 India and six other teams have qualified for World Cup starting in October.
New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in Friday's third and final one-day international competition to win the series 2-0, ending the Asian side's chances of a direct entry into this year's World Cup in India. bottom.
Chasing 158 to beat Hamilton, New Zealand overcame a shaky start, losing two wickets in the second over and coming home with 103 balls thanks to an unbeaten 86 from batsman Will Young and 44 from Henry Nichols. bottom.
Sri Lanka chose to bat first after winning the toss, but Matt Henry, Henry Shipley, and, Darryl Mitchell took three wickets each, as did first-time batsman Pathum Nissanka (57), the skipper's Only Dasun Shanaka (31) and Chamika Karunaratne (24) produced notable results. dismissed.
India and her six other teams have booked him into the World Cup from October, with the West Indies occupying the final automatic qualifier spot in the Super League standings. South Africa and Ireland are also being considered. Sri Lanka is now looking to qualify for a 10-team qualifier in Zimbabwe in June and July.
The 1996 world champions scored 5 points instead of the 10 the win provided after the second ODI was abandoned, maintaining a slow overshoot during a 198-run defeat in the opening round. docked the point with.
New Zealand also won his series last Test 2–0, dashing Sri Lanka's hopes of reaching the final of the Test World Cup. Next, they will host at his three Twenty20 Internationals, playing their first match in Oakland on Sunday.Â