Georgia Plimmer's 53 off 44 and an all-round show from Amelia Kerr secured a eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Sharjah, though the margin of victory was not enough to move New Zealand up to second; they remain third in Group A behind second-placed India on net run rate. For Sri Lanka, it's a fourth defeat in four despite this being their best showing of the tournament with the bat; they finish bottom of the group. Set an objective of 116, Plimmer and Suzie Bates gave New Zealand the best beginning with a 49-run opening stand, before Kerr joined Plimmer for a 46-run organization to put the outcome certain. Sophie Devine then put the supporters on to finish off the pursuit, completing the game with beast six over cow corner. Kerr had before scored figures of 2 for 13, including the award scalp of Chamari Athapaththu, as Sri Lanka were confined to 115 for 5 in their 20 overs. Plimmer was named Player of the Counterpart for breaking the spine of the pursuit, however Kerr's effect couldn't possibly be more significant. Guaranteed Plimmer destroys them delicately There were just four limits in Plimmer's 50 years yet she finished her innings striking at 120. That was generally down to the learnings a few sides are currently incorporating about how to play on the low and slow tracks in Sharjah. Her innings was packed with 26 singles and four twos, as Sri Lanka's group of spinners were haggled masterfully. This wasn't demise by executioner blow, fairly one by 1,000 cuts. Toward the finish of the strategic maneuver New Zealand were 35 for no misfortune, only one more than Sri Lanka, however by the tenth over the run rate had increased to 6.9 per over. Plimmer in the long run fell holing out to profound midwicket, however at 95 for 2 toward the finish of the fifteenth over her work was generally finished. Athapaththu drives Sri Lanka's best beginning After three progressive disappointments, Athapaththu at last figured out how to get a few sudden spikes in demand for the board, and with it furnished Sri Lanka with their most memorable great beginning of the competition with the bat. Her 35 fell off 41 conveyances, not express using any and all means, however justifiable considering the circumstances in Sharjah as well as the shaken certainty of Sri Lanka's batting unit. With the ball actually holding up in the surface and keeping low, Athapaththu had to trust that the terrible conveyances will score any speedy runs, with two or three choice cover drives the pick of her five limits. During her visit she put on stands of 26 and 48 with Vishmi Gunaratne and Harshitha Samarawickrama, to give Sri Lanka their best poweplay of the competition - 34 for 1, which in itself talks towards Sri Lanka's batting inconveniences - and left them on a respectable foundation of 57 for 1 at the midpoint of the innings. Can't keep Kerr out of the game With the Athapaththu-Samarawickrama organization blooming, a couple of limits off Eden Carson and Lea Tahuhu in the twelfth and thirteenth overs flagged Sri Lanka's aim to up the scoring rate. Enter Amelia Kerr. The legspinner was happening to the rear of a four-for in her last game, yet here she needed to hold on until her third over to have any tremendous effect. Yet, what an effect that was as, following a time of purposeful tension, Athapaththu hoped to drag one over cow corner from outside off just to find her off stump thumped back. That wicket looking back was the principal string to come free in Sri Lanka's disentangling. At the fall of Athapaththu's wicket Sri Lanka had 74 sudden spikes in demand for the board and a little more than six overs left in the innings - yet they were only unfit to push on from that point, spluttering to 115 for 5 toward the innings' end. Kerr was a main consideration in this as her four overs surrendered only 13 runs and furthermore incorporated the wicket of the hazardous Kavisha Dilhari. What's more, assuming Sri Lanka thought they'd seen the remainder of her, she struck an unbeaten 34 off 31 with the bat to guarantee the success that she personally had set up.