ICC Women's World Cup 2025 Points table: Rain plays spoilsport as both Sri Lanka and New Zealand share one point

The 15th match of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 between Sri Lanka and New Zealand got washed out due to rain. The match, which took place at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, saw Sri Lanka opting to bat after winning the toss. They piled up 258 for six but the second innings couldn’t get underway due to heavy rains. 

Sri Lanka had a dream start with the bat as openers in Vishmi Gunaratne (42) and Chamari Athapaththu (53) added 101 runs for the opening stand. But both the batters couldn’t carry on the start they had as they lost their wickets within a span of 25 runs. 

Hasini Perera (44) played a vital hand as three New Zealand made a strong comeback, picking wickets at the other end. With the team struggling at 198 for five, Nilakshi de Silva (55) came to the rescue and slammed a brutal fifty. 

Thanks to her innings, Sri Lanka posted 258 for six. For New Zealand, Sophie Devine bagged three wickets. 

As the first innings ended, the rain didn’t go easy and the second innings couldn’t start. The match ended in a no result with both teams sharing one point each. 

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ICC Women's World Cup 2025: Points table after match 15, SL vs NZ

After match 15, SL vs NZ in the ICC Women's World Cup 2025, Australia retained their top spot in the points table followed by England at two. South Africa after the win moved to third, while India are now at fourth. New Zealand moved to fifth. Bangladesh dropped to sixth followed by Sri Lanka and Pakistan