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Amelia Kerr stars in New Zealand Women’s 102 runs victory over Sri Lanka Women

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The 17th match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 concluded with New Zealand finding a big 102-run win over Sri Lanka.

In the match, New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first.

Batting first, New Zealand made a solid 162/3 score in the first inning with Amelia Kerr being the batter to score the most runs for the team in the game with 66 runs off 48 balls. Suzie Bates followed Amelia Kerr with 49-ball 56 followed by Bernadine Bezuidenhout with 32(20).

Achini Kulasuriya and Inoka Ranaweera took a wicket each for Sri Lanka Women in the match. Sri Lanka Women conceded 5 extras to New Zealand Women while bowling.

Sri Lanka Women was all-out in 15.5 overs in the second inning against New Zealand Women. They got summed up at 60 runs. Chamari Athapaththu was the top run scorer for the team in the match with 19 runs in 21 balls followed by the only other batter to score in double-digits, Malsha Shehani, with 10 runs in 13 balls.

Amelia Kerr and Lea Tahuhu took two wickets each for New Zealand Women in the match. Eden Carson, Jess Kerr, Hannah Rowe and Fran Jonas took a wicket each to join the party. New Zealand Women conceded 9 runs to Sri Lanka Women while bowling.

Amelia Kerr who scored 66(48) while batting and bowled 2/7 in the match was the Player of the Match.