Sri Lanka’s possibilities of instantly qualifying for the 2023 ODI World Cup ended after struggling a 2-0 loss to New Zealand within the three-match ODI collection.
Hamilton,UPDATED: Mar 31, 2023 13:14 IST
Sri Lanka’s hopes of direct World Cup qualification finish after collection loss to NZ (AFP Photo)
By India Today Sports Desk: New Zealand hammered Sri Lanka by six wickets within the third ODI in Hamilton on Friday to finish the Asian workforce’s possibilities of instantly qualifying for the 2023 ODI World Cup in India this 12 months.
Chasing 158 in Hamilton, New Zealand overcame a shaky begin that noticed them lose two wickets within the second over to win with 103 balls to spare because of an unbeaten 86 by batsman Will Young and a 44-run knock by Henry Nicholls.
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, third ODI: Highlights
After profitable the toss, Sri Lanka selected to bat first, however solely opener Pathum Nissanka (57), skipper Dasun Shanaka (31) and Chamika Karunaratne (24) made notable contributions, whereas Matt Henry, Henry Shipley, and Daryl Mitchell every took three wickets.
India and 6 different groups have already secured their locations within the World Cup, which is able to start in October, with the West Indies holding the ultimate computerized qualification spot within the Super League standings. South Africa and Ireland are additionally candidates.
Sri Lanka will now compete in a 10-team qualifying match in Zimbabwe in June and July.
The 1996 world champions had been awarded 5 factors for the canceled second ODI somewhat than the ten factors {that a} win would have supplied, they usually had been additionally docked a degree for sustaining a sluggish over-rate throughout their 198-run defeat within the opener.
New Zealand additionally received the earlier check collection 2-0, successfully eliminating Sri Lanka’s possibilities of reaching the World Test Championship ultimate. They will host them in three Twenty20 Internationals beginning on Sunday in Auckland.
Sri Lanka merely didn’t have sufficient runs on the board; one other 100 runs and every little thing may have been completely different. To start with, they bowled extraordinarily nicely. Lahiru Kumara and Kasun Rajitha had been notably efficient with the brand new balls, however as the sport progressed, batting turned simpler, and Nicholls and Young discovered it too simple. The Kiwis received the collection 2-0 thanks to a different dominant efficiency.
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Mar 31, 2023
