Sri Lanka’s hopes of direct World Cup qualification finish in loss to NZ

New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets within the third and closing one-day worldwide on Friday to win the sequence 2-0 and finish the Asian aspect’s possibilities of immediately qualifying for this 12 months’s World Cup in India.

Chasing 158 for victory in Hamilton, New Zealand overcame a wobbly begin that noticed them lose two wickets within the second over and obtained dwelling with 103 balls to spare due to an unbeaten 86 by batsman Will Young and a 44 not out by Henry Nicholls.

Sri Lanka selected to bat first after profitable the toss however solely opening batsman Pathum Nissanka (57), skipper Dasun Shanaka (31) and Chamika Karunaratne (24) made notable scores as Matt Henry, Henry Shipley and Daryl Mitchell bagged three wickets every.

India and 6 different groups have booked their spots within the World Cup beginning in October, with the West Indies occupying the ultimate computerized qualification place within the Super League standings. South Africa and Ireland are additionally in rivalry.

New Zealand win the ODI sequence 2-0!#NZvSL pic.twitter.com/OLBmDCsPC4

— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) March 31, 2023

Sri Lanka will now look to earn their berth by way of a 10-team qualifying competitors in Zimbabwe in June and July.

The 1996 world champions acquired 5 factors following the deserted second ODI fairly than the ten a win would have provided and had been additionally docked some extent for sustaining a sluggish over-rate throughout their 198-run defeat within the opener.

New Zealand additionally received the previous take a look at sequence 2-0 to sprint Sri Lanka’s hopes of reaching the World Test Championship closing. They subsequent host them in three Twenty20 Internationals, with the primary match in Auckland on Sunday.