SL vs NZ Super 8 - Match 6 Highlights - Colombo (25 February 2026)

Pushed down leg, on a length. Mendis walks over to the off side for the reverse but misses. Wide not given as the umpire feels that had Kamindu been in his standing position, the ball would have hit him on the pads.

Slows it down now, on a good length, Kamindu reverse sweeps it hard but can't beat backward point.

Short ball, spinning back in from middle. Kamindu Mendis pulls it between long on and deep mid-wicket and by the time Lockie Ferguson cuts it off to his left from long on, they hurry back for two.

Flat and short, on middle and leg. Kamindu stands tall and smashes it over the leaping mid-wicket fielder for a couple more.

On a length, on the stumps, drilled down to the right of Ferguson at long on this time. Two more taken.

OUT! CAUGHT! Kamindu Mendis could not have picked out the fielder in the deep any better and he has picked the best fielder in the New Zealand side. A half-tracker, on middle and leg. Mendis goes deep in the crease, swivels and pulls it hard. He hits it well but does not get any elevation. Hits it straight down the throat of deep mid-wicket, where Glenn Phillips takes the reverse cup catch near his chest.

SIX! Into the stands! GP drops it a bit too full and on off, Dunith Wellalage sits down on a knee and slog sweeps it behind deep backward square leg for a six.

Pushed through, full and around off, Dunith leans forward with a big stride and eases it through the vacant point region for a brace.

The off break, on a length, outside off, Dunith slashes it like a knife to deep backward point for a single.

Goes straighter this time, full and outside off, Dushmantha Chameera steps across off, gets down to his knee and tries to sweep, but misses to connect.

Sharp spin on a fuller length, outside off, Dushmantha Chameera presses ahead to block, but gets an inside edge to the square leg region for a single.

 On a good length, off break outside the off stump. Dunith shapes to cut off the backfoot and is beaten on the outside edge.

Drifts in and then spins away from middle. Dushmantha Chameera is nowhere close to the pitch of the ball to defend and the ball spins past his outside edge to beat him all ends up.

A bit too full, on leg, Dushmantha Chameera whips it to the right of long on for a single.

FOUR! A good effort from Henry, all in vain. Short and wide outside off, Wellalage stays deep in the crease and rolls his wrists on the pull, sending it behind square on the leg side and beats the dive of Henry to his left for a boundary.

Shortish delivery, on middle, Dunith Wellalage goes deep inside the crease and pulls it to deep square leg's right for two runs.

Full, across off, Dunith dabs it down on the off side.

Short in length, around off, Dunith covers the line and heaves it to deep square leg for a single. A fantastic spell from Rachin Ravindra as he ends with figures of 4-0-27-4.

Overpitched on middle, Dunith Wellalage carves it to deep point for a single.

Very sharp spin down the leg side, on a fractionally fuller length. Dushmantha Chameera misses the flick and the ball deflects off the keeper's gloves and rolls to short fine leg for a bye.

Closer to the stumps, on a shorter length, Dunith Wellalage stays leg side and dabs it to short third.

Fuller than the previous ball, on off, Dunith Wellalage drags his hands in front after getting down on a knee and sweeps it to deep square leg for one more.

A slight appeal for LBW, but not given. Pitched fuller and around off, spinning in sharply with a bit of bounce. Dushmantha Chameera tries to sweep, but gets it off the gloves and the ball lobs on the bounce towards Finn Allen at short fine leg. A single taken.

In-between length, outside off, crunched to deep cover-point for a single. 100 UP FOR SRI LANKA!

Goes for the sweep shot on this full ball, but misses as it grips and turns in to beat the bat and rap him on the front pad.

On a length, on middle and leg, Dunith Wellalage advances down a bit and eases it down to long on for a single.

More flight on a short length, on middle. Dushmantha Chameera hangs deep in the crease and dinks it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Drag-downer, at 76.1 kph, outside off, Dunith Wellalage is quick to rock back and cuts it to deep point for another run.

JAFFA! Cunningly flighted on a fuller length, in front of off. It lands, grips away to beat Chameera's attempted sweep shot. The ball bounces over the off pole and the keeper gathers it.

Slows it up again, and Chameera pulls this short ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Pushed full and on off, Chameera tries the paddle sweep, but gets beaten.

Much fuller, on off, Chameera shimmies down to flick but gets an inside edge towards the backward square leg region for a single.

Top drawer effort in the deep from Chapman! Full on off, he nails the slog sweep between deep square and deep mid-wicket. It races away, but Chapman charges across to his left and dives full stretch to pull it back just in time. Ravindra is quick on the relay and gets rid of the ball, throwing it to the keeper. The batters don’t run. There’s a check to see if any part of Chapman’s leg made contact with the ropes while holding the ball in hand, but the replay confirms it’s a clean save.

OUT! TOP EDGE AND CAUGHT! Phillips loves every bit of that, and why not? Full and fired in on leg, Wellalage goes hard on the slog sweep behind square on the leg side, playing it aerially. He gets a top edge that flies high to the left of Ravindra at deep square leg. Rachin tracks it well, charges across, and completes the catch.

Too full, around off, drilled down to long off for a single.

NEW ZEALAND WIN BY 61 RUNS! It's all over for Sri Lanka! In front of the middle pole, full in length, Dushmantha Chameera advances down the track and mistimes the heave to the right of mid-wicket for a single.