RESULT

SL-A-W vs NZ-A-W Commentary, 25 May, 2026

SLA-W

78/10 (16.5 ov)

NZ-A-W

79/5 (18.5 ov)

New Zealand A Women won by 5 wickets

Out

P Wathsala 12(15)

c F Jonas b JM Watkin

80.00

16.5 · P Wathsala c F Jonas b JM Watkin 12 (15) — Jess Watkin to Piumi Wathsala Badalge, no run, c F Jonas b JM Watkin,

1 16.4

Jess Watkin to Chamudi Praboda, 1 run,

0 16.3

Jess Watkin to Chamudi Praboda, no run,

Out

S Gimhani 7(5)

c F Jonas b JM Watkin

140.00

16.2 · S Gimhani c F Jonas b JM Watkin 7 (5) — Jess Watkin to Shashini Gimhani, no run, c F Jonas b JM Watkin,

1 16.1

Jess Watkin to Piumi Wathsala Badalge, 1 run,

Over 16 10 Runs

SLA-W 76/8

S Gimhani 7(4) P Wathsala 11(13)

BG Armstrong 1-21 (4)

2 15.6

Bella Armstrong to Shashini Gimhani, 2 runs,

0 15.5

Bella Armstrong to Shashini Gimhani, no run,

4wd 15.5

Bella Armstrong to Shashini Gimhani, 5 wide,

1 15.4

Bella Armstrong to Piumi Wathsala Badalge, 1 run,

0 15.3

Bella Armstrong to Piumi Wathsala Badalge, no run,

1 15.2

Bella Armstrong to Shashini Gimhani, 1 run,

1 15.1

Bella Armstrong to Piumi Wathsala Badalge, 1 run,

Over 15 6 Runs

SLA-W 66/8

S Gimhani 4(1) P Wathsala 9(10)

PJ Watkins 1-20 (3)

4 14.6

Poppy Jay Watkins to Shashini Gimhani, Four,

Out

S Nisansala 2(5)

b PJ Watkins

40.00

14.5 · S Nisansala b PJ Watkins 2 (5) — Poppy Jay Watkins to Sachini Nisansala, no run, b PJ Watkins,

1 14.4

Poppy Jay Watkins to Piumi Wathsala Badalge, 1 run,

0 14.3

Poppy Jay Watkins to Piumi Wathsala Badalge, no run,

0 14.2

Poppy Jay Watkins to Piumi Wathsala Badalge, no run,

1 14.1

Poppy Jay Watkins to Sachini Nisansala, 1 run,

Over 14 2 Runs

SLA-W 60/7

S Nisansala 1(3) P Wathsala 8(7)

BG Armstrong 1-11 (3)

1 13.6

Bella Armstrong to Sachini Nisansala, 1 run,

0 13.5

Bella Armstrong to Sachini Nisansala, no run,

0 13.4

Bella Armstrong to Sachini Nisansala, no run,

Out

R Sewwandi 1(6)

c D Prasad b BG Armstrong

16.67

13.3 · R Sewwandi c D Prasad b BG Armstrong 1 (6) — Bella Armstrong to Rashmika Sewwandi, no run, c D Prasad b BG Armstrong,

0 13.2

Bella Armstrong to Rashmika Sewwandi, no run,

1 13.1

Bella Armstrong to Piumi Wathsala Badalge, 1 run,

Over 13 3 Runs

SLA-W 58/6

P Wathsala 7(6) R Sewwandi 1(4)

F Jonas 1-12 (2)

1 12.6

Fran Jonas to Piumi Wathsala Badalge, 1 run,

0 12.5

Fran Jonas to Piumi Wathsala Badalge, no run,

1 12.4

Fran Jonas to Rashmika Sewwandi, 1 run,

0 12.3

Fran Jonas to Rashmika Sewwandi, no run,

0 12.2

Fran Jonas to Rashmika Sewwandi, no run,

1 12.1

Fran Jonas to Piumi Wathsala Badalge, 1 run,

Over 12 4 Runs

SLA-W 55/6

R Sewwandi 0(1) P Wathsala 5(3)

K Knight 2-5 (2)

0 11.6

Kayley Knight to Rashmika Sewwandi, no run,

SLA-W

Scored 50 in 11.5 overs

Out

S Nisansala 15(16)

b K Knight

93.75

11.5 · S Nisansala b K Knight 15 (16) — Kayley Knight to Sumudu Nisansala, no run, b K Knight,

1 11.4

Kayley Knight to Piumi Wathsala Badalge, 1 run,

1 11.3

Kayley Knight to Sumudu Nisansala, 1 run,

0 11.2

Kayley Knight to Sumudu Nisansala, no run,

2 11.1

Kayley Knight to Sumudu Nisansala, 2 runs,

Over 11 9 Runs

SLA-W 51/5

P Wathsala 4(2) S Nisansala 12(12)

F Jonas 1-9 (1)

0 10.6

Fran Jonas to Piumi Wathsala Badalge, no run,

4 10.5

Fran Jonas to Piumi Wathsala Badalge, Four,

Out

SP Sandeepani 16(23)

b F Jonas

69.57

10.4 · SP Sandeepani b F Jonas 16 (23) — Fran Jonas to Sathya Sandeepani, no run, b F Jonas,

1 10.3

Fran Jonas to Sumudu Nisansala, 1 run,

4 10.2

Fran Jonas to Sumudu Nisansala, Four,

0 10.1

Fran Jonas to Sumudu Nisansala, no run,

Over 10 6 Runs

SLA-W 42/4

S Nisansala 7(9) SP Sandeepani 16(22)

BG Armstrong 0-9 (2)

1 9.6

Bella Armstrong to Sumudu Nisansala, 1 run,

1 9.5

Bella Armstrong to Sathya Sandeepani, 1 run,

1 9.4

Bella Armstrong to Sumudu Nisansala, 1 run,

1 9.3

Bella Armstrong to Sathya Sandeepani, 1 run,

1 9.2

Bella Armstrong to Sumudu Nisansala, 1 run,

1 9.1

Bella Armstrong to Sathya Sandeepani, 1 run,

Over 9 7 Runs

SLA-W 36/4

SP Sandeepani 13(19) S Nisansala 4(6)

PJ Watkins 0-14 (2)

1 8.6

Poppy Jay Watkins to Sathya Sandeepani, 1 run,

1 8.5

Poppy Jay Watkins to Sumudu Nisansala, 1 run,

wd 8.5

Poppy Jay Watkins to Sumudu Nisansala, 1 wide,

1 8.4

Poppy Jay Watkins to Sathya Sandeepani, 1 run,

2 8.3

Poppy Jay Watkins to Sathya Sandeepani, 2 runs,

1 8.2

Poppy Jay Watkins to Sumudu Nisansala, 1 run,

0 8.1

Poppy Jay Watkins to Sumudu Nisansala, no run,

Over 8 3 Runs

SLA-W 29/4

SP Sandeepani 9(16) S Nisansala 2(3)

BG Armstrong 0-3 (1)

0 7.6

Bella Armstrong to Sathya Sandeepani, no run,

1 7.5

Bella Armstrong to Sumudu Nisansala, 1 run,

1 7.4

Bella Armstrong to Sathya Sandeepani, 1 run,

wd 7.4

Bella Armstrong to Sathya Sandeepani, 1 wide,

0 7.3

Bella Armstrong to Sathya Sandeepani, no run,

0 7.2

Bella Armstrong to Sathya Sandeepani, no run,

0 7.1

Bella Armstrong to Sathya Sandeepani, no run,

Over 7 7 Runs

SLA-W 26/4

SP Sandeepani 8(11) S Nisansala 1(2)

PJ Watkins 0-7 (1)

1 6.6

Poppy Jay Watkins to Sathya Sandeepani, 1 run,

0 6.5

Poppy Jay Watkins to Sathya Sandeepani, no run,

1 6.4

Poppy Jay Watkins to Sumudu Nisansala, 1 run,

0 6.3

Poppy Jay Watkins to Sumudu Nisansala, no run,

1 6.2

Poppy Jay Watkins to Sathya Sandeepani, 1 run,

4 6.1

Poppy Jay Watkins to Sathya Sandeepani, Four,

Over 6 1 Runs

SLA-W 19/4

D Vihanga 0(2) SP Sandeepani 2(7)

K Knight 1-1 (1)

Out

D Vihanga 0(2)

b K Knight

0.00

5.6 · D Vihanga b K Knight 0 (2) — Kayley Knight to Dewmi Vihanga, no run, b K Knight,

1 5.5

Kayley Knight to Sathya Sandeepani, 1 run,

0 5.4

Kayley Knight to Sathya Sandeepani, no run,

0 5.3

Kayley Knight to Sathya Sandeepani, no run,

0 5.2

Kayley Knight to Sathya Sandeepani, no run,

0 5.1

Kayley Knight to Sathya Sandeepani, no run,

Over 5 1 Runs

SLA-W 18/3

D Vihanga 0(1) SP Sandeepani 1(2)

JM Watkin 2-2 (2)

0 4.6

Jess Watkin to Dewmi Vihanga, no run,

Out

S Kavindi 15(19)

c HM Rowe b JM Watkin

78.95

4.5 · S Kavindi c HM Rowe b JM Watkin 15 (19) — Jess Watkin to Sanjana Kavindi, no run, c HM Rowe b JM Watkin,

0 4.4

Jess Watkin to Sanjana Kavindi, no run,

1 4.3

Jess Watkin to Sathya Sandeepani, 1 run,

0 4.2

Jess Watkin to Sathya Sandeepani, no run,

Out

V Balasuriya 2(3)

c M Downes b JM Watkin

66.67

4.1 · V Balasuriya c M Downes b JM Watkin 2 (3) — Jess Watkin to Vimoksha Balasuriya, no run, c M Downes b JM Watkin,

Over 4 9 Runs

SLA-W 17/1

S Kavindi 15(17) V Balasuriya 2(2)

HM Rowe 0-11 (2)

0 3.6

Hannah Rowe to Sanjana Kavindi, no run,

0 3.5

Hannah Rowe to Sanjana Kavindi, no run,

0 3.4

Hannah Rowe to Sanjana Kavindi, no run,

4 3.3

Hannah Rowe to Sanjana Kavindi, Four,

4 3.2

Hannah Rowe to Sanjana Kavindi, Four,

1 3.1

Hannah Rowe to Vimoksha Balasuriya, 1 run,

Over 3 5 Runs

SLA-W 8/1

S Kavindi 7(12) V Balasuriya 1(1)

M Downes 1-5 (1)

0 2.6

Marama Downes to Sanjana Kavindi, no run,

4 2.5

Marama Downes to Sanjana Kavindi, Four,

1 2.4

Marama Downes to Vimoksha Balasuriya, 1 run,

Out

VD Alwis 0(5)

lbw b M Downes

0.00

2.3 · VD Alwis lbw b M Downes 0 (5) — Marama Downes to Vitini de Alwis, no run, lbw b M Downes,

0 2.2

Marama Downes to Vitini de Alwis, no run,

0 2.1

Marama Downes to Vitini de Alwis, no run,

Over 2 2 Runs

SLA-W 3/0

S Kavindi 3(10) VD Alwis 0(2)

HM Rowe 0-2 (1)

0 1.6

Hannah Rowe to Sanjana Kavindi, no run,

0 1.5

Hannah Rowe to Sanjana Kavindi, no run,

0 1.4

Hannah Rowe to Sanjana Kavindi, no run,

2 1.3

Hannah Rowe to Sanjana Kavindi, 2 runs,

0 1.2

Hannah Rowe to Sanjana Kavindi, no run,

0 1.1

Hannah Rowe to Sanjana Kavindi, no run,

Over 1 1 Runs

SLA-W 1/0

VD Alwis 0(2) S Kavindi 1(4)

JM Watkin 0-1 (1)

0 0.6

Jess Watkin to Vitini de Alwis, no run,

0 0.5

Jess Watkin to Vitini de Alwis, no run,

1 0.4

Jess Watkin to Sanjana Kavindi, 1 run,

0 0.3

Jess Watkin to Sanjana Kavindi, no run,

0 0.2

Jess Watkin to Sanjana Kavindi, no run,

0 0.1

Jess Watkin to Sanjana Kavindi, no run,

1 18.5

Dewmi Vihanga to Prue Catton, 1 run,

1 18.4

Dewmi Vihanga to Kate Gaging, 1 run,

0 18.3

Dewmi Vihanga to Kate Gaging, no run,

4 18.2

Dewmi Vihanga to Kate Gaging, Four,

0 18.1

Dewmi Vihanga to Kate Gaging, no run,

Over 18 2 Runs

NZ-A-W 73/5

P Catton 29(37) K Gaging 2(9)

S Gimhani 0-9 (2)

0 17.6

Shashini Gimhani to Prue Catton, no run,

1 17.5

Shashini Gimhani to Kate Gaging, 1 run,

0 17.4

Shashini Gimhani to Kate Gaging, no run,

0 17.3

Shashini Gimhani to Kate Gaging, no run,

0 17.2

Shashini Gimhani to Kate Gaging, no run,

1 17.1

Shashini Gimhani to Prue Catton, 1 run,

Over 17 3 Runs

NZ-A-W 71/5

K Gaging 1(5) P Catton 28(35)

SP Sandeepani 0-16 (4)

0 16.6

Sathya Sandeepani to Kate Gaging, no run,

1 16.5

Sathya Sandeepani to Prue Catton, 1 run,

1 16.4

Sathya Sandeepani to Kate Gaging, 1 run,

0 16.3

Sathya Sandeepani to Kate Gaging, no run,

0 16.2

Sathya Sandeepani to Kate Gaging, no run,

1 16.1

Sathya Sandeepani to Prue Catton, 1 run,

Over 16 2 Runs

NZ-A-W 68/5

K Gaging 0(1) P Catton 26(33)

P Methsara 2-5 (2)

0 15.6

Pramudi Methsara to Kate Gaging, no run,

Out

PJ Watkins 3(12)

st S Nisansala b P Methsara

25.00

15.5 · PJ Watkins st S Nisansala b P Methsara 3 (12) — Pramudi Methsara to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run, st S Nisansala b P Methsara,

1 15.4

Pramudi Methsara to Prue Catton, 1 run,

1 15.3

Pramudi Methsara to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,

0 15.2

Pramudi Methsara to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,

0 15.1

Pramudi Methsara to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,

Over 15 4 Runs

NZ-A-W 66/4

P Catton 25(32) PJ Watkins 2(8)

SP Sandeepani 0-13 (3)

0 14.6

Sathya Sandeepani to Prue Catton, no run,

1 14.5

Sathya Sandeepani to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 leg bye,

0 14.4

Sathya Sandeepani to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,

0 14.3

Sathya Sandeepani to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,

wd 14.3

Sathya Sandeepani to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 wide,

1 14.2

Sathya Sandeepani to Prue Catton, 1 run,

1 14.1

Sathya Sandeepani to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,

Over 14 3 Runs

NZ-A-W 62/4

PJ Watkins 1(4) P Catton 24(30)

P Methsara 1-3 (1)

1 13.6

Pramudi Methsara to Poppy Jay Watkins, 1 run,

0 13.5

Pramudi Methsara to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,

0 13.4

Pramudi Methsara to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,

0 13.3

Pramudi Methsara to Poppy Jay Watkins, no run,

Out

HM Rowe 3(5)

b P Methsara

60.00

13.2 · HM Rowe b P Methsara 3 (5) — Pramudi Methsara to Hannah Rowe, no run, b P Methsara,

2 13.1

Pramudi Methsara to Hannah Rowe, 2 runs,

Over 13 1 Runs

NZ-A-W 59/3

P Catton 24(30) HM Rowe 1(3)

S Nisansala 2-14 (4)

0 12.6

Sachini Nisansala to Prue Catton, no run,

1 12.5

Sachini Nisansala to Hannah Rowe, 1 run,

0 12.4

Sachini Nisansala to Hannah Rowe, no run,

0 12.3

Sachini Nisansala to Hannah Rowe, no run,

Out

BG Armstrong 6(12)

st S Nisansala b S Nisansala

50.00

12.2 · BG Armstrong st S Nisansala b S Nisansala 6 (12) — Sachini Nisansala to Bella Armstrong, no run, st S Nisansala b S Nisansala,

0 12.1

Sachini Nisansala to Bella Armstrong, no run,

Over 12 8 Runs

NZ-A-W 58/2

P Catton 24(29) BG Armstrong 6(10)

D Vihanga 0-12 (3)

NZ-A-W

Scored 50 in 11.6 overs

4 11.6

Dewmi Vihanga to Prue Catton, 4 bye,

1 11.5

Dewmi Vihanga to Bella Armstrong, 1 run,

1 11.4

Dewmi Vihanga to Prue Catton, 1 run,

0 11.3

Dewmi Vihanga to Prue Catton, no run,

1 11.2

Dewmi Vihanga to Bella Armstrong, 1 run,

1 11.1

Dewmi Vihanga to Prue Catton, 1 run,

Over 11 4 Runs

NZ-A-W 50/2

P Catton 22(25) BG Armstrong 4(8)

S Nisansala 1-13 (3)

1 10.6

Sachini Nisansala to Prue Catton, 1 run,

1 10.5

Sachini Nisansala to Bella Armstrong, 1 run,

0 10.4

Sachini Nisansala to Bella Armstrong, no run,

0 10.3

Sachini Nisansala to Bella Armstrong, no run,

1 10.2

Sachini Nisansala to Prue Catton, 1 run,

1 10.1

Sachini Nisansala to Bella Armstrong, 1 run,

Over 10 5 Runs

NZ-A-W 46/2

P Catton 20(23) BG Armstrong 2(4)

R Sewwandi 0-5 (1)

4 9.6

Rashmika Sewwandi to Prue Catton, Four,

0 9.5

Rashmika Sewwandi to Prue Catton, no run,

0 9.4

Rashmika Sewwandi to Prue Catton, no run,

0 9.3

Rashmika Sewwandi to Prue Catton, no run,

1 9.2

Rashmika Sewwandi to Bella Armstrong, 1 run,

0 9.1

Rashmika Sewwandi to Bella Armstrong, no run,

Over 9 4 Runs

NZ-A-W 41/2

BG Armstrong 1(2) P Catton 16(19)

S Nisansala 1-9 (2)

1 8.6

Sachini Nisansala to Bella Armstrong, 1 run,

0 8.5

Sachini Nisansala to Bella Armstrong, no run,

Out

KG Anderson 17(23)

c (sub A Thalagune) b S Nisansala

73.91

8.4 · KG Anderson c (sub A Thalagune) b S Nisansala 17 (23) — Sachini Nisansala to Kate Anderson, no run, c (sub A Thalagune) b S Nisansala,

1 8.3

Sachini Nisansala to Prue Catton, 1 run,

0 8.2

Sachini Nisansala to Prue Catton, no run,

1 8.1

Sachini Nisansala to Kate Anderson, 1 run,

wd 8.1

Sachini Nisansala to Kate Anderson, 1 wide,

Over 8 5 Runs

NZ-A-W 37/1

P Catton 15(17) KG Anderson 16(21)

SP Sandeepani 0-10 (2)

0 7.6

Sathya Sandeepani to Prue Catton, no run,

0 7.5

Sathya Sandeepani to Prue Catton, no run,

0 7.4

Sathya Sandeepani to Prue Catton, no run,

0 7.3

Sathya Sandeepani to Prue Catton, no run,

4 7.2

Sathya Sandeepani to Prue Catton, Four,

1 7.1

Sathya Sandeepani to Kate Anderson, 1 run,

Over 7 5 Runs

NZ-A-W 32/1

KG Anderson 15(20) P Catton 11(12)

S Nisansala 0-5 (1)

1 6.6

Sachini Nisansala to Kate Anderson, 1 run,

1 6.5

Sachini Nisansala to Prue Catton, 1 run,

1 6.4

Sachini Nisansala to Kate Anderson, 1 run,

0 6.3

Sachini Nisansala to Kate Anderson, no run,

1 6.2

Sachini Nisansala to Prue Catton, 1 run,

1 6.1

Sachini Nisansala to Kate Anderson, 1 run,

Over 6 7 Runs

NZ-A-W 27/1

P Catton 9(10) KG Anderson 12(16)

S Gimhani 0-7 (1)

4 5.6

Shashini Gimhani to Prue Catton, Four,

0 5.5

Shashini Gimhani to Prue Catton, no run,

1 5.4

Shashini Gimhani to Kate Anderson, 1 run,

0 5.3

Shashini Gimhani to Kate Anderson, no run,

1 5.2

Shashini Gimhani to Prue Catton, 1 run,

1 5.1

Shashini Gimhani to Kate Anderson, 1 run,

Over 5 5 Runs

NZ-A-W 20/1

KG Anderson 10(13) P Catton 4(7)

SP Sandeepani 0-5 (1)

1 4.6

Sathya Sandeepani to Kate Anderson, 1 run,

1 4.5

Sathya Sandeepani to Prue Catton, 1 run,

0 4.4

Sathya Sandeepani to Prue Catton, no run,

1 4.3

Sathya Sandeepani to Kate Anderson, 1 run,

1 4.2

Sathya Sandeepani to Prue Catton, 1 run,

1 4.1

Sathya Sandeepani to Kate Anderson, 1 run,

Over 4 6 Runs

NZ-A-W 15/1

KG Anderson 7(10) P Catton 2(4)

D Vihanga 0-8 (2)

1 3.6

Dewmi Vihanga to Kate Anderson, 1 run,

0 3.5

Dewmi Vihanga to Kate Anderson, no run,

4 3.4

Dewmi Vihanga to Kate Anderson, Four,

0 3.3

Dewmi Vihanga to Kate Anderson, no run,

1 3.2

Dewmi Vihanga to Prue Catton, 1 run,

0 3.1

Dewmi Vihanga to Prue Catton, no run,

Over 3 6 Runs

NZ-A-W 9/1

P Catton 1(2) KG Anderson 2(6)

C Praboda 1-7 (2)

1 2.6

Chamudi Praboda to Prue Catton, 1 run,

0 2.5

Chamudi Praboda to Prue Catton, no run,

Out

JM Watkin 6(10)

st S Nisansala b C Praboda

60.00

2.4 · JM Watkin st S Nisansala b C Praboda 6 (10) — Chamudi Praboda to Jess Watkin, no run, st S Nisansala b C Praboda,

4 2.3

Chamudi Praboda to Jess Watkin, Four,

1 2.2

Chamudi Praboda to Kate Anderson, 1 run,

0 2.1

Chamudi Praboda to Kate Anderson, no run,

Over 2 2 Runs

NZ-A-W 3/0

JM Watkin 2(8) KG Anderson 1(4)

D Vihanga 0-2 (1)

0 1.6

Dewmi Vihanga to Jess Watkin, no run,

0 1.5

Dewmi Vihanga to Jess Watkin, no run,

1 1.4

Dewmi Vihanga to Kate Anderson, 1 run,

0 1.3

Dewmi Vihanga to Kate Anderson, no run,

0 1.2

Dewmi Vihanga to Kate Anderson, no run,

1 1.1

Dewmi Vihanga to Jess Watkin, 1 run,

Over 1 1 Runs

NZ-A-W 1/0

KG Anderson 0(1) JM Watkin 1(5)

C Praboda 0-1 (1)

0 0.6

Chamudi Praboda to Kate Anderson, no run,

1 0.5

Chamudi Praboda to Jess Watkin, 1 run,

0 0.4

Chamudi Praboda to Jess Watkin, no run,

0 0.3

Chamudi Praboda to Jess Watkin, no run,

0 0.2

Chamudi Praboda to Jess Watkin, no run,

0 0.1

Chamudi Praboda to Jess Watkin, no run,