Do-or-Die for Sri Lanka: Women's Team Face New Zealand in Must-Win World Cup Clash Today

COLOMBO – Sri Lanka's Women's Cricket team is set to face New Zealand today (October 14) in a critical match of the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup.

The fixture will commence at 3:00 PM (local time) at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo.

This marks the third match for the Sri Lankan side in the tournament. Having failed to secure a victory so far, the result of today's game is crucial for Sri Lanka to keep their hopes of advancing to the semi-finals alive. Sri Lanka has suffered two defeats against India and England, while their match against Australia was abandoned due to rain, earning them one point.

New Zealand, meanwhile, has played three matches, recording one win and two losses. Consequently, Sri Lanka currently sits in 7th place on the points table with one point, while New Zealand is placed 5th with two points.

Yesterday’s Result: South Africa Triumphs In other tournament news, South Africa secured a three-wicket victory against Bangladesh in a match held yesterday.

Playing in Visakhapatnam, India, Bangladesh batted first and posted a score of 232 runs for the loss of six wickets. South Africa successfully chased the target of 233, reaching the score in 49.3 overs with seven wickets down. (NewsCenter)