Sri Lanka beat defending champions New Zealand:Defeated the Kiwis for the first time in the tournament; England beat Ireland

In the Women’s T20 World Cup match played on Tuesday, Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand by 5 wickets in a thrilling encounter. This is the first time Sri Lanka has defeated New Zealand in the Women’s World Cup. Meanwhile, in the second match played on the same ground, England registered their second win in this World Cup by defeating Ireland by 4 wickets. Batting first in Southampton, New Zealand scored 150/6 in 20 overs. In response, Sri Lanka achieved the target in 19.4 overs, losing 5 wickets. In the run-chase, Sri Lanka had lost 4 wickets for 55 runs. After this, Nilakshika Silva (54*) and Kawshini Nuthyangana (24*) led the team to victory in 19.4 overs. Nilakshika was chosen as the Player of the Match for her match-winning innings. Sri Lanka lost 4 wickets within 10 runs In the run-chase, Chamari Atapattu (27 runs) gave Sri Lanka a good start. The team had scored 45 runs in 5.4 overs without losing a wicket. New Zealand pacer Bree Illing dismissed Atapattu, giving the team its first breakthrough. After this, spinner Nancy Patel took 2 wickets, reducing Sri Lanka’s score from 45/0 to 55/4. Hasini Perera was run out after scoring 2 runs. Nilakshika Silva, who came to bat at number 6, added 50 runs for the 5th wicket with Kavisha Dilhari. Dilhari was run out on the last ball of the 15th over. After this, Kaushini came to bat. Nilakshika and Kaushini added an unbeaten 48 runs for the sixth wicket and led the team to victory with 2 balls remaining. New Zealand reached 150 runs with innings from Devine and Amelia Kerr Earlier, New Zealand, who won the toss and opted to bat, had a poor start. Opener Izzy Gaze was caught out for just 4 runs off Mithali Ayodhya’s bowling. After this, Georgia Plimmer and Amelia Kerr added 49 runs for the second wicket in 46 balls. After Plimmer’s dismissal, Sophie Devine batted aggressively. She added 43 runs with Kerr in 26 balls, accelerating the innings. However, Kavisha Dilhari took 2 consecutive wickets, putting New Zealand on the backfoot. Devine and Maddy Green scored 30 runs in 3 overs. After Devine’s dismissal, only 11 runs were scored in the last two overs, and New Zealand could only reach a score of 150/6. For New Zealand, Kerr and Devine scored 45-45 runs each. Meanwhile, for Sri Lanka, spinner Dilhari took the most wickets, with 2. England’s second consecutive win in T20 World Cup England’s winning campaign continues in the Women’s T20 World Cup. On Tuesday, England defeated Ireland by 4 wickets in a rain-affected match. After losing the toss and batting first, the Ireland team scored 118 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. In reply, England achieved the target by scoring 119 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 17.3 overs. For England, spinner Sophie Ecclestone bowled brilliantly, taking 3 wickets for 22 runs, while Charlie Dean took 2 wickets for just 11 runs. In batting, experienced Nat Sciver-Brunt played a captain’s innings of 48 runs, while Heather Knight contributed 26 runs. Ireland Played 60 Dot Balls
Winning the toss and opting to bowl first, the England team fully capitalized on the overcast conditions. England’s bowlers put pressure on Ireland from the start. Within the first 5 overs, both of Ireland’s openers, Amy Hunter and Alana Dalzell, returned to the pavilion. Captain Gaby Lewis also got out without scoring. The tightness of England’s line and length can be gauged from the fact that Ireland’s batters played 60 dot balls throughout the innings. Charlie Dean alone bowled 20 dot balls. Dean took 2 wickets for just 11 runs in 4 overs. Orla Prendergast and Louise Little took charge of the innings
After losing 3 wickets for just 25 runs, Orla Prendergast adopted an aggressive approach for Ireland. She steadied the team by hitting two fours in Sophie Ecclestone’s sixth over. However, she couldn’t prolong her innings and was dismissed after scoring 26 runs off 18 balls with the help of 4 fours. In the final overs, Louise Little took the team’s score past 100. She scored 17 runs by hitting four fours in Lauren Bell’s last over. This was the most expensive and best over of Ireland’s innings, thanks to which the team reached a score of 118. English team lost 3 wickets for 35 runs in the powerplay
Chasing a target of 119 runs, England’s start was not good either. The England team, playing on home ground, was given an early blow by Ireland’s bowlers. Within the powerplay, within just 10 balls, England lost 3 wickets and the team’s score became 35/3. Ireland’s Amy Maguire took two big wickets in the fifth over. First, she had Amy Jones caught by captain Louise at mid-off, then just two balls later, she also had Danny Wyatt-Hodge, the star of the tournament’s first match, caught by Louise. In the next over, Prendergast bowled Alice Capsey with an excellent yorker. Captain Brunt and Heather Knight’s Match-Winning 64-Run Partnership
After three quick wickets fell, captain Nat Sciver-Brunt and Heather Knight took charge. The two experienced batters formed a crucial 64-run partnership for the fourth wicket. They rotated the strike with singles and doubles and hit boundaries on loose deliveries. This partnership was broken by Prendergast, who dismissed Knight (26 runs) LBW. Just before the match ended, captain Sciver-Brunt retired hurt on a personal score of 48 runs, and Freya Kemp was run out. However, the team was very close to victory. Finally, Charlie Dean and Gibson secured the win for England in 17.3 overs. Ireland is the youngest team in the tournament, with an average age of just 23 years. ——————————— Read this sports news too Iranian Football Team Says – We Were Asked to Leave America Immediately: Had to Go to Mexico Right After the Match; Iranian Player Did a Gun Celebration A controversy erupted over an Iranian player’s gun celebration during the Football World Cup in America. Following this incident, the Iranian team was asked to go from America to Mexico immediately after the match. Iran’s team base camp is in Mexico. In America, Iran has to return to its base camp after every match. Read full news..