SLA-W vs NZA-W Today Match Prediction and Betting Tips, Odds and Live Score

SLA-W vs NZA-W Match Prediction & Analysis

Sri Lanka A Women square off against New Zealand A women in the 3rd unofficial ODI of the New Zealand A Women tour of Sri Lanka 2026 on Monday, 18th May. The venue for this match is Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla and the scheduled start time is 10:00 AM IST.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

SLA-W

W W L

SLA-W

133/5 in 20.0 6.65

AWACRS

Sri Lanka A Women beat Thailand Women by 23 runs 18 Feb 2026

THA-W

110/10 in 19.2 5.69

SLA-W

172/6 in 20.0 8.6

AWACRS

Sri Lanka A Women beat Malaysia Women by 106 runs 16 Feb 2026

MAL-W

66/8 in 20.0 3.3

BANA-W

115/10 in 19.3 5.9

AWACRS

Bangladesh A Women beat Sri Lanka A Women by 4 runs 14 Feb 2026

SLA-W

111/9 in 20.0 5.55

NZA-W

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Sri Lanka A Women Preview

So far in the series both matches ended in no result due to rain, where in the 1st unofficial ODI, Sri Lanka Women batted 1st and scored 217/7 before rain had the final say. In that game wicket keeper batter Sumudu Nisansala scored 50 runs in 62 balls and couldn't keep that form going in the 2nd ODI where she scored 24 runs in 49 balls.

While Opener Vismi Gunaratne has gotten off to starts in both the matches scoring past 10 runs in no time but failed to kick on and covert those into big ones. Vimoksha Balasuriya after a failure in the 1st match scored 31 runs in 57 balls in her last outing.

But the stand out in the series with the bat has been Dewmi Vihanga despite batting at number 7 she has managed to score 76 runs in the last two matches at a strike rate of close to 110. While Sri Lanka did get a chance to bowl only 10.1 overs in the series in which they picked up 4 wickets.

Sri Lanka A Women Predicted Playing XI:

Vishmi Gunaratne, Sanjana Kavindi, Vimoksha Balasuriya, Sumudu Nisansala (wk), Sathya Sandeepani (c), Piumi Wathsala Badalge, Limansa Thilakarathna, Rashmika Sewwandi, Dewmi Vihanga, Tharuka Shehani, Chamodi Praboda

Sri Lanka A Women Actual Playing XI:

Sathya Sandeepani, Lihini Apsara, Vishmi Gunaratne, Rashmika Sewwandi, Dewmi Vihanga, Piyumi Wathsala, Sanjana Kavindi, Chamodi Praboda, Limansa Thilakaratne, Tharuka Shehani, Sumudu Nisansala

New Zealand Women A Preview

New Zealand A Women haven't had a much to say with the bat in the series, where they bowled first in both the matches and by the time their batting comes rain has had the final say. In the last match New Zealand bowled well restricting Sri Lanka to 197/9 in 50 overs.

Hannah Rowe was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3/36, while Emma Black and Bella Armstrong picked up two wickets apiece. Then chasing down a revised target of 123 runs in 20 overs, New Zealand were well and truly in the drivers seat at 66/4 in 10.1 overs, courtesy of a good opening partnership from Bella James (20 runs) and Kate Anderson (19 runs), while Bella Armstrong remained unbeaten on 13 runs.

The Kiwi's have had a couple of concerns with the ball this series where they bowled well upfront and despite picking up most of the top and middle order wickets with ease, they haven't been able to dismantle the Lankan's lower order an area they will look to improve in this fixture.

New Zealand Women A Predicted Playing XI:

Bella James, Prue Catton, Tash Wakelin, Jess Watkin (c), Bella Armstrong, Kate Gaging (wk), Kate Anderson, Hannah Rowe, Emma Black, Marama Downes, Fran Jonas

New Zealand Women A Actual Playing XI:

Kate Anderson, Jess Watkin, Bella James, Bella Armstrong, Fran Jonas, Kayley Knight, Tash Wakelin, Prue Catton, Marama Downes, Darcy Prasad, JA Watkins

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

On Monday in Dambulla, expect scattered thunderstorms with a high temperature of 32°C. Precipitation is at 35%, humidity levels will reach 71%, and winds will blow at 24 km/h.

SLA-W vs NZA-W Pitch Report

The pitch at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium offers a balanced track that favours both the batters and bowlers. The average 1st innings score in the last two matches played at this venue is around 200-210. The surface get's better for batting as the match progresses and with a bit of rain around seamers will get some early movement and assistance of the surface.

Toss: To Bowl

Teams bowling first holds the upperhand at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium with 8 wins in the last 16 matches. In this series as well Sri Lanka batting 1st haven't been able to score big. We predict the that wins the toss will look to bowl first.

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