Sri Lanka have failed to grab the eight spot within the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2023 Super League desk after dropping to New Zealand within the third ODI in Hamilton on Friday (March 31). Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka opted to bat first within the essential encounter. But the Sri Lankan batters failed to fireplace but once more, struggling towards the tempo and bounce of the New Zealand bowlers.
Matt Henry (3/14), Henry Shipley (3/32) and Daryl Mitchell (3/32) had been all excellent with the ball, as Sri Lanka huffed and puffed to cross the 150-run mark. For Sri Lanka, Pathum Nissanka (57 off 64), Dasun Shanaka (31 off 36) and Chamika Karunaratne (24 off 42) had been the one batters to point out any type of resistance. The guests had been bowled out for 157 in 41.3 overs, with their bowlers now dealing with a herculean job of getting their facet over the road.
In reply, New Zealand’s chase received off to a rocky begin as they misplaced three wickets throughout the first seven overs. Four of their batters – Chad Bowes, Tom Blundell, Daryl Mitchell and Tom Latham – failed to achieve the double-digit mark. But Will Young and Henry Nicholls performed very important knocks to get the hosts over the road. The pair established a partnership of 100 runs with Young scoring 86 not out and Nicholls 44 not out to seal a six-wicket win for New Zealand.
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With the victory in Hamilton, New Zealand secured a 2-0 win within the three-match ODI sequence. With the defeat, Sri Lanka have didn’t overtake West Indies (88 factors) for the ultimate direct qualification spot. Sri Lanka finish their CWCSL marketing campaign on 81 factors.
Sri Lanka will now journey to Zimbabwe in June to compete within the ICC Men`s Cricket World Cup Qualifier and look to safe their place within the 2023 version of the event later this 12 months, reorts ICC. New Zealand finish on the highest spot of the CWCSL standings, accumulating 175 factors of their marketing campaign.
West Indies may nonetheless be pipped within the race for the eighth spot by South Africa (78 factors) and Ireland (68 factors). South Africa will play a two-match ODI sequence towards Netherlands beginning immediately, whereas Ireland have a three-match ODI sequence towards Bangladesh in May.
