White Ferns

Bangladesh has to beat South Africa on Wednesday morning for New Zealand to advance.

Needing a big win in their final group game, New Zealand got the job done, but to make the semifinals they now need a big favour from Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka have now missed out on a maiden semifinal appearance, while the White Ferns will have to pray for Bangladesh to beat South Africa in the final game of the group phase. The veteran opener was on 37 at the time, and had Sri Lanka dismissed her then, they may have found an opening. Her 66 off 48 balls was a mixture of crisp striking, precision placement and intelligent deflecting on a surface which wasn’t easy to let loose on. From 22-0 it unfolded in a big way. And there was no let-up. [Australia](https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/131205127/white-ferns-suffer-heavy-defeat-to-australia-in-twenty20-world-cup-opener) and [South Africa](https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/131207905/white-ferns-turn-in-nightmare-batting-display-in-costly-t20-world-cup-loss), New Zealand carried on where they left off after a much-needed [big win over Bangladesh](https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/cricket-world-cup/300810496/suzie-bates-shines-with-the-bat-as-white-ferns-thrash-bangladesh-at-t20-world-cup), rolling Sri Lanka for just 60 – the second-lowest-ever total scored against the Ferns in T20s.

Amelia Kerr of New Zealand poses after being named Player of the Match following the ICC Women's T20 World Cup group A match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka ...

I have only a few senior players in the team, a lot of them are very young and haven’t played a lot of cricket. She said: “It was a tough day. “We have played some good cricket in this tournament. Kerr said: “It’s nice to get a big win for the team. “With the ball, it feels like it’s coming out really well. “We’ve given ourselves a chance.

All-rounder Amelia Kerr starred for the Kiwis, blasting 66 off 48 balls before snaring 2/7 to hold Sri Lanka to just 60 runs in a Player of the Match ...

LIVE scoring [https://t.co/6OhmTWyYBg] [#T20WorldCup] [#CricketNation]📸 ICC/Getty [pic.twitter.com/VbpaIeLW24] [February 19, 2023] Helping push the side to a big total in Paarl!

The Proteas should be able to beat Bangladesh, who have had a difficult tournament so far. New Zealand did the Proteas a massive favour by leaving qualification ...

The Proteas opened the World Cup with a surprise loss to Sri Lanka, which immediately put them on the back foot, but they responded with a thumping win over the White Ferns to get back into contention. The Proteas are fourth on two points, but thanks to a vastly superior net run rate, all they need is a win over Bangladesh to confirm their progress to the knockouts ahead of New Zealand and Sri Lanka. [SA team](https://www.citizen.co.za/tag/proteas-womens-team/) were in danger of being knocked out of the tournament on Sunday, with a win for Sri Lanka set to eliminate the Proteas’ chances of reaching the playoffs, but instead the White Ferns thrashed their opponents by 102 runs to keep South Africa in the hunt.

The White Ferns did their part on Sunday evening at Boland Park by crushing Sri Lanka by 102 runs, and in the process not only kept their tournament hopes ...

“I think we've got some real talent in this group and amazing support staff and a lot of young talent as well. It's pleasing that we've come out these last two games and done that. So, yeah I guess we'll know a bit more after that game,” Kerr said. “I think the last two games have been awesome for us but obviously the first two didn't go to plan, sometimes that is cricket and you've got to forget about it but two games in a row was disappointing, but you do have to learn from it and move on quickly in tournament play. New Zealand do Proteas massive T20 Women’s World Cup favour](/sport/cricket/proteas-women/baie-dankie-new-zealand-do-proteas-massive-t20-womens-world-cup-favour-3ac7c44d-bc43-4450-95a4-60aef0d37614) [Jadeja stars as India hammer Australia to take 2-0 Test series lead](/sport/cricket/international/ravindra-jadeja-stars-as-india-hammer-australia-to-take-2-0-test-series-lead-9725e27e-0880-4018-a38d-e9df0db492b7) [Smith ‘happy to hear people talking positively about cricket’ as SA20 reignites passion](/sport/cricket/domestic/graeme-smith-happy-to-hear-people-talking-positively-about-cricket-as-sa20-reignites-passion-8891c668-145b-4797-a061-dea4ac038591) [England thrash New Zealand with 'Bazball' and Broad-side](/sport/cricket/international/england-thrash-new-zealand-with-bazball-and-broad-side-a08a29f4-957c-537d-b558-c6e0fda0ef6e) [Proteas suffer massive Women’s T20 World Cup blow](/sport/cricket/proteas-women/proteas-suffer-massive-womens-t20-world-cup-blow-after-heavy-australia-defeat-8968c388-e6ef-4027-95bd-1470372961f9) [Zimbabwe supporter banned over R127 000 spot-fixing attempt](/sport/cricket/international/zimbabwe-supporter-banned-over-r127-000-spot-fixing-attempt-fddb2ebe-95b6-4add-ba4a-4f8174729525) “Yeah I guess for us it kind of determines what's going to happen for us for the rest of the World Cup when South Africa take on Bangladesh, so whether we're watching or not I think it's now about enjoying our time together as a team and I think celebrating these last few wins and it's completely out of our control now, we can't do anything now, we can only wait.

Paarl (South Africa), Feb 20 (IANS): New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine is extremely proud of her team's comeback at the ongoing ICC Women's T20 World Cup as ...

I have only a few senior players in the team, a lot of them are very young and haven't played a lot of cricket. "It's nice to get a big win for the team. It's not easy to chase anything more than that and as a batting unit, we had to stick to our plans and play our natural game. We've learned a lot of things and we'll try to carry those things forward and play good cricket in the future," she added. "We just wish that was how we played in the first game! The bowlers were also outstanding," she added.

Paarl (South Africa): New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine is extremely proud of her team's comeback at the ongoing ICC Women's T20 World Cup as they stayed in ...

I have only a few senior players in the team, a lot of them are very young and haven’t played a lot of cricket. “It’s nice to get a big win for the team. It’s not easy to chase anything more than that and as a batting unit, we had to stick to our plans and play our natural game. “We just wish that was how we played in the first game! With the ball, it feels like it’s coming out really well. Even if it’s a tiny, small chance, we’re still in with a shout and that’s why I’m really proud of this group.