Sri Lanka Women vs New Zealand Women, 15th Match, ICC Womens World Cup 2025 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Bree Illing 2-39(7 ov)

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Bree Illing to Piumi Badalge, FOUR, that's gone through! Into the blockhole outside off, Piumi Badalge squeezes it wide of backward point and the fielder fails to cut it off with the dive. Boundaries continue to flow despite the loss of wickets

42.5

Bree Illing to Piumi Badalge, no run, full delivery on off, driven to mid-off

42.4

Bree Illing to Hasini Perera, out Caught by Isabella Gaze!! Edged and gone! Wickets are tumbling as they look to accelerate. Full outside off, she goes for a big drive and nicks it to the keeper. Wickets in consecutive overs for Illing. Hasini Perera c Isabella Gaze b Bree Illing 44(61) [4s-6]

42.3

Bree Illing to Hasini Perera, no run, good length outside off, Hasini Perera looks to cut and is beaten as the length wasn't quite there for her

42.2

Bree Illing to Nilakshi de Silva, 1 run, angling in on middle and leg, Nilakshi shuffles across and glances it to fine leg

42.1

Bree Illing to Nilakshi de Silva, FOUR, smoked over midwicket! Illing bowls a full toss from round the wicket and Nilakshi dispatches it in some style. Good start to her innings

Bree Illing to Kavisha Dilhari, no run, good length on middle and leg, Dilhari is rooted to the crease as she defends

40.5

Bree Illing to Kavisha Dilhari, no run, good length ball on middle, Dilhari hangs back and defends

40.4

Bree Illing to Harshitha Madavi, out Caught by Isabella Gaze!! Cramped for room and gone! Back of a length close to off, she looks to cut but the width isn't there. Edges it through to the keeper and Illing picks up her first. Probably came back in off the seam too, cramping her up further. Harshitha Madavi c Isabella Gaze b Bree Illing 26(31) [4s-2]

40.3

Bree Illing to Harshitha Madavi, no run, full on off, driven to mid-on

40.2

Bree Illing to Hasini Perera, 1 run, dug in short, Hasini Perera pulls it to fine leg

40.1

Bree Illing to Hasini Perera, FOUR, sloopy from Carson. Width outside off, Perera opens the bat face and slices the drive to backward point, Carson does not get down quickly to make the stop

Bree Illing to Harshitha Madavi, 2 runs, full toss on the pads, flicked to deep square leg and the fielder makes a sliding stop, easy couple

38.5

Bree Illing to Hasini Perera, 1 run, 110ks short of length delivery, Perera plays a controlled pull backward of square

38.4

Bree Illing to Harshitha Madavi, 1 run, fuller and swinging away, Samarawickrama drives to sweeper cover

38.3

Bree Illing to Harshitha Madavi, no run, bouncer around leg, Samarawickrama ducks and allows it to sail over

38.2

Bree Illing to Harshitha Madavi, no run, 113.3ks fullish delivery, Samarawickrama eases it to mid-off

38.2

Bree Illing to Harshitha Madavi, wide, short of length down leg, Samarawickrama pulls and misses, Gaze dives to glove the ball and wide given

38.1

Bree Illing to Hasini Perera, 1 run, 111.5ks full pitcher outside off, Perera pushes it to extra cover and quickly crosses over

Bree Illing to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, 113ks low full toss around off, Athapaththu drives wide of mid-off and they don't risk a single

6.5

Bree Illing to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, 113.5ks short of length outside off, Athapaththu stays inside the line and lets it pass

6.4

Bree Illing to Chamari Athapaththu, FOUR, Athapaththu is looking in good touch today. Fullish delivery outside off, she opens the bat face and drives it square of the wicket. Even holds the pose for the cameras..

6.3

Bree Illing to Chamari Athapaththu, 2 runs, 115ks angled into the left hander, Athapaththu chips it wide of mid-on and the fielder dives, parries it away and the pair scamper back for the second

6.2

Bree Illing to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, 112.9ks bouncer on off-stump, Athapaththu ducks and allows it to sail over. It was too short and Athapaththu had ample time to evade that

6.1

Bree Illing to Vishmi Gunaratne, leg byes, 1 run, 109.8ks swinging down leg, Gunaratne misses the flick and the ball deflects off the pad

Bree Illing to Vishmi Gunaratne, no run, 112.3ks swinging into leg, Gunaratne misses the flick and is struck on the pad

4.5

Bree Illing to Vishmi Gunaratne, no run, very full delivery outside off, Gunaratne squeezes it out to mid-off

4.4

Bree Illing to Chamari Athapaththu, 1 run, full toss outside off, Athapaththu slices the drive to deep backward point

4.3

Bree Illing to Chamari Athapaththu, FOUR, lovely shot! So far Athapaththu is winning this match-up against Illing. Two boundaries for her and both have come off Illing. 111ks full pitcher and hint of away, Athapaththu allows the ball to move and creams the drive wide of mid-off. All class from the Sri Lankan skipper..

4.2

Bree Illing to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, fullish delivery around off, Athapaththu prods forward and defends to point

4.1

Bree Illing to Vishmi Gunaratne, leg byes, 1 run, 109.2ks leg-lined delivery, Gunaratne misses the tuck and the ball rolls off the pad

Bree Illing to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, nibbling away, 70 mph, outside off, Chamari Athapaththu sees the line and lets it go to the keeper

2.5

Bree Illing to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, fuller length delivery, outside off, Chamari Athapaththu sees the line and lets it go to the keeper

2.4

Bree Illing to Vishmi Gunaratne, 1 run, walks at the bowler again, fuller length delivery, clipped down to mid-on for a single

2.3

Bree Illing to Vishmi Gunaratne, no run, 71 mph, walks at the bowler, the ball straightened and she stabbed the ball down

2.2

Bree Illing to Vishmi Gunaratne, no run, 71 mph, on the pads, angled in, Vishmi Gunaratne looks to tuck it away and misses. That could have been put away

2.1

Bree Illing to Chamari Athapaththu, 1 run, fuller length delivery, nibbling away, outside off, Chamari Athapaththu opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third man for a single

Bree Illing to Vishmi Gunaratne, no run, 70 mph, angled in, fuller length delivery, sneaking down leg, Vishmi Gunaratne looks to clip it away and misses

0.5

Bree Illing to Chamari Athapaththu, 1 run, looks to push at it and inside edges the ball down to fine leg for a single

0.4

Bree Illing to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, outside off, in the channel, Chamari Athapaththu lets it go to the keeper

0.3

Bree Illing to Chamari Athapaththu, FOUR, just a push! That has raced away. On a length, nibbling away, Chamari Athapaththu leant into the drive and got it wide of cover for a four. The ball just sped away

0.2

Bree Illing to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, 66 kph, nice shape, going away, Chamari Athapaththu sees the line and lets it go to the keeper. That was a nice away going delivery

0.1

Bree Illing to Vishmi Gunaratne, 1 run, angled on to the pads, Vishmi Gunaratne nudges the ball down to fine leg. That one shaped in but the batter was batting out of her crease and played it with ease