Sri Lanka, March 16 -- New Zealand 117 for 3 (Bates 47, Halliday 46*) beat Sri Lanka 113 for 7 (Nanyakkara 35, Illing 2-18) by seven wickets

Strong all-round performances from Suzie Bates and Brooke Halliday along with a breakout bowling display from Bree Illing helped New Zealand breeze to a seven wicket win against Sri Lanka in Christchurch to level the series at 1-1.

New Zealand's bowlers set the tone with a frugal display after winning the toss and electing to bowl, restricting Sri Lanka to 113 for 7 in their 20 overs before Bates and Halliday made 47 and 46 not out respectively as the hosts cruised home with seven wickets and nine balls to spare. Bates was named player of the match after also bowling four overs for just 16 runs whi...