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Sri Lanka had been made to work exhausting for an 82-run win over Scotland to prime Group B of the 2023 ODI World Cup Qualifier.
Having been put into bat, Sri Lanka had been bowled out for simply 245 however on a tough floor, that proved greater than sufficient as Maheesh Theekshana (3/41) did the harm with the ball with Scotland shedding their remaining wicket after simply 29 overs.
Which means Sri Lanka take 4 factors by to the Tremendous Six, with the Scots taking two because the race for qualification intensifies.
Within the different match of the day, Eire picked up their first win of the marketing campaign with a 138-run success in opposition to the United Arab Emirates. Paul Stirling hit type with a blistering 162.
Sri Lankan bowlers step as much as spherical out group levels
For the primary time within the event, Dimuth Karunaratne did not make a half-century, leaving it to others to step up in his place.
Opening associate Pathum Nissanka did simply that, making 75 on a wicket on the Queens Sports activities Membership in Bulawayo that offered loads of help to the spinners.
And whereas 246 regarded like a gettable goal for the Scots, they by no means actually threatened, ultimately bowled out for 163 in reply.
Chris Sole (2/46) struck early for Scotland, however Nissanka settled in for a superb knock earlier than he was the primary of Mark Watt’s (3/52) three victims.
The left-armer additionally eliminated Charith Asalanka (63), who had saved the scoreboard ticking over, first alongside Nissanka, after which as soon as he had departed with the rating on 142 for 4.
Asalanka and Dhananjaya de Silva added 61 for the fifth wicket to take Sri Lanka to 203 for 4 earlier than they misplaced three wickets for simply 4 runs.
From there, Sri Lanka had been in a battle merely to publish a good whole, with Wanindu Hasaranga (15) and Theekshana (16 not out) every offering helpful contribution to take their aspect to 245.
With the spinners thriving, that was at all times going to be a difficult whole for Scotland, and so it proved with Lahiru Kumara…
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