T20 World Cup: The most exciting match of Super-8 will be between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, who will make it to the semi-finals?

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: The 6th match of Super-8 of T20 World Cup 2026 will be played between New Zealand and Sri Lanka. This match will be played on Wednesday, 25 February at the R Premadasa Cricket Stadium in Sri Lanka. To keep alive their hopes of reaching the semi-finals, both the teams will have to win this match at any cost.

New Zealand’s first match of the Super-8 round against Pakistan was washed out due to rain. Kiwi team got one point. New Zealand’s performance in the group stage was strong. Runs are coming continuously from the bat of Tim Seifert. So far, he has scored 173 runs in 4 matches playing at a strike rate of 167. At the same time, Glenn Phillips has also returned to form. In the last match of the group stage, he batted brilliantly against Canada and played a brilliant inning of 76 runs in 36 balls. Rachin Ravindra is making important contributions with both bat and ball.

Victory is necessary for Sri Lanka

On the other hand, Sri Lanka has started the Super-8 round with a defeat. In the match played against England, the team had to face defeat by 51 runs. Sri Lanka’s batting line-up had failed miserably and while chasing the target of 147 runs, the entire team was bundled out for 95 runs. The team will expect a strong performance against New Zealand from Pathum Nissanka and Kushal Mendis, who are in excellent form. However, the performance of Sri Lankan bowlers was excellent against England. Dunith Vellallage bowled brilliantly and took 3 wickets for just 26 runs in 4 overs. Whereas, Dilshan Madushanka and Mahesh Teekshana took two wickets each.

This is the last chance for both the teams to reach the semi-finals. Sri Lanka will have to win at any cost. New Zealand will also win and remain in the race for the semi-finals. Whichever team wins this match, the path ahead will become easier for them.

head to head record

A total of 28 matches have been played between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in T20 International so far. New Zealand has won 16 matches, while Sri Lanka has won 9 matches.

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pitch condition

Spin bowlers usually dominate the R Premadasa Cricket Stadium. The pitch is a bit slow, due to which the ball gets stuck on the bat. The average score of the first innings on this ground in Colombo has been 144 runs. At the same time, the average score in the second inning is 129 runs.

weather forecast

There is very little chance of rain in the upcoming match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka. However, there is a forecast of cloudy sky all around the ground. Hopefully rain will not cause any disruption in the match.