World Cup Qualifier: Sri Lanka down Ireland to clinch Super Six spot; Scotland, Oman sail through

World Cup Qualifier: Dasun Shanaka’s Sri Lanka on Sunday defeated Ireland in a Group B clash in the Cricket World Cup Qualifier to confirm their spot in the Super Six stage of the tournament. Shanak’s side outclassed the Irish team by 133 runs at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo. With Ireland’s loss, both Scotland and Oman have also booked their places in the Super Six stage.

Batting first in their third match of the group stage, Sri Lanka posted a big 325-run total, well powered by Dimuth Karunaratne, who scored his first ODI ton. Samarawickrama also enjoyed batting with Karunaratne as he hit 82 runs.

In the chase, the Irish team fought hard but was blown away by a special Wanindu Hasaranga show. The leggies picked another five-wicket haul to script Sri Lanka’s 133-run win.

Oman go down to Scotland

In the other group game of the day, Scotland registered an easy win over Oman in a high-scoring affair. The Scottish team scored 320 in their first innings as Brandon McMullum scored a fabulous 136 from 121 balls. Captain Berrington also made a decent contribution as he made 60 from 62 balls. In the chase, Oman were wrapped up on 244 and went down by 76 runs. 

All six teams for Super Six confirmed 

Notably, all the six teams for the Super Six stage are confirmed. Earlier, Zimbabwe, Netherlands and West Indies confirmed their places in the next stage of the tournament. They will now be joined by Sri Lanka, Scotland and Oman.

Notably, there are still a few matches left in the group stage before the Super Six begins and even the qualified teams have games in their hands. Sri Lanka, Oman, Ireland and UAE have one game left each in the group stage of Group B. 

Meanwhile from Group A, Zimbabwe, Netherlands, West Indies and USA have one game left in the league stage.

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