New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8: Rachin Ravindra rocks Sri Lanka out of World Cup; NZ win by 61 runs

Charith Asalanka to Mitchell Santner, Full, with some flight, on middle, Santner pushes it back to the bowler. 

Charith Asalanka to Cole McConchie, Short and on middle, this is pulled away through the square leg region for a single.

Charith Asalanka to Cole McConchie, Fuller, pitching outside off, turning in. Cole McConchie lunges to defend but misses and wears on his front pad. The ball was doing too much and there seemed to be some bat involved.

Charith Asalanka to Cole McConchie, A tad shorter, on middle, Cole McConchie once again gets on his back foot and looks to cut it, but is cramped for room and ends up getting the connection from the inner part of his bat. It bounces off to the leg side.

Charith Asalanka to Cole McConchie, Fuller and angling across the stumps. Cole McConchie rocks back and pats it to cover.

Charith Asalanka to Mitchell Santner, Fuller, on off, Mitchell Santner leans on the delivery and drives it gently to long off for a single.

Dunith Wellalage to Cole McConchie, Short, outside off, Cole McConchie punches it to short cover.

Dunith Wellalage to Mitchell Santner, Fuller, pitching outside off and turns in sharply. Mitchell Santner gets on his back foot and nudges it from the toe end of his bat to the right of the short mid-wicket fielder. Dushmantha Chameera dives and gets a hand on it but he cannot prevent the single.

Dunith Wellalage to Mitchell Santner, A touch shorter, on off, Mitchell Santner gets on his front foot and defends it to the off side.

Dunith Wellalage to Cole McConchie, Flat and much fuller, on off, Cole McConchie drives it to long off and takes a single to get off the mark. That's the first run in eight deliveries.

Dunith Wellalage to Cole McConchie, Fullish, on off, Cole McConchie pushes it to short cover.

New Zealand are in all sorts of trouble at the Premadasa, with almost all their premier batters gone. Cole McConchie walks out to the middle at number 8.

Dunith Wellalage to Daryl Mitchell, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! 3 wickets in 6 balls. New Zealand are crumbling. Sliding on with the arm from around the wicket, on a length, around the off stump. Mitchell reaches out in front to defend but the ball cuts back in off the deck to beat him on the inside edge. It goes through the gap between the bat and the front pad before shattering the stumps. Sri Lanka are all over the Kiwis like a rash.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mitchell Santner, Pushed through, on a nagging length, on middle. Santner stabs it beside the strip on the off side. A potentially game-defining over, a single and 2 wickets off it.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mitchell Santner, A bit of mix-up between the batters! This is fuller, on middle, Mitchell Santner defends it to the short mid-wicket region and sets off to get a single, but Daryl Mitchell stops his sprint as he is interrupted by Maheesh Theekshana, who moves to his left to field it. However, Santner quickly realises and gets back home in time.

New Zealand are losing their way here now. 75/2 becomes 84/5 for them. In walks their skipper, Mitchell Santner, at number 7.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mark Chapman, OUT! CASTLED! An absolute ripper from Maheesh Theekshana. A two-ball duck for Mark Chapman. 14 kph slower than the previous ball, another off-break, angled into the left-hander. This lands around the off stump. Chapman brings his bat out in front for the block to cover the line. The ball lands and straightens enough to go past the outside edge and hits the top of the off stump. New Zealand are now 5 down for 84. Sri Lanka are right on top.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mark Chapman, Fuller, just outside off. Mark Chapman stands tall and pushes it to the short cover fielder.

One left-hander replaces the other. Here's Mark Chapman.

Maheesh Theekshana to Rachin Ravindra, OUT! CAUGHT! Maheesh Theekshana strikes on his return to the attack. Rachin Ravindra throws his head back in disappointment. From around the wicket, Theekshana serves the off-break, shorter and wider, on off. It is there to be put away but the ball comes on slower than Rachin anticipated. He slashes but is early into the shot. Slices it off the outer half and the ball balloons straight to backward point, where Dushan Hemantha takes a dolly.

Maheesh Theekshana to Daryl Mitchell, Short and outside off, Daryl Mitchell bunts it through cover for one run.

Dunith Wellalage to Daryl Mitchell, Fuller, just outside the leg pole. Daryl Mitchell rolls his wrists to flick it to the left of the short fine leg fielder and retains the strike.

Dunith Wellalage to Rachin Ravindra, Short and angling it outside off. Rachin Ravindra slaps it to sweeper cover. Single taken.

Dunith Wellalage to Daryl Mitchell, Slower through the air this time, fuller around the pads of the batter. Daryl Mitchell gets down on one knee and sweeps it through square leg for a single.

Dunith Wellalage to Rachin Ravindra, Short, on leg, Rachin Ravindra punches it to long on and gets a single.

Dunith Wellalage to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! Nicely done! Floated up, full and wide on off, Rachin gets down on a knee and drags the sweep to the left of long on for a boundary.

Dunith Wellalage to Rachin Ravindra, Short, outside off, Rachin Ravindra gets an inside edge while performing his sweep and the ball hits his back pad.

Dushmantha Chameera to Daryl Mitchell, That's an excellent delivery! Yorker, tailing down the leg side. Daryl Mitchell looks to flick at it but misses the connection on his bat. Kusal Mendis does well to dive to his left and gather it. Mitchell looks at the umpire asking for a wide, but the umpire remains unmoved. What an over, just two runs and a wicket from it. At the halfway mark, New Zealand are 75/3.

Dushmantha Chameera to Daryl Mitchell, Full, on off, not much movement on this one. Daryl Mitchell takes a step across the stumps and clips it to square leg.

Dushmantha Chameera to Daryl Mitchell, Pitches it up, does Chameera, on off. Daryl Mitchell defends it back to the bowler.

The 41-run stand has been broken. The new batter for New Zealand is...Daryl Mitchell.

Dushmantha Chameera to Glenn Phillips, OUT! TIMBER! Let me do it myself, says Dushmantha Chameera. He lets out a big roar, and he is thrilled to bits. Chameera hits the deck hard, on a good length, on middle. Not the best of shot selections from Glenn Phillips as he stays rooted to the crease and pushes out in front, trying to force it down the ground. The ball lands and jags back in to go past the inside edge and clatters into the stumps.

Dushmantha Chameera to Rachin Ravindra, DROPPED! This time, it's the skipper Shanaka himself. A full-length delivery outside off. Ravindra plants his front foot and swings hard, but gets it off the toe end, as the bat twists in his hands on impact. The ball skies high towards mid on. Shanaka charges in from outside the circle, settles under it, gets both hands to the ball, but it bursts through his palms and spills out. A single taken. Chameera watches helplessly.

Dushmantha Chameera to Glenn Phillips, Tap and run! Full-length delivery, on off and middle. Glenn Phillips pushes it with soft hands to long on and gets a comfortable single.

Dushan Hemantha to Glenn Phillips, Short and wide of off, slapped to deep point for a single.

Dushan Hemantha to Glenn Phillips, Short and quick, this is chopped to backward point.

Dushan Hemantha to Glenn Phillips, Short and wide outside off, Glenn Phillips cuts it wide of deep cover and gets a couple of runs.

Dushan Hemantha to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! That has been belted away! Much fuller, on off. Glenn Phillips clears his front foot and goes back over the bowler's head. The long on fielder has no chance to cut it off.

Dushan Hemantha to Rachin Ravindra, Short and outside off, Rachin slaps it through cover and gets across for a single.

Dushan Hemantha to Rachin Ravindra, SIX! What a shot! Full from Dushan Hemantha to start the new over. Rachin Ravindra charges down the track and slams it up and over the long on fence for half a dozen. 

Charith Asalanka to Glenn Phillips, Quicker this time from Charith Asalanka, fuller and on middle. Glenn Phillips rocks back and tucks it to the vacant mid-wicket region to get a couple of runs. A tidy first over from Charith Asalanka!

Charith Asalanka to Rachin Ravindra, Short, outside off, Rachin Ravindra drives it to long on for another single.

Charith Asalanka to Glenn Phillips, Across off, on the shorter side, Glenn Phillips hammers it to long on for one.

Charith Asalanka to Rachin Ravindra, Full and quick, on off, driven to long off for a single.

Charith Asalanka to Glenn Phillips, Oh, what an attempt that is from Pavan Rathnayake! This is a touch fuller, on middle. Glenn Phillips swipes it uppishly and the ball goes to the right of the deep mid-wicket fielder. Rathnayake dives and extends his right hand to stop it on the bounce and saves a certain boundary. Single taken.

Charith Asalanka to Rachin Ravindra, Tossed up, fuller, on middle, Rachin Ravindra punches it to long on to rotate the strike.

Dushan Hemantha to Glenn Phillips, Fuller, with some flight on offer, on the stumps, Glenn Phillips drives it towards the left of the long on fielder. It's Dunith Wellalage, who sprints and dives to make a stop. Two taken.

Dushan Hemantha to Glenn Phillips, Tossed up, on off, Glenn Phillips eases it in front of cover.

Dushan Hemantha to Rachin Ravindra, Fullish, around off, Rachin Ravindra drives it to sweeper cover for a single. 50 UP FOR NEW ZEALAND!

Dushan Hemantha to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! SHOT! Much fuller, just outside off. Rachin Ravindra presses on his front foot and drills it hard toward the right of the bowler. It races away downtown for four runs.