SL-W vs NZ-W Match Preview
The match number 15 of the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup will be played between Sri Lanka Women (SL-W) and New Zealand Women (NZ-W). The match will be played at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on October
14. Sri Lanka are currently in a tough situation in the ongoing World Cup as they are yet to win a game so far. Now, the Lankan Women will be looking to stun New Zealand and get their first win in the 2025 Women’s World Cup.
On the other hand, New Zealand Women are currently at the fifth spot in the points table with one win and two losses in three matches in the ongoing World Cup so far. Now, the Kiwi Women will be looking to get a big win against the hosts Sri Lanka and enter the top four. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the 15th match of 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup between Sri Lanka Women and New Zealand Women.
SL-W vs NZ-W Match Details
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Match |
Sri Lanka Women vs New Zealand Women, Match 15 |
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Venue |
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
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Date & Time |
Tuesday, October 14, 3:00 PM (IST) |
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Live Broadcast & Streaming Details |
JioHotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network |
SL-W vs NZ-W Pitch Report
The surface of the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo offers a balanced surface which is particularly flat in nature and tends to deteriorates as the match progresses . With the ground hosting over 150 ODI matches, majority of the times the team batting first, comes out on top.
SL-W vs NZ-W Weather Report
SL-W vs NZ-W Head-to-Head Stats and Records
Sri Lanka Women and New Zealand Women have faced each other 16 times in the ODI format so far. In these 16 matches, New Zealand Women have a dominant record over Sri Lanka Women with 13 wins while Sri Lanka Women have defeated them twice with one game ending in no result.
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Total Matches played |
16 |
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Sri Lanka Women won |
2 |
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New Zealand Women won |
13 |
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No Result |
1 |
SL-W vs NZ-W Probable Playing XIs
Sri Lanka Women: Hasini Perera, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Dewmi Vihanga, Sugandika Kumari, Udeshika Prabodhani, Inoka Ranaweera
New Zealand Women: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze (wk), Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson
SL-W vs NZ-W 2025 Women’s CWC Squads
Sri Lanka Women: Hasini Perera, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Dewmi Vihanga, Sugandika Kumari, Udeshika Prabodhani, Inoka Ranaweera, Achini Kulasuriya, Piumi Wathsala Badalge, Malki Madara, Imesha Dulani
New Zealand Women: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze (wk), Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson, Polly Inglis, Bella James, Hannah Rowe, Bree Illing
SL-W vs NZ-W Predicted Top Batter
Sophie Devine: New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine turned out to be a star performer in the ongoing Women’s World Cup so far. She is currently the leading run-scorer of the tournament so far with 260 runs in three matches at an average of 86.66. Now, Devine will be looking to play another match-winning knock in the upcoming match against Sri Lanka Women.
SL-W vs NZ-W Predicted Top Bowler
Lea Tahuhu: Fast bowler Lea Tahuhu has been a leading wicket taker for New Zealand in the ongoing Women’s World Cup so far. She has taken seven wickets from three matches in the tournament and will be looking to deliver match-winning bowling spell in the upcoming match against Sri Lanka.
Today’s Cricket Match Prediction
Toss Prediction: Sri Lanka Women to win the toss
Scenario 1: Sri Lanka Women opt to bat
1st innings prediction: Sri Lanka Women to post 245-255 runs
Match Prediction: New Zealand Women to win
Scenario 2: Sri Lanka Women opt to bowl
1st innings prediction: New Zealand Women to post 280-290 runs
Match prediction: New Zealand Women to win
