New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Scorecard, 46th T20I, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026

46th T20I · ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 25 Feb 2026

New Zealand 168/7 (20 ov)

Sri Lanka 107/8 (20 ov)

New Zealand won by 61 runs

Player of the match: R Ravindra

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Match summary

New Zealand played Sri Lanka in the 46th T20I, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on 25 Feb 2026. New Zealand won by 61 runs.

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field first. New Zealand made 168/7 in 20 overs, Sri Lanka made 107/8 in 20 overs.

Mitchell Santner top-scored with 47 off 26 balls; Rachin Ravindra took 4/27; Rachin Ravindra was named player of the match.

New Zealand Innings

168/7 (20 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
TL Seifert c PHKD Mendis b PVD Chameera	c PHKD Mendis b PVD Chameera	8	9	1	0	88.89
FH Allen c & b M Theekshana	c & b M Theekshana	23	13	3	1	176.92
R Ravindra c MADI Hemantha b M Theekshana	c MADI Hemantha b M Theekshana	32	22	3	1	145.45
GD Phillips b PVD Chameera	b PVD Chameera	18	18	1	0	100.00
DJ Mitchell b DN Wellalage	b DN Wellalage	3	7	0	0	42.86
MS Chapman b M Theekshana	b M Theekshana	0	2	0	0	0.00
MJ Santner c KIC Asalanka b PVD Chameera	c KIC Asalanka b PVD Chameera	47	26	2	4	180.77
CE McConchie not out	not out	31	23	3	2	134.78
Extras	(b 0, lb 1, w 5, nb 0)	6
Total	20 Ov (RR: 8.40)	168/7

Did not bat: LH Ferguson, IS Sodhi, MJ Henry

Fall of wickets: 1-30 (FH Allen, 3.1 ov), 2-34 (TL Seifert, 4.2 ov), 3-75 (GD Phillips, 9.3 ov), 4-84 (R Ravindra, 11.2 ov), 5-84 (MS Chapman, 11.4 ov), 6-84 (DJ Mitchell, 12.1 ov), 7-168 (MJ Santner, 19.6 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
D Madushanka	3	34	0	11.33	5	2	2	3
DN Wellalage	4	27	1	6.75	9	4	0	0
M Theekshana	4	30	3	7.50	11	1	2	1
PVD Chameera	4	38	3	9.50	11	3	3	0
MADI Hemantha	2	22	0	11.00	3	2	1	0
KIC Asalanka	3	16	0	5.33	6	1	0	0

Sri Lanka Innings

107/8 (20 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
P Nissanka b MJ Henry	b MJ Henry	0	1	0	0	0.00
BKG Mendis st TL Seifert b R Ravindra	st TL Seifert b R Ravindra	11	22	1	0	50.00
KIC Asalanka c DJ Mitchell b MJ Henry	c DJ Mitchell b MJ Henry	5	9	1	0	55.56
P Rathnayake st TL Seifert b R Ravindra	st TL Seifert b R Ravindra	10	18	0	0	55.56
PHKD Mendis c GD Phillips b MJ Santner	c GD Phillips b MJ Santner	31	23	4	0	134.78
MD Shanaka c FH Allen b R Ravindra	c FH Allen b R Ravindra	3	5	0	0	60.00
MADI Hemantha c DJ Mitchell b R Ravindra	c DJ Mitchell b R Ravindra	3	6	0	0	50.00
DN Wellalage c R Ravindra b GD Phillips	c R Ravindra b GD Phillips	29	23	2	1	126.09
PVD Chameera not out	not out	7	12	0	0	58.33
M Theekshana not out	not out	1	1	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 1, w 5, nb 0)	7
Total	20 Ov (RR: 5.35)	107/8

Did not bat: D Madushanka

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (P Nissanka, 0.1 ov), 2-6 (KIC Asalanka, 2.1 ov), 3-27 (BKG Mendis, 8.1 ov), 4-29 (P Rathnayake, 8.2 ov), 5-46 (MD Shanaka, 10.3 ov), 6-59 (MADI Hemantha, 12.2 ov), 7-77 (PHKD Mendis, 14.6 ov), 8-105 (DN Wellalage, 19.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
MJ Henry	2	1	3	2	1.50	10	0	0	0
CE McConchie	3	0	20	0	6.67	8	3	0	1
MJ Santner	4	0	19	1	4.75	11	1	0	0
LH Ferguson	1	0	2	0	2.00	4	0	0	0
IS Sodhi	2	0	13	0	6.50	2	1	0	0
R Ravindra	4	0	27	4	6.75	11	3	0	3
GD Phillips	4	0	21	1	5.25	9	0	1	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the New Zealand vs Sri Lanka match on 25 Feb 2026?

New Zealand won by 61 runs.

Who was player of the match in New Zealand vs Sri Lanka?

Rachin Ravindra.

Who scored the most runs in New Zealand vs Sri Lanka?

Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) with 47 off 26 balls.

Who took the most wickets in New Zealand vs Sri Lanka?

Rachin Ravindra, with 4/27.

Who won the toss in New Zealand vs Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, who chose to field first.

Where was New Zealand vs Sri Lanka played?

At R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.