For New Zealand, a change in venue has confirmed helpful.
After dropping its first two matches in Indore, Sophie Devine and Co. discovered their stride in Guwahati, beating Bangladesh to get off the mark on the Ladies’s ODI World Cup 2025.
However when the White Ferns tackle Sri Lanka subsequent, their important problem can be adapting to the tough enjoying surroundings on the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday.
New Zealand has benefitted largely from its skipper’s purple patch and Brooke Halliday’s helpful knocks, however will hope to see extra contributions from its top-order, particularly veteran Suzie Bates. The opener can draw confidence from her spectacular 78.71 common in opposition to Sri Lanka.
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Nonetheless, the crew may even be cautious of the house facet springing a number of surprises. “They’re a extremely harmful facet, significantly of their dwelling situations. We’ve had expertise with that earlier than,” recalled Maddy Inexperienced forward of the match. Sri Lanka may take inspiration from that 2023 collection win at Galle.
Of their current loss to England, the Lankans faltered in all departments and can hope to recalibrate. In-form Inoka Ranaweera, who has seven wickets in two matches, can be key to unsettling New Zealand.
The batters may even look to Chamari Athapaththu to leverage her sturdy document in opposition to the opponent — the captain has two a whole lot and three fifties in 13 innings, with each tons coming within the 2-1 collection victory.
The unpredictable climate, although, has made assessing situations tough, with groups successful the toss dropping all 4 video games. Tempo and spin have continuously traded fortunes — the spinners dominated England and Sri Lanka’s conflict, taking 14 of 18 wickets, whereas Australia’s pacers claimed seven of the ten scalps in opposition to Pakistan. Adaptability will matter greater than the toss.
Revealed on Oct 13, 2025