"The bowling has been good since the start of the tournament. When things went bad at the top end, we were planning how we can get to 240 or 250 and back our bowling to defend it. Looking at the start from where we were, 213 is a good score. We would always back our bowling to defend it."
Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards expressed his dissapointment after losing against Sri Lanka in the Super 6 of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier on Friday.
Pujara was dropped from the Indian Test side for the tour of the West Indies, which will start from July 12. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Yashasvi Jaiswal received rewards for their consistent performances in domestic cricket and the Indian Premier League (IPL) with their maiden Test call-up.
Following his side's 21-run win over Netherlands in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifiers match, Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka said that his side played some rash shots while batting and added that Dhananjaya de Silva's innings was "masterclass"
In the Play-off match for seventh place in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers on Friday, Ireland defeated the USA by six wickets, with Craig Young getting a three-wicket haul and Paul Stirling, skipper Andy Balbirnie shining with the bat.
Experienced fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera has failed to recover from a shoulder injury that he sustained prior to the tournament, and will fly home for rehabilitation after losing the race to feature in Zimbabwe. Dilshan Madushanka will replace Chameera in the squad for the remainder of th
Raza achieved this feat during a match against Oman in the Super Sixes game of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers here at the Queens Sports Club on Thursday.