Sri Lanka booked its place at this yr’s Cricket World Cup by claiming one of many two spots accessible at a qualifying event in Zimbabwe on Sunday.
Sri Lanka crushed Zimbabwe by 9 wickets after an unbeaten century by opener Pathum Nissanka to seal its ticket at a qualifying event on Sunday.
That confirmed one of many two closing locations for this yr’s World Cup in India, which begins in October. Zimbabwe remains to be in place to take the final place and be part of cricket’s largest groups for the 50-over showpiece, though it should beat Scotland in its final sport to make sure.
Sri Lanka’s crushing win over the qualifying event host at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo got here after it bowled the Zimbabweans out for 165, with spinner Maheesh Theekshana taking 4-25 off 8.2 overs. Sri Lanka made 169-1.
“Coming into this tournament we had plans and we executed them,” Theekshana stated.
Sri Lanka, the 1996 World Cup winner, has gained six from six to date on the qualifying event and saved its file of enjoying at each Cricket World Cup.
It has yet one more sport to play within the Super Six stage in opposition to West Indies, which was eradicated on Saturday, earlier than it seems within the qualifying event’s closing on July 9.
Sunday’s victory was a cruise after Zimbabwe was all out in 32.2 overs.
Previously unbeaten on the event, Zimbabwe must win in opposition to Scotland on Tuesday to additionally qualify for the World Cup. A win for Scotland would put the groups degree on factors, and Scotland could have yet one more Super Six sport in opposition to Netherlands to take the World Cup place.
“If we play great cricket as we’ve been doing, come Tuesday we will be good,” Zimbabwe coach Dave Houghton stated.
Zimbabwe missed out on the final World Cup in 2019 for the primary time because it began enjoying on the event in 1983. Scotland additionally missed 2019 and final performed on the World Cup in 2015.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
