New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 15th Match Pitch Report - Match Overview & Playing XI | ICC Women's World Cup, 2025

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13 October 2025 | 10:00AM
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NZ-W vs SL-W Live Score, 15th Match - ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 — New Zealand meet Sri Lanka at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo on 14 October 2025, 03:00 PM IST. Expect a chess match of tempo: this venue often starts fair for stroke-play before gradually rewarding change-ups and spin control, so both captains will prize wickets in hand and middle-overs discipline. New Zealand’s template in 50-over cricket is measured accumulation early, a tidy rotation game through overs 11–35, and a decisive surge at the death. Sri Lanka’s blueprint at home leans on savvy use of spin, ring fielding to choke singles, and short, momentum-shifting bursts with the bat.

Context helps: R. Premadasa (Khettarama) has seen a wide range of ODI totals historically, with high ceilings when platforms are solid but also a clear role for spinners as the surface tires. Humid October evenings in Colombo can add dew, improving ball skidding for batters late but making grip tricky for slower balls — a detail that could tilt tactics toward chasing if conditions look damp. Whichever side wins the overs 11–40 battle (strike rotation vs. dot-ball pressure) should own the match narrative. Follow NZ-W vs SL-W Live Score for ball-by-ball swings and advanced in-game context.

New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 15th Match Details

Series

ICC Women's World Cup, 2025

Match

New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women

Date & Time

14 October 2025, 03:00 PM

Venue

R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium

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New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 15th Match Weather Condition

01:00 pm

Cloud

78%

Humidity

83%

Wind

13.3 km/h

27.5

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Patchy rain nearby

R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium

R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report

Pitch Condition

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Batting Condition

Average

Pace Bowling

Average

Spin Bowling

Average

Pace vs Spin on Venue

(Last 10 match)

The surface is balanced-to-spin-friendly: truer bounce up top, then progressively slower with grip for finger spin and variations as the match wears on. Historical records and venue guides show large totals are possible with set batters, but the middle overs often belong to spin. With October among Colombo’s wetter months and typically high humidity, evening dew is a real factor — helping chases and blunting slower balls late. Expect par in the 240–260 band, stretching higher if wickets are preserved to the 40th over. Captains may prefer bowl first to read grip and moisture before deciding the chase tempo.

New Zealand Women Recent form

Last 5 Matches

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Sri Lanka Women Recent form

Last 5 Matches

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Venue Scoring Pattern

Avg 1st Innings

252

X

214

Avg 2st Innings

Highest Total

342-7 by SLW vs INDW

X

114-10 by PAKW vs AUSW

Lowest Total

Highest Chased

278-7 by SLW vs INDW

X

Lowest Defended

Matches Won
Batting First

6

55%
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45%
Bowling First

5

New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 15th Match Squad

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New Zealand Women Probable XI :

Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine, Amelia Kerr, Maddy Green, Georgia Plimmer, Brooke Halliday, Hannah Rowe, Jess Kerr, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson, Rosemary Mair.

Sri Lanka Women Probable XI :

Chamari Atapattu, Harshitha Madavi, Vishmi Gunaratne, Nilakshi de Silva, Imesha Dulani, Anushka Sanjeewani, Kavisha Dilhari, Inoka Ranaweera, Udeshika Prabodhani, Achini Kulasuriya, Sugandika Kumari.

Conclusion

Strategically, this shapes as a contest of middle-overs control and death-over clarity. If New Zealand keep early losses minimal and carry a set batter deep, they can lift well beyond par in the last 8–10 overs. Sri Lanka’s route to a statement result is built on new-ball accuracy, choke-points through spin between overs 15–35, and minimizing boundary clusters after the second drinks break. Should dew arrive, chasing gains value; without it, defending a par-plus score becomes realistic thanks to the surface’s gradual slowdown. Expect tight margins decided by fielding intensity, strike rotation under spin, and execution of yorkers/change-ups at the back end.