Sri Lanka Women's cricket team has won over New Zealand in the recent match in Southampton

ICC T20 World Cup has already started. And Team Sri Lanka has pulled off a remarkable win against the previous year's champions New Zealand. The match has taken place in Southampton. The Sri Lankan women's team won the match by five wickets, one of the team's most memorable wins in its history.

In the first innings, New Zealand scored 150 runs out of 6 wickets in 20 overs. New Zealand squad relied upon their star batters. Although they've tried their best they couldn't make it more than a hundred and fifty runs.

On the other hand, during the second innings. Sri Lanka has to chase 151. In the first few overs, they have lost 4 wickets after making 55. And struggled a lot to stick to the pitch. But there comes the plot twist by the youngsters of the team Kaushini Nuthyangana and Nilakshika Silva. Silva scored a befitting 54 and remained unbeaten and Nuthyangana produced ample support. And thus they've turned the tables.

This win is very special for a team like Sri Lanka because in the first place, New Zealand has been the champions. Therefore winning a match against them is definitely a firm statement about the team's strength. Also, this has boosted the team spirit and made the pathway to the semis a bit smoother. The skipper seemed hopeful about her teammates although she had confessed that with each passing wicket tension was increasing within the squad but the team kept on focusing on the goal. And achieved what they have aimed. And planted some sort of self-reliance within the team.

Sportscape observes this match as a turning point of the ICC Women's World Cup T20 as Sri Lanka has claimed a beautiful victory and also the previous year's champions had lost two matches back to back, which marks the journey towards the semi-final has become a bit difficult for them. However, we congratulate team Sri Lanka and hope to see more such exciting games in future.