🏏ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026: G2: NZ W vs SCO W & SL W vs IRE W 🏏 - Page 14

Sri Lanka could stick with the same side, with top-order batter Imesha Dulani, who replaced Hasini Perera, likely to retain her place.

Sri Lanka (probable): 1 Vishmi Gunaratne, 2 Chamari Athapaththu, 3 Imesha Dulan, 4 Harshitha Samarawickrama, 5 Kaveesha Dilhari, 6 Nilakshika de Silva, 7 Kaushini Nuthyangana, 8 Kawya Kavindi, 9 Sugandika Dasanayaka, 10 Nimasha Meepage, 11 Mithali Ayodhya

Ireland made one change for the match against New Zealand, bringing in Lara McBride for Alana Dalzell after the latter's poor start to the tournament.

Ireland (probable): 1 Amy Hunter (wk), 2 Gaby Lewis (capt), 3 Orla Prendergast, 4 Rebecca Stokell, 5 Leah Paul, 6 Alice Tector, 7 Louise Little, 8 Arlene Kelly, 9 Aimee Maguire, 10 Cara Murray, 11 Lara McBride

Players to watch

Jess Kerr came into the World Cup on the back of impressive form - 14 wickets in 11 innings this year - but she is yet to make a mark in the tournament. New Zealand's bowling attack has struggled collectively, with their bowlers taking only nine wickets in three matches - the fewest by any team. In their must-win clash, New Zealand will want the seamer to rediscover her form, as she has gone wicketless in the last two matches.

Sarah Bryce has been one of Scotland's key batters in the middle order. After falling one short of a half-century against Ireland, she added scores of 4 and 34 against West Indies and England respectively. She will be keen to turn another start into a substantial score and register her first fifty of this World Cup.

Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu has managed just 33 runs from three matches. After Sri Lanka's defeat to West Indies in Bristol, she said she felt like a "failure as a captain". Playing in her 10th T20 World Cup, Athapaththu will be keen to do what she does best - score big runs and help lift her team's spirits.

Gaby Lewis walks back after her dismissal, Ireland Women vs Scotland Women, Women's T20 World Cup 2026, Manchester, June 13, 2026

Gaby Lewis found some form against New Zealand, scoring 58 after scores of 11 and 0 in her first two innings. Ireland's batting is reliant on the top order and they will hope Lewis can carry that form into the match against Sri Lanka, with support from Orla Prendergast.

Pitch and conditions

Bristol has hosted only one match in the tournament so far, where Sri Lanka were bowled out for 98 against West Indies on Sunday. West Indies fielded four spinners, who combined to take seven wickets. Spin could once again play a significant role on Tuesday. It's expected to be sunny, with temperatures reaching 33 degrees Celsius during the day.

Quotes

"You see a proper team culture when you lose games and there's a different morale in the team. When you're winning everyone's happy, but it's how you come together when you're losing and it's not going well for you and as a team we've been really good. We've stayed close. We know that we're, as a unit, a pretty tight team. The experience of the older ones has really helped as well. Obviously, they've had a few World Cups, and not every World Cup's the same. You can go from winning a World Cup last year to having a disappointing start."

Izzy Sharp on NZ's uphill climb

"New Zealand again are ranked above us. We can't take them lightly. They've probably had some close games in this tournament so far, and we will be eyeing up to compete and hopefully win that game. Same with Sri Lanka. We have the potential to win the final two games in this group stage, and for us, the higher we can finish, the better, especially with qualification for the next World Cup coming up as well."

Megan McColl on Scotland's ambitions

"We would have liked a couple of lead-in games that weren't quite as tough, but we knew that, and we knew we had to win one of our first two games, England and New Zealand. We were quite confident we could match it up with West Indies. So we achieved that (against New Zealand), and then we failed today (against West Indies) really badly."

Jamie Siddons on where SL see themselves

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Lankan captain cried and told she's not good enough, is it true?

This will be the first ever Women’s T20I between these two sides. As far as the venue is concerned, the County Ground in Bristol has seen 11 Women's T20s since 2024 and 8 have been won by the side batting first. So expect the captain who wins the toss to bat first. New Zealand need other results to go their way and also win their last 2 games to have a chance of reaching the semis. We back New Zealand to win this 65-35 on our Edge Meter.

New Zealand's lack of wickets has been an issue: their bowlers have taken a combined nine wickets, the least among all 12 teams in the competition so far. For context, England - top of the list - have 25. At the same time, they are yet to cross 162 in three attempts, and none of their batters have gone past 45 yet. They would be relieved to get out of Southampton though, the venue of their first three contests.

After their win over Ireland, Scotland came close to upsetting West Indies, losing by seven runs. A bitter defeat to England followed, but they have shown they have enough to really push good teams on their day. The contributions of their top four have been particularly encouraging, but they would look to tighten their fielding from the England match. Speaking after the game, Scotland's Hannah Rainey admitted it cost them "at least 20 runs". Against a hungry New Zealand, there's no cushion for that.

Chamari Athapaththu: 'I think I'm a failure as a captain'

Sri Lanka's captain said she felt like she lost her last chance to take her team to the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/chamari-athapaththu-says-she-thinks-she-s-a-failure-as-captain-after-sri-lanka-s-loss-to-west-indies-1542277

Originally posted by: Viswasruti

Chamari Athapaththu: 'I think I'm a failure as a captain'

Sri Lanka's captain said she felt like she lost her last chance to take her team to the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/chamari-athapaththu-says-she-thinks-she-s-a-failure-as-captain-after-sri-lanka-s-loss-to-west-indies-1542277

Oh myHope she will find peace within her and do best onwards and upwards.