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Pathum Nissanka Century Books Sri Lanka’s ICC World Cup 2023 Spot | Cricket News
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Pathum Nissanka Century Books Sri Lanka’s ICC World Cup 2023 Spot | Cricket News

[ad_1] Sri Lanka qualified for the ICC World Cup 2023© TwitterPathum Nissanka's sublime unbeaten 101 propelled Sri Lanka to a place in this year's Cricket World Cup in India as the 1996 winners trounced hosts Zimbabwe by nine wickets on Sunday. Sri Lanka had bowled out Zimbabwe for a modest 165 inside 33 overs and Nissanka never gave the hosts a hope of victory with his superb innings lifting Sri Lanka to 169 for one in their Super Six stage match. Zimbabwe can still qualify if they beat Scotland on Tuesday. Sri Lanka's bowlers had performed admirably in skittling the hosts out -- man of the match Maheesh Theekshana taking 4-25.The Zimbabweans had been up against it from the start after being put into bat by Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka and were left tottering on 30-3 due to a stunni...
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“This Pre-Dates…”: Bishop’s Blunt Take On West Indies Failing To Qualify For ICC World Cup 2023 | Cricket News
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“This Pre-Dates…”: Bishop’s Blunt Take On West Indies Failing To Qualify For ICC World Cup 2023 | Cricket News

[ad_1] Harare:West Indies cricket's "gradual decline" reminds Ian Bishop of those big business entities of yesteryears which didn't evolve with time and perhaps will never regain its lost glory. Bishop, a fearsome fast bowler of late '80s till mid '90s, is hurt like any other Caribbean cricketer after watching Shai Hope's team being thrashed by Scotland as the former champions failed to qualify for the ODI World Cup for the first time in 48 years. Bishop believes that it will be wrong to point fingers at the current crop of West Indies players for this deterioration started way back."Yes, it has been a gradual decline. I've always said this pre-dates this group of players. We haven't played consistently good ODI cricket against the top nations for perhaps a decade now. The T20 team, afte...
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Explained: World Cup 2023 Qualifying Scenario After West Indies’ Elimination | Cricket News
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Explained: World Cup 2023 Qualifying Scenario After West Indies’ Elimination | Cricket News

[ad_1] Four teams remain in contention to qualify for the ODI World Cup in India following the shock exit of two-time champions West Indies at the ongoing Qualifier. Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Scotland and Netherlands are in the race to secure two qualifying spots for the 50-over showpiece in India from October 5.Sri Lanka (6 points from three Super Six games)Sri Lanka, who remain unbeaten in the competition, will qualify for the World Cup with a win over Zimbabwe here on Sunday. Even if they lose, they can qualify by beating West Indies in their last Super Six game on July 7. Sri Lanka also enjoy an excellent net run rate of 1.832.Zimbabwe (six points from three games)Zimbabwe, like Sri Lanka, have won all their games so far. Their run rate of 0.752 is not very assuring and they can still fin...
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“Lesson For All”: Ex Pakistan Star On West Indies’ Elimination From ODI World Cup Qualifiers | Cricket News
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“Lesson For All”: Ex Pakistan Star On West Indies’ Elimination From ODI World Cup Qualifiers | Cricket News

[ad_1] West Indies' elimination from the ICC World Cup 2023 qualifiers on Saturday has sparked a lot of debate regarding the downfall of the team. One side is criticising the West Indies Cricket board for neglecting the players and their needs while the other side is pointing fingers at the players for prioritizing the franchise leagues more than international matches. The Shai Hope-led team was thrashed by Scotland in the Super 6 match of the World Cup Qualifiers by seven wickets and got knocked-out of the race for the marquee event, for the first time in history.Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez took to Twitter and slammed the West Indies board for not providing proper infrastructure and facilities to their players, which has led to their downfall."Downfall of West Indies cri...
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Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, World Cup Qualifier Super Six, Live Score Updates | Cricket News
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Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, World Cup Qualifier Super Six, Live Score Updates | Cricket News

[ad_1] ZIM vs SL, World Cup Qualifiers 2023, Live: Zimbabwe take on Sri Lanka© TwitterZIM vs SL, World Cup Qualifier Super Six, Live Updates:Zimbabwe will taking on Sri Lanka in their Super 6 match of the ongoing ICC ODI World Cup Qualifiers 2023 on Sunday, at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo. Zimbabwe will be coming to this match after defeating Oman by 14 runs in their previous match while Sri Lanka defeated Netherlands by 21 runs. It will be an interesting encounter as both the teams are yet to register a loss in the ongoing tournament. (Live Scorecard)Here are the Live Updates of the Super Six match of the ODI World Cup Qualifiers between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, straight from Bulawayo:Topics mentioned in this article [ad_2] Source link
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On West Indies’ World Cup Elimination, Captain Shai Hope’s Blunt ‘Attitude’ Remark On Players | Cricket News
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On West Indies’ World Cup Elimination, Captain Shai Hope’s Blunt ‘Attitude’ Remark On Players | Cricket News

[ad_1] West Indies captain Shai Hope on Saturday questioned the attitude and preparedness of his players after their shocking exit from the race to qualify for the World Cup in India. The two-time former title winners will not feature in the 50-over World Cup for the first time in 48 years, since the competition's inception back in 1975. The team from the Caribbean was on Saturday eliminated after their seven-wicket loss to Scotland in a Super Six match, a contest in which they yet again produced a dismal show both with the bat and the ball."To be honest, it's not one thing I can put my finger on. We certainly let ourselves down in the tournament," Hope told the broadcaster after West Indies' shocking exit."It really has to do with the attitude. The fielding is an attitude according to m...
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ICC Reprimand Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga | Cricket News
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ICC Reprimand Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga | Cricket News

[ad_1] File image of Wanindu Hasaranga© TwitterSri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga was reprimanded on Saturday for a code of conduct breach during Friday's cricket World Cup qualifier against the Netherlands. In a statemen, the International Cricket Council said Hasaranga was found to have broken the code relating to the "abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an International Match." "The incident occurred after Hasaranga was dismissed, when on return to the pavilion, he hit the boundary skirtings with his bat in an aggressive manner", the ICC statement explained.Hasaranga admitted the offence and accepted the sanction.In Friday's match, Maheesh Theekshana and Hasaranga spun through the Dutch batting as Sri Lanka eked out a 21-run victory in t...
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“What A Shame”: Virender Sehwag, Cricket Greats React On West Indies’ Shock Failure To Qualify For 2023 World Cup | Cricket News
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“What A Shame”: Virender Sehwag, Cricket Greats React On West Indies’ Shock Failure To Qualify For 2023 World Cup | Cricket News

[ad_1] The indications were there from many years. Something ailed West Indies cricket and it was visible in their performances. The once formidable forces of world cricket were for long losing out to the bigger teams. However, thee emergence of the T20 format gave them hope as it won the title twice in 2012 and 2016. However, since then it has been a story of a downhill journey. And on Saturday, West Indies cricket hit rock-bottom as the two-time champions failed to qualify for the ODI World Cup for the first time in history after a shock loss to Scotland in a 2023 World Cup qualifier.The cricket world was shocked at the result."What a shame. West Indies fail to qualify for the World cup. Just shows talent alone isn't enough, need focus and good man management,  free from politics. The ...
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How Did It Come To This? Reason Behind Downfall Of West Indies As It Fails To Qualify For World Cup – Explained | Cricket News
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How Did It Come To This? Reason Behind Downfall Of West Indies As It Fails To Qualify For World Cup – Explained | Cricket News

[ad_1] The West Indies will not be part of the upcoming ODI World Cup for the first time in the history of the tournament after being eliminated from the Qualifiers - a result that plunged country's cricket to an unimaginable low, on Saturday. Coming into the do-or-die Super Six contest, West Indies, packed with some bona-fide T20 superstars, suffered an embarrassing seven-wicket defeat against Scotland after managing a modest 181 in 43.5 overs. It was an impressive show by the Scots, especially by all-rouder Brandon McMullen, who first took three wickets, and then scored a patient 69 off 106 balls to steer his side to a famous victory.Such was the West Indies' plight that the top score was a painstaking 45 off 79 balls by Jason Holder. Scotland chased own the target in just 43.3 overs, ...
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New Low For West Indies: Two-time World Cup Champions Fail To Qualify For The First Time Ever In History | Cricket News
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New Low For West Indies: Two-time World Cup Champions Fail To Qualify For The First Time Ever In History | Cricket News

[ad_1] File image of the West Indies cricket team© TwitterIt's a new low for the West Indies. Something which was unthinkable in the past has happened. The two-time champions on Saturday crashed out of the race to qualify for the upcoming 2023 50-over World Cup in India, after Scotland shocked them by seven wickets in a Super Six match of the qualifier, here on Saturday. The champions of 1975 and 1979 editions, this is the first time in the 48 years of tournament history that West Indies won't feature among the top 10 teams in limited overs cricket.Scotland trump the West Indies and the two-time champions are out of contention to reach #CWC23 #SCOvWI: https://t.co/gPzox918Py pic.twitter.com/BWoDayxLLf— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) July 1, 2023On Saturday, the West Indies once...
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