Attacking the front pad, full in length, Nilakshika Silva gets across and down on a knee to sweep it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Slower through the air, on the shorter side, this stops on Piumi who waits and pushes it to cover.

Lands the googly short and on middle. It is quicker through the air and Piumi Wathsala hops back to guide it to backward point.

STUMPING CHANCE MISSED! Loopy ball, full and around off. Piumi Wathsala steps out but the ball dips on her and the googly sneaks under the blade. The keeper, Izzy Gaze fails to get her gloves in the right position to gather it. The ball clips her gloves and rolls behind for a bye.

In the air...but safe! Kerr offers flight, full and on off. Nilakshika Silva gets down on a knee for the slog sweep but gets more height than distance on it. Luckily for her, the ball drops well in front of Maddy Green at long on. Two runs taken.

Slows it down and keeps it a bit wide, on off, Nilakshika Silva dabs it down on the off side.

Flat and short, across the batter from around the stumps. Piumi Wathsala rushes on the back foot to punch it away, but misses.

Too full on the leg stump, drilled down by Piumi to long on for a single.

Top effort from Rosemary Mair, as she saves a certain boundary! This is short and spins into the batter from middle. Nilakshika Silva rocks back and pulls it to deep backward square leg. Rosemary Mair sprints to her right from deep square leg and dives to flick the ball inside the playing area. But, while doing so, she comes in contact with the ropes with the momentum, but the replay shows that she just managed to get rid of the ball before crashing into the cushions. Two taken.

Full and around off, Nilakshika Silva goes for a sweep shot, but the ball grazes her glove and dips low to the right of the keeper, where Izzy Gaze, again fails to collect it cleanly.

SIX! BANG! Too full from Eden, on off. Nilakshika Silva gets bat under the ball and smokes it over wide long off for a cracking six.

On a length, on middle and leg, steered to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Misfield and it races away. Flighted on off, de Silva gets down low and sweeps it firmly towards deep backward square. Halliday, running across to her left, overruns it and fails to stop it. Too many fielding lapses from the White Ferns in this match. 

Short and on top of off, Nilakshika Silva pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Loops a wide full toss, outside off, Piumi Wathsala shimmies down the track and drills it to mid off for a single.

Short and sliding down leg, Nilakshika Silva pulls off the back foot to backward square leg for a hasty single.

A flighted googly, outside off. It lands and bounces a bit and grazes the gloves of Piumi Wathsala who looks to cut it off the back foot. Izzy Gaze misjudges it and the ball taps on her helmet.

Tossed around off, eased back to Kerr.

FOUR! Cheeky and effective! On a back of a length, on off, Silva takes a step across the stumps initially but adjusts to the line. Stays leg side of the ball and instead of scooping it over short fine leg, she goes over the keeper for a boundary.

Fuller and slower, on the pads, Nilakshika Silva clips it to deep square leg for a single.

On a good length, on off, Piumi punches it to cover from the crease.

OUT! CAUGHT! Sophie Devine has her third wicket! On a short of a length, on off. Piumi Wathsala backs away to go over the top on the off side. Ends up getting a thickish outside edge. The ball balloons towards short third, where Bree Illing takes the catch to her right at waist height. Natalie Germanos shares on air that this is the first time Sophie has picked up 3 wickets in a World Cup game. 

Good length, around off, cuts it off the back foot to the off side.

On a length, outside off, Anushka Sanjeewani steers it through backward point for a single.

Full and on middle, Anushka Sanjeewani heaves it to long on for a single.

WIDE! Seeing Silva walking down the track, Jess pushes it way down leg, on a length. Nilakshika Silva misses to pull. Izzy Gaze collects the ball low to her left but Silva gets back in the crease in time before Gaze could whip the bails off.

Slower ball on the stumps, Nilakshika Silva slogs it to deep square leg for a couple of runs.

Shortish delivery, on the stumps, Nilakshika Silva hangs back and pulls it wide of square leg for a single.

Excellent running! Too full and outside off, Anushka Sanjeewani carves it powerfully through extra cover and calls for the second straightaway. Rosemary Mair from deep point runs a long way to her right to cut it off and keeps it to two.

Back of a length, on off, Anushka Sanjeewani pulls it between long on and deep mid-wicket for a single.

Very slow at 79.8 kph, full and outside off, Nilakshika Silva gets low for a big-booming slog sweep, but swings way early and inside edges onto the front pad. 8 runs off the penultimate over.

Full and on middle and leg, Anushka Sanjeewani clears the front leg and whips it over mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep collects it on the bounce. They cross.

Slower delivery, on the leg stump line, Nilakshika Silva shimmies down the track and whips off the inside half of the bat, but gets it to the left of short fine leg. The fielder chases it before the ropes but the batters cross each other twice.

FOUR! Precious runs these for Sri Lanka! A slower full toss, down leg, Nilakshika Silva shuffles well across off and powerfully sweeps it to the left of short fine leg for a boundary. 

FOUR! FIFTY FOR NILAKSHIKA SILVA! This is the fastest fifty of the tournament so far, off 26 deliveries. She gets well ahead of Shorna Akter of Bangladesh, who scored a fifty off 34 balls the other night, against South Africa. Such a proactive innings from an experienced batter. Sophie serves it full and on the middle stump line. Nilakshika Silva clears the front leg and smashes it between deep mid-wicket and long on for a boundary. This also brings up the 250 for Sri Lanka Women, a figure that looked too far to reach at one stage.

FOUR! MORE RUNS! A Hat Trick of boundaries for Silva and frustrations multiplying for the White Ferns towards the backend. Slams it short into the deck, on the leg stump line, Nilakshika Silva pulls it powerfully to the leg side and bisects the deep square and deep mid-wicket fielders for a cracking boundary. 15 off the over already with a ball to go. 

Short from Devine, on the bodyline, nipping in. Nilakshika Silva stands tall, waits for it to arrive and pulls it to deep square leg for a single. 16 off the final over. What a strong finish! SRI LANKA WOMEN FINISH ON 258/6.