick single, Satterthwaite was never interested

34.2

Polgampola to Bates, 2 runs, heaved away into the leg-side, they will add two more

34.1

Polgampola to Bates, FOUR, chips down, gets to the pitch of the ball and bullies it away for a one-bounce four over mid-off

33.6

Lokusuriyage to Satterthwaite, no run, a real short arm jab off the back foot, straight to mid-wicket

33.5

Lokusuriyage to Bates, 1 run, whipped in the air over mid-wicket, there is protection in the deep though

33.4

Lokusuriyage to Satterthwaite, 1 run, half-volley on the stumps, Satterthwaite lifts the drive over mid-on

33.3

Lokusuriyage to Satterthwaite, 2 runs, fires it wide of off, Satterthwaite drives to the left of sweeper and completes two with ease

33.2

Lokusuriyage to Satterthwaite, no run, a firm back foot punch to cover this time around

33.1

Lokusuriyage to Satterthwaite, no run, a meeky push to cover

Eshani Lokusuriyage, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

31 required

32.6

Polgampola to Satterthwaite, 1 run, nudged round the corner for an easy single

32.5

Polgampola to Satterthwaite, no run, gets Satterthwaite driving, but she hit that straight to cover

32.4

Polgampola to Bates, 1 run, flat, just outside off, Bates eases a drive to long-on

32.3

Polgampola to Satterthwaite, 1 run, tap-and-run single into the leg-side

32.2

Polgampola to Satterthwaite, no run, looks to turn a full delivery into the leg-side, a soft leading edge dies down at her feet

32.1

Polgampola to Satterthwaite, no run, softly driven to short extra cover

31.6

Chamari Atapattu to Bates, no run, driven again, and she finds the same fielder

31.5

Chamari Atapattu to Bates, no run, great timing on the drive, but an equally great fielding effort at cover who dives to her right to prevent the boundary

31.4

Chamari Atapattu to Bates, FOUR, can't bowl there. A leg-side dross and Bates sends it roaring behind square, with a wristy flick off her pads

31.3

Chamari Atapattu to Bates, FOUR, so much loop on offer and Bates doesn't miss out. Watches the ball like a hawk before diminishing it to the wide long-off fence

31.2

Chamari Atapattu to Satterthwaite, 1 run, too full on middle, clipped into the same region

31.1

Chamari Atapattu to Satterthwaite, FOUR, on the pads and nicely put away. A full toss, Satterthwaite dismisses it off her sight with a lovely whip through mid-wicket

47 needed

30.6

Polgampola to Satterthwaite, 1 run, pitched outside leg and Satterthwaite misses the sweep once again. Oh no! She may have got a faint inside edge on that, the ball rolls down towards square leg

30.5

Polgampola to Satterthwaite, no run, driven away to mid-on

30.4

Polgampola to Satterthwaite, no run, looks to sweep, but doesn't pick the line, misses it by a long mile

30.3

Polgampola to Bates, 1 run, wrists a single to mid-wicket

30.2

Polgampola to Bates, no run, makes room and hits the ball straight to cover

30.1

Polgampola to Bates, 2 runs, advances down the pitch and nails the drive to the left of mid-off who further parries it away to long-on with some sloppy fielding

Chamari Polgampola, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

29.6

Chamari Atapattu to Satterthwaite, no run, looks to tickle a leg-side delivery, doesn't get enough bat

29.5

Chamari Atapattu to Bates, 1 run, gets across again and ekes an inside edge on the forced flick-drive, a single to short fine

29.4

Chamari Atapattu to Bates, no run, shuffles way across her off-stump and drills the drive to extra cover

29.3

Chamari Atapattu to Satterthwaite, 1 run, a firm punch to mid-off, this time there's no direct hit. Had there been one, Satterthwaite would have been gone

29.2

Chamari Atapattu to Satterthwaite, 2 runs, a serene drive to mid-off and a direct hit at the non-striker's end, overthrows and they add one more run

29.2

Chamari Atapattu to Satterthwaite, wide, darts one down leg, reload needed

29.1

Chamari Atapattu to Bates, 1 run, pushed wide of off-stump, driven away towards cover

28.6

Siriwardene to Bates, 1 run, saunters down the pitch and fetches the sweep from outside off, trickles away through mid-wicket

28.5

Siriwardene to Satterthwaite, 1 run, opens the face of the bat and runs a single to short third man

28.4

Siriwardene to Satterthwaite, no run, taps the ball into the leg-side and thinks of a quick single, Bates says no

28.3

Siriwardene to Satterthwaite, no run, drives and picks out the fielder at short extra cover

28.2

Siriwardene to Satterthwaite, no run, skids through outside off, Satterthwaite is late on the cut, misses

28.1

Siriwardene to Satterthwaite, no run, not afraid to toss it up is Shashikala Siriwardene, Satterthwaite plods forward in defence

27.6

Chamari Atapattu to Bates, no run, full outside off, pushed away towards covers

27.5

Chamari Atapattu to Bates, no run, nicely tossed up outside off, dips at the right moment to deceive and deny Suzie Bates of a big shot

27.4

Chamari Atapattu to Satterthwaite, 1 run, full on the pads, flicked away to deep mid-wicket

27.3

Chamari Atapattu to Bates, 1 run, biffed down to long-on

27.2

Chamari Atapattu to Bates, no run, tossed up outside off, cracked to mid-off

27.1

Chamari Atapattu to Bates, no run, pushed through quicker outside off, Bates' delays her attempt to steer it fine and is beaten

26.6

Siriwardene to Satterthwaite, 2 runs, very very slow, Satterthwaite went for the sweep, gets an under-edge that trickles away to fine leg

26.5

Siriwardene to Bates, 1 run, steps out and takes this offie on the full and chips it down to long-on

26.4

Siriwardene to Satterthwaite, 3 runs, superbly played. Short and outside off, Satterthwaite backs away and cuts it behind point for three runs

26.3

Siriwardene to Bates, 1 run, this will go down as a chance. Turning in a bit, Bates made room and looked to guide it fine, in the process gets an outside edge that brushes the keeper's mitts and rolls away. A very tough chance though

26.2

Siriwardene to Bates, 2 runs, slowish on middle, flicked away to deep mid-wicket

26.1

Siriwardene to Satterthwaite, 1 run, flattish outside off, punched to sweeper cover

Shashikala Siriwardene [3.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack

25.6

Chamari Atapattu to Bates, no run, flatter outside off, Bates looks for the cut and misses

25.5

Chamari Atapattu to Satterthwaite, 1 run, pushed away into the off-side

25.4

Chamari Atapattu to Bates, 1 run, short again, punched it through

25.3

Chamari Atapattu to Satterthwaite, 1 run, shortish outside off, Satterthwaite spanks it to sweeper cover and that brings up her fifty. Will look to stay till the end

Few drops of rain in the air.

25.2

Chamari Atapattu to Bates, 1 run, more width on offer, crunched to sweeper cover

25.1

Chamari Atapattu to Bates, 2 runs, angling it wide of off, Bates waits and cuts it through point. Easy two

Chamari Atapattu, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

24.6

Sripali Weerakkody to Bates, 1 run, too early on the leg-side whippy flick, gets a thick leading edge which drops safely in the cover region. Unfortunately for Sri Lanka there's no-one there

24.5

Sripali Weerakkody to Satterthwaite, 1 run, driven elegantly to deep extra cover

24.4

Sripali Weerakkody to Satterthwaite, no run, short of length, clubbed away straight to cover

24.3

Sripali Weerakkody to Bates, 1 run, gets across and twirls her wrists on the flick, down to long-on

24.2

Sripali Weerakkody to Bates, no run, presents a straight bat and punches a length ball to mid-off

24.1

Sripali Weerakkody to Bates, no run, played back to the bowler

23.6

Ranaweera to Bates, 1 run, an easy single straight down the ground

23.5

Ranaweera to Satterthwaite, 1 run, looks to sweep, doesn't get hold of it. It takes the glove and loops to the right of the keeper who kicks it away, unintentionally of course, towards fine leg region

23.4

Ranaweera to Bates, 1 run, jumps out of her crease and drills a single to long-on

23.3

Ranaweera to Bates, no run, touch short outside off, Bates dabs it to short third

23.2

Ranaweera to Satterthwaite, 1 run, wide of off-stump, flat-bats the drive wide of cover

23.1

Ranaweera to Satterthwaite, FOUR, too full and just outside off, Satterthwaite smashes the sweep in the gap between mid-wicket and deep square

22.6

Sripali Weerakkody to Bates, no run, low back lift, just prods at the ball in defence

22.5

Sripali Weerakkody to Bates, no run, too full, Bates squeezes the drive to mid-on

22.4

Sripali Weerakkody to Satterthwaite, 1 run, drives off the front foot past a diving cover

22.3

Sripali Weerakkody to Bates, 1 run, classy back foot punch from the skipper to bring up New Zealand's 100

22.2

Sripali Weerakkody to Satterthwaite, 3 runs, tapped to cover and then an overthrow from the fielder there meant New Zealand gain two extra runs

22.1

Sripali Weerakkody to Satterthwaite, no run, cuts and fails to find the gap

21.6

Ranaweera to Bates, no run, stands back and blocks a straight delivery

21.5

Ranaweera to Bates, no run, pushed into the off-side

21.4

Ranaweera to Bates, SIX, that's the stroke of the game! Gee, she nailed it. Absolutely. On one knee, spots the loop and lifts it over long-on. And that's fifty for Suzie Bates, the New Zealand skipper. Her colleagues rise as one to appreciate the effort

21.3

Ranaweera to Satterthwaite, 3 runs, high full toss down leg, Satterthwaite helps it with the angle with a real bash of the willow. But she hasn't timed it as well as she would have liked, trickles...trickles...and doesn't quite reach the fence

21.2

Ranaweera to Satterthwaite, no run, cuts a flatter delivery straight to backward point

21.1

Ranaweera to Bates, 1 run, advances, takes it on the full and cue-ends a biff drive to long-on

20.6

Sripali Weerakkody to Satterthwaite, no run, a gentle dab into the off-side, short extra cover comes around to prevent the single

20.5

Sripali Weerakkody to Bates, 1 run, drives a single to straight mid-on and hurries through for a quick single

20.4

Sripali Weerakkody to Bates, no run, a solid front foot defence from the skipper

20.3

Sripali Weerakkody to Satterthwaite, 1 run, a closed bat face drive, beats mid-wicket to her left despite a sparing dive

20.2

Sripali Weerakkody to Satterthwaite, no run, a repeat of the first delivery this

20.1

Sripali Weerakkody to Satterthwaite, no run, pushed away wide of off-stump, Satterthwaite shoulders arms

19.6

Ranaweera to Bates, no run, safely negated

19.5

Ranaweera to Bates, no run, tapped away towards short cover

19.4

Ranaweera to Bates, no run, slower through the air, Bates walks across and tries to knock it around. Misses the trajectory and gets rapped around the knee roll. The umpire thinks it's too high

19.3

Ranaweera to Bates, no run, firmly pushed into the off-side

19.2

Ranaweera to Bates, no run, huge appeal from the keeper, but nothing from the umpire. A delayed reaction from the bowler too. Umpire Anil Kumar Chaudhary stands unmoved. It was a slider, angled in from a length, too close to off-stump. Bates looks for a late dab and misses by an inch or so. Didn't look like an edge tbh

19.1

Ranaweera to Satterthwaite, 1 run, pushed away square on the off-side with full face of the bat

Time for drinks

18.6

Sripali Weerakkody to Bates, no run, did she get an edge on that? Reckons Bates nicked it. Oh yeah, she did. Length ball in the corridor of uncertainty, Bates hangs her bat sans any conviction and got a feather. The keeper was caught napping as she failed to lock her gloves despite getting her body behind it

18.5

Sripali Weerakkody to Bates, no run, crouches and drives, straight to cover

18.4

Sripali Weerakkody to Bates, no run, short and arrowing down leg, Bates shapes up to pull, but misses. Hit high on the pads. Height may have been a factor, and could be sliding down too

18.3

Sripali Weerakkody to Bates, no run, this one may have stopped a bit, Bates defends it off the splice back to the bowler

18.2

Sripali Weerakkody to Satterthwaite, 1 run, short and wide, Satterthwaite stands tall and steers the ball to deep square on the off-side

18.1

Sripali Weerakkody to Satterthwaite, no run, cuts late, but can't find the gap

17.6

Ranaweera to Bates, no run, lunges forward and presents a straight bat in defence

17.5

Ranaweera to Satterthwaite, 1 run, eased away to long-on

17.4

Ranaweera to Satterthwaite, no run, tries to steer a delivery that bounces a tad extra, gets a thick edge which drops inches short of backward point

17.3

Ranaweera to Satterthwaite, no run, driven straight to Ranaweera

17.2

Ranaweera to Satterthwaite, no run, blunted back towards the bowler

17.1

Ranaweera to Satterthwaite, FOUR, lovely timing. And that's 3000 ODI runs for Amy Satterthwaite. Hangs back and slots the cut between cover and backward point

Inoka Ranaweera, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

16.6

Sripali Weerakkody to Satterthwaite, 1 run, push-drives a full delivery to deep extra cover

16.5

Sripali Weerakkody to Satterthwaite, no run, driven straight to mid-off

16.4

Sripali Weerakkody to Bates, 1 run, punched away nicely to sweeper cover

16.3

Sripali Weerakkody to Bates, no run, opens the bat face and taps a wide ball to point

16.2

Sripali Weerakkody to Satterthwaite, 1 run, leans on the front foot and drives through extra cover

16.1

Sripali Weerakkody to Satterthwaite, no run, pitched short around middle and leg, pulled to mid-wicket

15.6

Siriwardene to Bates, FOUR, errs on the other side does Shashikala Siriwardene, Bates frees her arms and flays it away square on the off-side

15.5

Siriwardene to Bates, no run, looks to sweep again, but fails this time. Mild appeal for lbw, but the ball looked to have pitched outside leg

15.4

Siriwardene to Bates, FOUR, no stopping this time. Sees the line, kneels down and brooms away past short fine. No fuss

15.3

Siriwardene to Bates, 2 runs, nicely looped up, but the line is negative - too legside. Bates paddles it fine and completes the second with ease

15.2

Siriwardene to Satterthwaite, 1 run, allows the ball to dart in and pushes a single off her pads into the on-side

15.1

Siriwardene to Bates, 1 run, straight roller, nudged away towards mid-wicket

14.6

Sripali Weerakkody to Satterthwaite, no run, can't pierce the off-side ring, again

14.5

Sripali Weerakkody to Satterthwaite, no run, looks to cash in on the width on offer, but slashing blade means it takes cue edge and deflects to gully off the keeper's gloves. Chance certainly, but a tough one

14.4

Sripali Weerakkody to Satterthwaite, no run, slanting away outside off, Satterthwaite dabs it late towards backward point

14.3

Sripali Weerakkody to Satterthwaite, no run, chopped away towards gully

14.2

Sripali Weerakkody to Bates, 1 run, driven straight down the ground to the left of mid-on who does well to pounce on the ball and effect a direct hit at the non-striker's end. Bates was home anyway

14.1

Sripali Weerakkody to Bates, 2 runs, fullish and straight, wristy work from Bates as she works a couple through mid-wicket

Sripali Weerakkody, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

13.6

Siriwardene to Bates, 1 run, flat and wide, slashed away off the back foot to deep cover

13.5

Siriwardene to Satterthwaite, 1 run, tucked away into the on-side

13.4

Siriwardene to Satterthwaite, no run, tossed up too full around off, Satterthwaite gets too close to the pitch and mistimes the drive back to the bowler

13.3

Siriwardene to Satterthwaite, 2 runs, plenty of room on offer, Satterthwaite makes full use of it by unfurling a square drive to the right of cover

13.2

Siriwardene to Satterthwaite, no run, looped up nicely, driven back to the bowler

13.1

Siriwardene to Bates, leg byes, 1 run, floater on leg-stump, Bates uses the angle to glance a single to fine leg. Replays reveal that it came off the pad though

12.6

Prabodhani to Satterthwaite, no run, full and on middle, played down to mid-on

12.5

Prabodhani to Satterthwaite, no run, drifted outside off, Satterthwaite goes for the cut and comes up with zilch

12.4

Prabodhani to Bates, 1 run, shortish outside off, flayed along the ground to sweeper cover

12.3

Prabodhani to Bates, no run, gentle length ball on off, Bates stands tall and punches it to mid-off

12.2

Prabodhani to Bates, no run, plants it well outside off, Bates drills it hard but straight to cover

12.1

Prabodhani to Bates, no run, an extended forward push to this length delivery towards extra cover

11.6

Siriwardene to Satterthwaite, FOUR, oh! nice shot from Satterthwaite. Fetches the sweep from outside off and brooms it away handsomely in front of square on the leg-side

11.5

Siriwardene to Satterthwaite, no run, flat and quick outside off, Satterthwaite quells it into the off-side

11.4

Siriwardene to Satterthwaite, no run, probing in that iffy channel, Satterthwaite goes back and across to negotiate it

11.3

Siriwardene to Satterthwaite, no run, defended solidly

11.2

Siriwardene to Bates, 1 run, slow off-break, punched to sweeper cover

11.1

Siriwardene to Bates, no run, tossed up on off, blocked back

Shashikala Siriwardene, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

10.6

Prabodhani to Satterthwaite, no run, shaping away around off, patted into the off-side

10.5

Prabodhani to Satterthwaite, no run, harmless length delivery met with a solid defence from Satterthwaite

10.4

Prabodhani to Satterthwaite, no run, served full again but closer to off, Satterthwaite pushes it to mid-on

10.3

Prabodhani to Bates, 1 run, lands it full to Bates, she lunges forward and pings it off the middle to send it to sweeper cover

10.2

Prabodhani to Satterthwaite, 1 run, same length, Satterthwaite breaches the gap this time. Smoothly drives it to sweeper cover

10.1

Prabodhani to Satterthwaite, no run, hurled full outside off, driven to extra cover

9.6

Gunaratne to Satterthwaite, 1 run, slanted wider of off, Satterthwaite waits and cuts it through point

9.5

Gunaratne to Satterthwaite, no run, flighted delivery, dips a bit and Satterthwaite works it to mid-on

9.4

Gunaratne to Satterthwaite, no run, full on the pads, flicked to short mid-wicket

9.3

Gunaratne to Satterthwaite, no run, flatter outside off, forced to cover

9.2

Gunaratne to Bates, 1 run, looped up on off, easy single to long-off

9.1

Gunaratne to Bates, no run, short and outside off, cracked sweetly but straight to cover

8.6

Prabodhani to Satterthwaite, FOUR, two in a row. More width and Satterthwaite goes hard at it this time. Ekes out an outside edge that flies over first slip. Luck going Satterthwaite and Kiwis' way

8.5

Prabodhani to Satterthwaite, FOUR, edged and four. Deliberately played by Satterthwaite, uses her soft hands and pokes at this away swinger, gets it wide of first slip and it races away to the fence

8.4

Prabodhani to Satterthwaite, no run, yorker outside off, squeezed out

8.3

Prabodhani to Satterthwaite, no run, pushed into the off-side

8.2

Prabodhani to Bates, 1 run, rifled full outside off, Bates bends low and crunches it to sweeper cover

8.1

Prabodhani to Bates, no run, arrowing in on middle, punched to mid-off

7.6

Gunaratne to Bates, 1 run, fuller around off, milked down to long-off for a single

7.5

Gunaratne to Bates, FOUR, this is poor bowling. Compliments width to Bates, who accepts it gleefully and square-drives it through point

7.4

Gunaratne to Bates, no run

7.3

Gunaratne to Satterthwaite, 1 run, much slower, Satterthwaite pushes it towards mid-on

7.2

Gunaratne to Satterthwaite, no run, more flight given, played back to the bowler

7.1

Gunaratne to Satterthwaite, no run, lollipoped on middle, dips a bit but Satterthwaite dead-bats it

6.6

Prabodhani to Satterthwaite, 1 run, short and wide again, Satterthwaite can't find the placement right. Drives it to sweeper cover

6.5

Prabodhani to Satterthwaite, no run, full and snaking in, clipped to mid-wicket

6.4

Prabodhani to Satterthwaite, no run, much better. Goodish length outside off, Satterthwaite lifts his bat and lets it go

6.3

Prabodhani to Satterthwaite, FOUR, bad lines from Prabodhani, very short and wide of off, Satterthwaite reaches out and punches it past a diving point fielder. The outfield is quick and the fielder in the deep can't cut it off

6.2

Prabodhani to Satterthwaite, no run, much wider of off, Satterthwaite drives but finds extra cover

6.1

Prabodhani to Satterthwaite, no run, full and outside off, Satterthwaite presses forward to push, the bat turns in her hand and as a result, messes up with her timing. Skews it to mid-on off the inner half

5.6

Gunaratne to Bates, FOUR, fabulous shot. Gunaratne errs in a length and Bates makes her pay. Inclines her bat across and slaps this short of length through cover. No need to run for those

5.5

Gunaratne to Satterthwaite, 1 run, worked away to long-on

5.4

Gunaratne to Satterthwaite, no run, ooh, this is nice. Angles one across the lefty, testing Satterthwaite who just about holds his bat inside the line and lets it pass

Amy Satterthwaite, left handed bat, comes to the crease

5.3

Gunaratne to Priest, out Lbw!! Gunaratne ticks the wicket column and gifts Sri Lanka their first wicket. Priest failed to connect with the pull last ball, this was much fuller and straighter on the stumps, she went for the sweep but it wasn't the ideal length. She misses it completely and is thudded on the pad. Looked plumb and would've crashed the middle of middle. Priest lbw b Gunaratne 2(14)

Gunaratne to Priest, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!

5.3

Gunaratne to Priest, wide, drags it short, deserved to be punished but Priest misses out. It was down leg and the umpire calls it a wide

5.2

Gunaratne to Priest, no run, tossed up on middle, played to mid-on

5.1

Gunaratne to Bates, 1 run, drifter on the pads, clipped away through mid-wicket

4.6

Prabodhani to Priest, no run, good length delivery, seamed back in, Priest combats the movement and defends it with a straight bat

4.5

Prabodhani to Bates, 1 run, shortish and width on offer, punched to sweeper cover

4.4

Prabodhani to Bates, no run, ducks in on off, Bates is cramped for room, so had to gently dab it towards cover

4.3

Prabodhani to Bates, no run

4.2

Prabodhani to Bates, no run, blocked into the leg-side

4.1

Prabodhani to Bates, no run, slanted in, semblance of inswing, Bates defends it into the leg-side

3.6

Gunaratne to Bates, 1 run, faster ball, around off, Bates bends her knee and arrests her backlift to slice it past point

3.5

Gunaratne to Bates, no run, slowish and in that luring length, driven back to the bowler

3.4

Gunaratne to Priest, 1 run, eased down to long-off

3.3

Gunaratne to Priest, no run, arm-ball, lot closer to off, Priest stays back and defends

3.2

Gunaratne to Priest, no run, lot more air given and draws Priest forward, pushed softly to cover

3.1

Gunaratne to Bates, 1 run, tossed up delivery outside off, driven to long-off

2.6

Prabodhani to Priest, no run, bat close to pad to negotiate this indipper

2.5

Prabodhani to Priest, no run, full and a hint of shape back in, Priest prods forward and pushes it to point

2.4

Prabodhani to Priest, no run, brings this one back around off, blocked off the front foot

2.3

Prabodhani to Bates, 1 run, this is not clever bowling from Prabodhani, adheres to the leg-stump line, tucked away to fine leg

2.2

Prabodhani to Bates, FOUR, Bates threads the gap this time. Slightly short, Bates makes room and punches it through cover

2.1

Prabodhani to Priest, 1 run, top work from the Sri Lankan skipper. Saved a definite boundary. Priest drilled it hard down the ground, Ranweera moves to her right and makes a diving save

1.6

Gunaratne to Bates, no run, goes back and across to kill all the turn on this tossed up delivery

1.5

Gunaratne to Bates, no run, shows respect and offers a block

1.4

Gunaratne to Bates, no run, similar delivery, lot quicker, Bates misjudges the length again and swats it off the inner half to short mid-wicket

1.3

Gunaratne to Bates, no run, hurries off the pitch, Bates went back to pull and mistimes it to mid-wicket

1.2

Gunaratne to Bates, no run, quicker and skids through, Bates is struck in the crease. Is pinged on the pad and which in turn evokes an appeal from the Sri Lankans, but the umpire doesn't budge

1.1

Gunaratne to Bates, 2 runs, gunning on the pads, Bates shuffles across and nudges it through mid-wicket. Takes a couple of runs without any hassle

Chandima Gunaratne, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

Spin from the other end. One slip for Gunaratne

0.6

Prabodhani to Priest, no run

0.5

Prabodhani to Priest, no run

Forgot to mention, the keeper stood up to the stumps for the previous ball

0.4

Prabodhani to Priest, no run, spearing on middle and leg, some late swing for Prabodhani, Priest misses the clip and is hit on the pad

0.3

Prabodhani to Priest, no run, better from Prabodhani, tempting Priest into a drive by hurling it full, but Priest does take the bait as she casually pushes it towards mid-off

0.2

Prabodhani to Bates, 1 run, on the pads, flicked away to fine leg

0.1

Prabodhani to Bates, FOUR, wow. Bates is off and running. Not wasting any time to dispatch bad balls to the fence. A juicy half-volley on off, Bates leans nicely forward and presents a straight bat on the drive. Ram-rod straight and it races away to the fence. Elegance in full display

Bates and Priest are at the crease. Bates is on strike. Prabodhani will open the attack

Welcome back. The chase is all set to begin. The Sri Lankan women are warming up near the sidelines. Their bowling needs to come good today to make up for their underwhelming batting. Out walk the two batswomen to the middle. Intersting field placements, must say. There is a leg-gully kinda of fielder in place. Off we go then.

13:39 Local Time, 12:39 GMT, 18:09 IST: Huddleston's fifer means that New Zealand will be chasing a score well below 200. At one stge with Sri Lanka going at a decent rate with wickets in hand, it appeared that the White Ferns but they made decent comeback during the middle overs to restrict the Lankan women below 200. Stay tuned for the chase...

49.6

Huddleston to Gunaratne, 1 run, full ball on the stumps. Gunaratne whips through mid-wicket. Sri Lanka finish with 188

Chandima Gunaratne, left handed bat, comes to the crease

49.5

Huddleston to Prabodhani, out Bowled!! With one ball to go in the innings, Huddleston has managed to secure the fifer she deserves. Prabodhani backed away and exposed all three stumps. Was not able to lay bat to the drive and the stumps got crashed on a dead straight ball. Prabodhani b Huddleston 4(12)

Huddleston to Prabodhani, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

49.4

Huddleston to Prabodhani, 2 runs, short and wide outside off. Prabodhani cuts and a misfield at backward point fetches her two

49.3

Huddleston to Prabodhani, no run, fuller ball. Prabodhani backs away and drives straight to the fielder at mid-off

49.2

Huddleston to Ranaweera, 1 run, pushes to mid-on and sets off; a direct hit at the bowler's end would have been interesting

49.1

Huddleston to Prabodhani, 1 run, backs away and wants to thump through the off-side, inside edges to mid-wicket

48.6

Erin Bermingham to Ranaweera, no run, flatter delivery outside off. Ranaweera wants to run down to third man and is beaten

48.5

Erin Bermingham to Ranaweera, no run, tossed up delivery. Ranaweera is beaten on the drive outside off

48.4

Erin Bermingham to Prabodhani, 1 run, full toss. Prabodhani whips it to backward square leg

48.3

Erin Bermingham to Prabodhani, no run, tossed up delivery. Prabodhani mistimes the drive to the bowler

48.2

Erin Bermingham to Ranaweera, 1 run, tossed up delivery on the stumps. Ranaweera drives past mid-wicket

48.1

Erin Bermingham to Prabodhani, leg byes, slipped on the pads, deflects to fine leg

47.6

Huddleston to Ranaweera, no run, beaten on the drive outside off

47.5

Huddleston to Ranaweera, FOUR, drives on the up and gets a thick edge that runs past the keeper to the third man fence

47.4

Huddleston to Ranaweera, no run, stays her ground and pushes to mid-on

Inoka Ranaweera, left handed bat, comes to the crease

47.3

Huddleston to Siriwardene, out Caught by Satterthwaite!! The procession continues. Siriwardene chips a length ball over the bowler. Mid-on runs to her left, slides and pulls off a decent catch. Siriwardene c Satterthwaite b Huddleston 16(26) [4s-2]

Huddleston to Siriwardene, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

47.2

Huddleston to Siriwardene, no run, full on offr. Siriwardene drives it to the fielder at mid-off

47.1

Huddleston to Siriwardene, no run, short of a good length ball outside off. Siriwardene is beaten on the swipe

46.6

Erin Bermingham to Prabodhani, no run, tossed up ball. Prabodhani pushes back to the bowler

46.5

Erin Bermingham to Prabodhani, no run, lets it turn and taps to the fielder at cover

46.4

Erin Bermingham to Prabodhani, no run, flatter outside off. Prabodhani is beaten on the cut

46.3

Erin Bermingham to Prabodhani, no run, turns around off. Prabodhani cuts and finds cover

46.2

Erin Bermingham to Siriwardene, 1 run, tossed up ball outside off. Siriwardene drives to sweeper cover

46.1

Erin Bermingham to Siriwardene, FOUR, that's a bad ball, full down the leg-side. Siriwardene tickles it into the fence

Erin Bermingham [3.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack

45.6

Huddleston to Prabodhani, no run, back of a length into Prabodhani, blocked into the on-side

45.5

Huddleston to Siriwardene, 1 run, throws it full. Siriwardene whips over mid-wicket

45.4

Huddleston to Siriwardene, no run, fuller ball driven to mid-off

Udeshika Prabodhani, right handed bat, comes to the crease

45.3

Huddleston to Sripali Weerakkody, out Caught by Amelia Kerr!! Seventh one goes down for Sri Lanka. Sripali Weerakkody wanted to swipe across the line, but got a top edge that flew to mid-wicket. Whenevern Sri Lanka have threatened to get quick runs, New Zealand have halted that with a wicket. Sripali Weerakkody c Amelia Kerr b Huddleston 6(10) [4s-1]

Huddleston to Sripali Weerakkody, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

45.2

Huddleston to Siriwardene, 1 run, drives on the up, inside edges to short fine leg

45.1

Huddleston to Sripali Weerakkody, 1 run, back of a length on the stumps, Sripali Weerakkody whips to backard square leg

44.6

Tahuhu to Siriwardene, no run, short of a good length on off. Defended

44.5

Tahuhu to Sripali Weerakkody, 1 run, angling in on the legs, turned to fine leg

44.4

Tahuhu to Siriwardene, 1 run, clipped off the legs to mid-wicket for a single

44.3

Tahuhu to Siriwardene, FOUR, short ball and Siriwardene has clubbed it with a pull. No one in the deep at mid-wicket and it races away

44.2

Tahuhu to Siriwardene, no run, wants to hoick across the line, does so but finds mid-wicket

44.1

Tahuhu to Siriwardene, no run, length delivery. Siriwardene defends back to the bowler

43.6

Huddleston to Sripali Weerakkody, FOUR, that will do. Full and outside off, Sripali Weerakkody stays leg-side and cracks it tothe sweeper cover fence

43.5

Huddleston to Sripali Weerakkody, no run, slants on the legs of Sripali Weerakkody, tucks to backward square leg

43.4

Huddleston to Sripali Weerakkody, no run, pushes in the air off the back foot, falls short of point

43.3

Huddleston to Siriwardene, 1 run, worked off the legs to fine leg

43.2

Huddleston to Siriwardene, no run, length ball, tapped to point

43.1

Huddleston to Siriwardene, no run, very full delivery. Siriwardene drives to mid-on

42.6

Tahuhu to Sripali Weerakkody, no run, good length ball outside off. Sripali Weerakkody throws his bat at it and is beaten

42.5

Tahuhu to Sripali Weerakkody, no run, full outside off. Sripali Weerakkody fails to put bat on the slice

42.4

Tahuhu to Sripali Weerakkody, no run, fuller ball, pushes past the bowler, wants a single but mid-off tidies up

42.3

Tahuhu to Siriwardene, 1 run, gets across to pull, miscues to short fine leg

42.2

Tahuhu to Siriwardene, no run, leans across and nudges to mid-wicket

42.1

Tahuhu to Siriwardene, no run, fuller ball. Siriwardene prods forward and pushes to extra cover

41.6

Huddleston to Sripali Weerakkody, no run, gets across and somehow manages to keep this length ball out

Sripali Weerakkody, left handed bat, comes to the crease

41.5

Huddleston to Prasadani Weerakkody, out Caught by Anna Peterson!! Sri Lanka are losing the plot here. Was a slower ball and Prasadani Weerakkody wanted to turn into the on-side, the ball came late and popped off the bat to the fielder at square leg. Prasadani Weerakkody c Anna Peterson b Huddleston 5(5) [4s-1]

Huddleston to Prasadani Weerakkody, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

41.4

Huddleston to Siriwardene, 1 run, gets across and uses the angle to work to deep square leg

41.3

Huddleston to Siriwardene, no run, gets across to cut, under-edges into the ground

41.2

Huddleston to Siriwardene, no run

41.1

Huddleston to Siriwardene, no run, fuller ball, Siriwardene mistimes the drive to mid-on

40.6

Tahuhu to Prasadani Weerakkody, no run, full ball outside off. Prasadani Weerakkody carves it towards point

40.5

Tahuhu to Siriwardene, 1 run, tucked off the back foot to square leg for a single

40.4

Tahuhu to Prasadani Weerakkody, 1 run, short ball and it skids on to Prasadani Weerakkody who miscues the pull in the air; falls in the gap at square leg

40.3

Tahuhu to Prasadani Weerakkody, no run, wanted to repeat the act but is beaten outside off this time

40.2

Tahuhu to Prasadani Weerakkody, FOUR, uses the pace of the ball and dabs it past backward point, races away to the fence

Prasadani Weerakkody, left handed bat, comes to the crease

40.1

Tahuhu to Lokusuriyage, out Bowled!! And she's been cleaned up. Tried to drive on the up, the ball nipped in off the deck and beat her bat to crash the stumps. New Zealand making come back in this one. Lokusuriyage b Tahuhu 5(14)

Tahuhu to Lokusuriyage, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

40.1

Tahuhu to Lokusuriyage, wide, slipped down the leg-side, wided

Lea Tahuhu [6.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack

39.6

Huddleston to Siriwardene, no run, hits the hard length on the stumps, Siriwardene nudges to mid-wicket

39.5

Huddleston to Siriwardene, no run, short of a good length ball on the stumps, defended

39.4

Huddleston to Lokusuriyage, 1 run, softly tucked through the on-side

39.3

Huddleston to Lokusuriyage, no run, chips a fuller ball, falls short of the woman at mid-off

39.2

Huddleston to Lokusuriyage, no run, back of a length. Stays back and blocks

39.1

Huddleston to Lokusuriyage, no run, length ball, blocked

Shashikala Siriwardene, right handed bat, comes to the crease

38.6

Amelia Kerr to Lokusuriyage, out Manodara Run Out!! 1 run completed. This has become a norm now. Saw it during the recently concluded Champions Trophy for men and now here. Two players stranded at the same end. Lokusuriyage tucked to square leg, was content with a single but Manodara wanted the second run and raced to the bowler's end where Lokusuriyage had not even left the crease. The bowler passed the throw to the keeper and that was it. Manodara run out (Amelia Kerr/Priest) 0(1)

Amelia Kerr to Lokusuriyage, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

38.5

Amelia Kerr to Lokusuriyage, no run, skips and takes on the full, pushed back to the bowler

38.4

Amelia Kerr to Lokusuriyage, no run, and again, driven to extra cover

38.3

Amelia Kerr to Lokusuriyage, no run, floats on the stumps again, drilled down to long-off

38.2

Amelia Kerr to Lokusuriyage, no run, drives this tossed up ball to extra cover

38.1

Amelia Kerr to Lokusuriyage, 2 runs, high full toss, swiped to backward square leg

37.6

Huddleston to Manodara, no run, length ball on the stumps, Manodara defends

Dilani Manodara, right handed bat, comes to the crease

That will be drinks as well

37.5

Huddleston to Polgampola, out Caught by Priest!! That's a soft dismissal. She falls one short of a half-century. Wanted to run down to third man to get there but the angle away from here resulted in a feather that carried to the keeper. Polgampola c Priest b Huddleston 49(113) [4s-3]

Huddleston to Polgampola, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

37.4

Huddleston to Lokusuriyage, 1 run, fuller ball. Lokusuriyage drives to mid-on

37.3

Huddleston to Polgampola, 1 run, gets across in the crease and works to mid-wicket, overthrow at the bowler's end fetches them a single

37.2

Huddleston to Polgampola, no run, hits the length around middle and leg, Polgampola defends to mid-wicket

37.1

Huddleston to Polgampola, no run, slices the drive on the up to point

Holly Huddleston [3.0-1-14-0] is back into the attack

36.6

Amelia Kerr to Polgampola, 1 run, flatter ball outside off, Polgampola cuts to point

36.5

Amelia Kerr to Polgampola, no run, full toss. Polgampola drives and finds extra cover

36.4

Amelia Kerr to Polgampola, no run, too full a ball, clipped to mid-wicket

36.3

Amelia Kerr to Polgampola, no run, gets across and wants to shuffled, the ball rolls along the pitch off the pads

36.2

Amelia Kerr to Polgampola, no run, pushed towards extra cover from the crease

36.1

Amelia Kerr to Polgampola, no run, quicker delivery on the stumps, blocked

Amelia Kerr [3.0-0-9-1] is back into the attack

35.6

Devine to Lokusuriyage, no run, length ball. Lokusuriyage drives to extra cover

35.5

Devine to Lokusuriyage, no run, full ball. Lokusuriyage falls over and there is a huge appeal for an lbw, not given though