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Sri Lanka fail to earn direct qualification for World Cup 2023 after losing ODI series against New Zealand

March 31, 2023
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New Zealand beat Sri Lanka in 3rd ODI

In the third and final ODI, New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets and sealed the 3-match series 2-0. Notably, the hosts had won the opening game by 198 runs, while the second ODI was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain.

With the series loss, the Islanders have also lost their hopes of securing a direct qualification for the upcoming ODI World Cup, scheduled to take place in India later this year. Now they will have to play qualifiers in June.

Coming back to the third ODI, chasing a modest target of 158 runs, New Zealand had a shaky start, losing three wickets for just 19 runs. However, Will Young‘s gritty knock of 86 runs off 113 balls, with 11 fours, helped them to recover and eventually win the match by 6 wickets in 32.5 overs.

Earlier, the Sri Lankan innings struggled to get going after opting to bat, as they were bowled out for just 157 runs in 41.3 overs. Pathum Nissanka was the only Sri Lankan batter to put up a fight, scoring 57 runs off 64 balls with eight fours and 1 six.

Matt Henry, Henry Shipley and Daryl Mitchell were the pick of the bowlers for the Black Caps, taking 3 wickets each and conceding just 14, 32 and 32 runs, respectively.

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March 31, 2023 at 02:22PM
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