Sri Lanka Crush Zimbabwe to Secure World Cup Spot

Sri lanka have become the first team from the ODI World Cup Qualifiers event to seal their berth for the blockbuster event in India.

Unlike what two-time ODI World Cup winners West Indies incurred on Saturday evening at the Harare Sports Club, fellow former champions Sri Lanka added to their magnificent and unbeaten run in the ongoing Qualifiers event as they beat hosts Zimbabwe in the Super Six clash in emphatic fashion to book their flight tickets to India for the 2023 ODI World Cup, slated to begin from October 5 onwards.

Having won a good toss earlier in the day, Dilshan Madushanka and Mahesh Theekshana dominated the proceedings at two different stages to to bundle out Zimbabwe for just 165 runs. The home team had little to do after that, and later was completely shut by a century stand from the openers before Pathum Nissanka carried the charge single-handedly with his unbeaten ton to wrap up the chase in just 33.1 overs, winning by nine wickets.

The 1996 winners have now become the first team from the ODI World Cup Qualifiers event to seal their berth for the blockbuster event in India. Zimbabwe will now have to rest their fate on the result of their final Super Six game, against Scotland, next week.