Du Plessis: On wickets like this, you need batsmanship
Faf du Plessis on the approach needed to bat on pitches like these
25/02Result
46th Match, Super Eights, Group 2 (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Colombo, Feb 25 2026
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
107/8 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
25/02Result
46th Match, Super Eights, Group 2 (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Colombo, Feb 25 2026
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
107/8 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
Maharoof on Sri Lanka's loss: 'It's hurtful, it's painful and it's shameful'
"Some hard decisions not to be made after the World Cup"
Maharoof questions SL seamers' plan at the death
Says the bowlers should have bowled more cutters than yorkers
How crucial was the Santner-McConchie stand?
The Time Out panel lauds the pair
Shanaka: 'Everything went wrong for us'
Dasun Shanaka looks back on Sri Lanka's defeat to New Zealand that knocked them out of the T20 World Cup
Ravindra - Hell of an achievement to beat Sri Lanka at home
'Can't do half of what those guys do', said the New Zealand allrounder on the Santner-McConchie stand
Match Coverage
All Match NewsMaharoof expects 'some hard decisions' after Sri Lanka's T20 World Cup exit
"It's hurtful, it's painful and it's shameful," Farveez Maharoof says after yet another abject batting performance from Sri Lanka at the T20 World Cup
The long and short of it: Santner, McConchie cash in on Sri Lanka's errors
New Zealand were in deep trouble when two of their allrounders came together, but they picked their moment and turned the game
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: à €žà „Âà €Âà €Âà €šà €°, à €Ÿà €Âà „Âà €Âà €Âà „ à €Âà €° à €°à €”à €¿à €Âà €Šà „Âà €° à €šà „ à €ÂĂ Â€ÂżĂ Â€ÂŻĂ Â€ÂŸ SL à €ÂĂ Â„Â Ă Â€ÂŹĂ Â€ÂŸĂ Â€Âčà €°
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Sri Lanka bowl first in must-win game, bring in Asalanka for Mishara
New Zealand left out Neesham for offspinner and batter Cole McConchie
Shanaka blames 'negativity' as Sri Lanka crash out of World Cup
Dasun Shanaka says criticism of the team is impacting the players' mental health, calls on government to intervene
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| Super Eights, Group 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.259 |
| IND | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.106 |
| WI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.993 |
| ZIM | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.415 |
| Super Eights, Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ENG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.096 |
| NZ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.39 |
| PAK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -0.123 |
| SL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.95 |
| Group A | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2.5 |
| PAK | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.976 |
| USA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.788 |
| NED | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.217 |
| NAM | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3.108 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ZIM | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1.506 |
| SL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.741 |
| AUS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.523 |
| IRE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.15 |
| OMA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -4.845 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| WI | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.874 |
| ENG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.201 |
| SCOT | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.184 |
| ITA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.02 |
| NEP | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.349 |
| Group D | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.943 |
| NZ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.227 |
| AFG | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.889 |
| UAE | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.364 |
| CAN | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2.426 |