Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 46th Match ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Sri Lanka vs New Zealand - The 46th match of the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup Twenty20 International cricket tournament between Sri Lanka and New Zealand played at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on February 25, 2026.

Tim Seifert and Rachin Ravindra celebrate © AFP/Getty Images

Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Cole McConchie and Matt Henry stars as New Zealand secure a first win in of the Super 8 by a massive 61-runs against New Zealand and co-hosts Sri Lanka knocked out the tournament in a one-sided game of the 46th match of a ICC T20 World Cup.

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Sri Lanka's 61-run win was their second largest victory by terms of runs in T20 international after their 65-run win at Sydney in the 2022 T20 World Cup and It is their fifth biggest win in T20 World Cups. New Zealand's 44 for 2 was their eighth highest powerplay total against Sri Lanka in T20 international and It is their second highest powerplay-total against Sri Lanka in T20 World Cups after their 46 for 2 at Nottingham in the 2009 World Twenty20. 84 : Mitchell Santner and Cole McConchie set up the record seventh-wicket partnership for New Zealand against Sri Lanka in T20 international, previously held by the 57-run stand between James Neesham and Mitchell Santner against England at Christchurch in the last year, It is the sixth highest seventh-wicket stand in T20Is and the highest seventh-wicket partnership in T20 World Cup history, surpassing the previous record held by the 74-run stand between Michael Hussey and Steve Smith against Bangladesh at Bridgetown in the 2010 World Twenty20. New Zealand's 168 was their 11th highest score against Sri Lanka in T20 international and It is their joint 14th highest total in T20 World Cups. Sri Lanka's 20 for 2 was their second lowest powerplay total against Sri Lanka in T20 international after their 18 for 3 against India at Dharamsala in 2022, It is their lowest powerplay-total against New Zealand in T20Is, previous lowest powerplay-total against New Zealand was 24 for 4 at Sydney in the 2022 T20 World Cup and 24 for 2 at Dambulla in 2024 and It is their lowest powerplay-total in T20 World Cups, previous lowest powerplay-total was 24 for 4 also against New Zealand at Sydney in the 2022 T20 World Cup. Rachin Ravindra's 4 for 27 was his best bowling performance for New Zealand in T20 international, It is the fifth best-bowling-figures by an New Zealand bowler against New Zealand in T20Is and the fifth best bowling figures by an New Zealand bowler in T20 World Cups.

New Zealand scored 168-7 in 20 overs with top scorer by Mitchell Santner hammered a 47 off 26-balls including 4-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 180.76.

Rachin Ravindra blasted a 32 off 22-balls, Cole McConchie hit a unbeaten 31 off 23-balls including 3-fours & 2-sixes.

Finn Allen blasted a 23 off 13-balls included 3-fours & a six with strike rate of 176.92 and Glenn Phillips scored a run-a-ball 18-runs contained a boundary.

Sri Lanka best bowler by Maheesh Theekshana picked up 3-wickets for 30-runs in 4-overs, Dushmantha Chameera captured three-wickets for 38-runs in 4-overs and Dunith Wellalage took one-wicket.

Sri Lanka scored 107-8 in the allotted 20 overs with top scorer by Kamindu Mendis cracked a 31 off 23-balls including 4-fours.

Dunith Wellalage struck 29 off 23-balls including 2-fours & a six and Kusal Mendis scored 11 off 22-balls included a boundary.

New Zealand best bowler by Rachin Ravindra claimed a career-best 4-wickets for 27-runs in 4-overs, Matt Henry captured 2-wickets for 3-runs in 2-overs including a maiden with economy rate of 1.50, Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips both took one-wickets.

Rachin Ravindra named Player of the match for his all-round performance to claimed a career-best 4-wickets for 27-runs in 4-overs after scoring a valuable 32 off 22-balls including 3-fours & a six with strike rate of 145.45.

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