The White Ferns have had their second consecutive loss at the T20 World Cup in England, beaten by five wicket by Sri Lanka.
The defending champions lost to the West Indies in their opening game putting them in danger of missing the semifinals. .
It was Sri Lanka's first ever win over New Zealand at a World Cup.
Another poor fielding performance hampered the New Zealand side but initially it was the batting which was a problem in Southampton.
Choosing to bat first the White Ferns made 150-6 as Melie Kerr and Sophie Devine both scored 45 in a partnership of 43.
Devine hit four fours and a six while Kerr five fours..
Only two other players - Georgia Plimmer and Maddy Green made double figures - each scoring 18 runs.
Sri Lanka then put on 45 for the opening wicket and while the White Ferns had Nensi Patel take 2-23 adn Bree illing 1-33 while their were two run outs.
Silva finished unbeaten on 54 and Nuthyangana on 24 as Sri Lanka reached their target with two balls to spare at 153-5
New Zealand are fifth in Group 2 with two losses with Sri Lanka just above them with one win from two games.
The White Ferns next game is against Ireland on Saturday before games against Scotland and England.
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