Ticket to India: Riding excessive on a dominating efficiency, Sri Lanka on Sunday turned the primary staff from the ODI World Cup Qualifiers to confirm their ticket for the marquee occasion in India. The Asian Champions outclassed unbeaten Zimbabwe of their Super Six match by 9 wickets as they chased down the paltry 166-run goal to amass eight factors within the Qualifier occasion.
Pathum Nissanka’s thunderous century and Kusal Mendis‘ unbeaten 25 took the 1996 World Cup Champions to a simple win inside 34 overs as the hosts have been outblown within the sport. Sri Lanka are nonetheless unbeaten within the match and now have 8 factors in Super Six with nonetheless a sport in hand.Â
Zimbabwe outblown for first time in Qualifier
It was the primary time that the hosts have been fully outblown in some vogue within the World Cup Qualifier. They have been folded for simply 166 within the first innings, their lowest rating within the ongoing Qualifiers. Red-hot Sean Williams scored the lone fifty for the staff as he made 56 from 57 balls. Sikandar Raza too couldn’t impress a lot as he was the second-highest scorer with 31 runs to his title. None of the opposite batters crossed the 20-run mark.Â
Maheesh Theekshana and Dilshan Madushanka tore the Zimbabwe batting line-up as they shared 7 wickets between them with the previous taking 4.
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