Half-centuries from Pathum Nissanka and Charith Asalanka and an all-round effort from Maheesh Theekshana helped Sri Lanka defeat Scotland by 82 runs in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifiers on Tuesday to end their group stage on high.
With this win, Lanka end at the top of Group B with four wins in four games and a total of eight points. On the other hand, Scotland ends in second place with three wins and a loss in four matches, which combines to total of six points.
In the ICC World Cup qualifier match, Scotland defeated UAE on Friday by 111 runs. Scotland set a target of 282 runs but UAE failed to chase the target as they were all-out on 171 runs. Speaking on the defeat, UAE's captain Muhammad Waseem said, We cannot qualify now but we want to win the l
Scotland grabbed their second win in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers as they defeated UAE on Friday at the Bulawayo Athletic Club Sports Grounds. Scotland defeated UAE by 111 runs.
Scotland set a target of 282 runs but UAE failed to chase the target as they were all-out on 171 runs.
After the win, Scotland's captain Richie Berrington said, "As a team, we speak a lot about being aggressive and taking wickets", as per the official website of ICC.
After hitting the winning run in the last ball, Player of the Match Michael said in the post-match presentation, "I don't think I can quite put it into words, I'm lost for words. We had a few tough games against Ireland and last time we had a tied game (in the previous qualifiers) against Zi
In the post-match presentation, Berrington said, "What a game of cricket. Delighted to get over the line, we had the belief all the way through. Exceptional knock by Leasy (Leask) to get us over the line, The most important thing today was to turn up and play our best cricket."
The ICC Cricket World Cup qualifiers will kickstart tomorrow with matches between Zimbabwe and Nepal and West Indies and the USA from Zimbabwe. Each match will be high stakes, with teams contesting for two places at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 in India that gives the two victors nin