World Cup Qualifiers: Dasun ShanakaSri Lanka on Sunday sealed their place in the Super Six stage of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier by defeating Ireland in their Group B encounter. Shanak’s team defeated the Irish team by 133 runs at the Queen’s Sports Club, Bulawayo. With Ireland’s defeat, both Scotland and Oman have also confirmed their places at the Super Six stage.
Batting first in their third match of the group stage, Sri Lanka posted a mammoth score of 325, with a fine performance by Dimuth Karunaratne, who scored his maiden ODI century. Samarawickrama also enjoyed opening the batting with Karunaratne and scored 82 runs.
Chasing the target, the Irish team fought hard but were spooked by a special Wanindu Hasaranga show. Leggies took another five-for to seal Sri Lanka’s 133-run victory.
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