In the fifth T20I in Pakistan’s tour of New Zealand last year, the hosts had been dismissed for 92 chasing 135 in Christchurch. In the first T20I of this five-match

New Zealand 117 for 3 (Bates 47, Halliday 46*) beat Sri Lanka 113 for 7 (Nanyakkara 35, Illing 2-18) by seven wicketsStrong all-round performances from Suzie Bates and Brooke Halliday

Inglis and Illing made their international debuts during last week’s ODI series while Devonshire is uncapped. Inglis took five catches in three games and scored 34 not out and 9

Big picture: Change in the air for PakistanFor the longest time, they were inseparable at the top of the order for Pakistan in T20Is. Then, with questions about strike rates

Sri Lanka 102 for 3 (Athapaththu 64*, Kerr 2-18) beat New Zealand 101 (McLeod 44, Madara 3-14, Dilhari 2-18, Priyadharshani 2-25) by seven wicketsDebutant Malki Madara’s three-for combined with two-fors