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White Ferns v Sri Lanka: NZ Eye Second Win at World Cup

New Zealand aims to capitalize on strong player form while Sri Lanka seeks its first win amid challenging weather and pitch conditions in the Women's ODI World Cup.

  • On Tuesday, New Zealand women's cricket team, the White Ferns face Sri Lanka women's cricket team at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, with New Zealand fifth and Sri Lanka second-last.
  • After losing their first two matches in Indore, New Zealand beat Bangladesh in Guwahati, led by Sophie Devine and Brooke Halliday's 112-run partnership.
  • Veteran Suzie Bates is 75 runs shy of 6,000 ODI runs with 5,925 in 174 matches, while Inoka Ranaweera has seven wickets in two games.
  • With unpredictable weather, teams winning the toss have lost all four games, so adaptability matters more than the toss at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
  • Sophie Devine is on the verge of reaching 1,000 World Cup runs as New Zealand head to Colombo before group matches against Pakistan, India and England.
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Sri Lanka opts to bat first against New Zealand in Women's Cricket World Cup

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu won the toss and elected to bat first against New Zealand in the Women's Cricket World Cup on Tuesday.

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