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New Zealand kept their pursuit of a Women's T20 World Cup semi-final berth live with triumph implicit already-eliminated Sri Lanka successful the vigor of daytime Sharjah.
Set a people of 116 to win, New Zealand comfortably chased it down successful 17.3 overs but whitethorn rue not having the powerfulness and positivity to get the occupation done sooner.
New Zealand’s inferior nett run-rate remains a obstruction to their progression up of India aft they were incapable to accelerate rapidly capable to a perchance decisive victory.
Opener Georgia Plimmer and all-rounder Amelia Kerr took a portion to get going but batted beautifully successful a concern of 46.
Earlier, Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu recovered signifier for the archetypal clip successful a disappointing tourney to people 35 from 41 balls but her side's menace near with her.
Sri Lanka did astatine slightest scope triple figures for the archetypal clip successful their 4 matches but were incapable to make chances with the shot successful punishing temperatures touching 39C.
New Zealand stay 3rd successful Group A down Australia and India, portion winless Sri Lanka enactment bottom.
Victory against Pakistan successful Dubai connected Monday could inactive beryllium capable for the White Ferns to suffice for the semi-finals.
But overmuch volition beryllium connected Sunday’s gathering betwixt Australia and India - wherever a triumph for India would support them successful rod presumption due to the fact that of their inactive superior nett run-rate.
New Zealand struggled with the shot aboriginal on, immoderate erratic bowling from Rosemary Mair abetting Athapaththu’s fluid knock.
The Sri Lanka skipper deed 5 boundaries but the tally complaint was ne'er excessively scary, and erstwhile Athapaththu was bowled trying to measurement connected the accelerator her broadside collapsed somewhat.
A tally of 2 wickets for 5 runs successful 15 balls enactment the brakes connected arsenic fantabulous power from Kerr and a good drawback from skipper Sophie Devine brought the crippled backmost into New Zealand’s control.
New Zealand needed to scope their people wrong 15 overs to determination up of India connected nett run-rate.
They struggled initially, lone hitting their archetypal 4 disconnected the 25th shot of the innings, but erstwhile Plimmer recovered the obstruction the opener was capable to chopped loose.
Plimmer was enactment down connected 33 by Inoshi Priyadharshani - a hard caught and bowled accidental - and made Sri Lanka pay, moving to her fractional period successful 41 balls with a flurry of crisp shots down the ground.
Plimmer holed retired to heavy quadrate soon aft but Devine came successful and ended the lucifer with the archetypal six of it.
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