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Women's T20 World Cup 2026: Sri Lanka beat Scotland to keep semi-final hopes alive

Sri Lanka kept their slim hopes of reaching a first Women's T20 World Cup semi-final alive with a nail-biting three-wicket win over Scotland at Old Trafford.

Set 152 to win after a late surge from Sarah Bryce and Ailsa Lister powered Scotland to a competitive total, Sri Lanka threatened to throw away a bright start, slumping from 57-1 to 78-4 and later 118-6, before sneaking over the line with one ball to spare.

Sri Lanka, who move into third place with their third win of the tournament, need West Indies to lose heavily to Ireland and New Zealand to lose to England on Saturday to advance from Group 2 on net run-rate.

Sri Lanka keep alive Women's T20 World Cup semifinals hopes after beating Scotland

Sri Lanka's Kavisha Dilhari bats during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup match at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester, England, on Friday June 26, 2026. Credit: AP/Nigel French

MANCHESTER, England — Sri Lanka kept alive slim hopes of making the Women's Twenty20 World Cup semifinals for the first time after a dramatic last-over win over Scotland at Old Trafford on Friday.

Sri Lanka chased down the 152 target on the penultimate ball and won by three wickets.

Scotland medium-pacer Rachel Slater bowled the last over, trying to prevent Sri Lanka from scoring seven runs. She conceded singles off the first three deliveries then pulled up and collapsed to the ground with a suspected knee injury. Slater eventually left the field in tears, Priyanaz Chatterji stepped up, conceded a single but then the winning boundary to tailender Sugandika Kumari.

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