New Zealand won by 61 runs
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl
Player of the Match Rachin Ravindra
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka finished New Zealand won by 61 runs. The match is part of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup - 46th Match. It was played at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Date: Wednesday, 25 February 2026. Player of the match: Rachin Ravindra. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl
New Zealand Innings 168/7 (20 ov). Top scorer: Mitchell Santner 47 (26). Best bowling: Maheesh Theekshana 3/30.
Sri Lanka Innings 107/8 (20 ov). Top scorer: Kamindu Mendis 31 (23). Best bowling: Rachin Ravindra 4/27.
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Seifert(RHB) | c Mendis b Chameera | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 89 |
| Finn Allen(RHB) | c Theekshana b Theekshana | 23 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 177 |
| Rachin Ravindra(LHB) | c Hemantha b Theekshana | 32 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 145 |
| Glenn Phillips(RHB) | b Chameera | 18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Daryl Mitchell(RHB) | b Wellalage | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Mark Chapman(LHB) | b Theekshana | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Santner(LHB) | c Asalanka b Chameera | 47 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 181 |
| Cole McConchie(RHB) | not out | 31 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 135 |
| Extras | (lb 1, w 5) | 6 | ||||
| Total | (20 ov) | 168 | ||||
1-30 (Finn Allen, 3.1 ov), 2-34 (Tim Seifert, 4.2 ov), 3-75 (Glenn Phillips, 9.3 ov), 4-84 (Rachin Ravindra, 11.2 ov), 5-84 (Daryl Mitchell, 12.1 ov), 6-84 (Mark Chapman, 11.4 ov), 7-168 (Mitchell Santner, 19.6 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilshan Madushanka | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 11.33 | 3 | 0 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 4 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dushan Hemantha | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Charith Asalanka | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka(RHB) | b Henry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charith Asalanka(LHB) | c Mitchell b Henry | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 56 |
| Kusal Mendis(RHB) | st Seifert b Ravindra | 11 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Pavan Rathnayake(RHB) | st Seifert b Ravindra | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Kamindu Mendis(LHB) | c Phillips b Santner | 31 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 135 |
| Dasun Shanaka(RHB) | c Allen b Ravindra | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Dushan Hemantha(RHB) | c Mitchell b Ravindra | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Dunith Wellalage(LHB) | c Ravindra b Phillips | 29 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 126 |
| Dushmantha Chameera(RHB) | not out | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| Maheesh Theekshana(RHB) | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 1, w 5) | 7 | ||||
| Total | (20 ov) | 107 | ||||
1-0 (Pathum Nissanka, 0.1 ov), 2-6 (Charith Asalanka, 2.1 ov), 3-27 (Kusal Mendis, 8.1 ov), 4-29 (Pavan Rathnayake, 8.2 ov), 5-46 (Dasun Shanaka, 10.3 ov), 6-59 (Dushan Hemantha, 12.2 ov), 7-77 (Kamindu Mendis, 14.6 ov), 8-105 (Dunith Wellalage, 19.4 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Henry | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole McConchie | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitchell Santner | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ish Sodhi(LB) | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rachin Ravindra | 4 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 | 4 | 0 |
| Glenn Phillips | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 | 0 | 0 |
