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Nissanka, Karunaratne, Theekshana help Sri Lanka end Super Six stage on winning note

ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023

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Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne and Maheesh Theekshana guided Sri Lanka to an eight-wicket win over West Indies in their final game of the Super Six stage of the ICC World Cup Qualifier 2023.

Sri Lankan Skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and had no hesitation to bowl first in order to get the advantage with the new ball in early morning conditions.

Sri Lanka made two changes to their playing XI – the 27-year old off-spinning all-rounder Sahan Arachchige made his debut for Sri Lank, while Dushan Hemantha got his first game of the tournament.

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Sri Lanka had made the like-for-like replacements of Wanindu Hasaranga and Dhananjaya de Silva, with Hemantha and Arachchige.

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Sahan Arachchige, Dasun Shanaka(c), Dushan Hemantha, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana

West Indies (Playing XI): Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope(w/c), Nicholas Pooran, Shamarh Brooks, Kyle Mayers, Roston Chase, Kevin Sinclair, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein

Sri Lanka got off to a brilliant start with the ball thanks to Theekshana, who did the early damage by picking up 3 top order wickets up front, including the scalp of Windies’ Skipper Hope.

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West Indies were stuttering at 123/7 at one stage of the innings, but a special batting effort from Carty and their middle order helped them post a respectable total – 243 on the board.

Carty put his hand up to script his highest score (87) in ODIs and found great company in Sinclair to build a 63-run stand for the 9th wicket to revive West Indies’ innings.

Theekshana was once again brilliant with the ball for Sri Lanka as he scalped 4 key wickets for just 34 runs in his 10-over spell.

Sri Lanka’s opening batting pair Karunaratne and Nissanka once again provided an excellent start to the innings, adding a 190-run stand for the first wicket.

Nissanka displayed his array of shots against both spin and pace to bring up his 3rd century in ODIs, and the 2nd consecutive century of the tournament.

Karunaratne, continuing his brilliant form in the tournament, brought up another classy fifty as Sri Lanka cruised to the target with ease in the 45th over with 8 wickets in hand.

West Indies were sloppy in the field and did not hold onto their chances as they dropped at least four catches. With this win, Sri Lanka continues their unbeaten run in the tournament and will be going into the Final with plenty of momentum on their side.

Sri Lanka will take on Netherlands in the final of the tournament on Sunday (9th July) at the Harare Sports Club Grounds.

Result


Sri Lanka
244/2 (44.2)

West Indies
243/10 (48.1)

Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
Brandon King b Mahesh Theekshana 10 18 1 0 55.56
Johnson Charles lbw b Matheesha Pathirana 39 38 3 2 102.63
Shamarh Brooks c Kusal Mendis b Mahesh Theekshana 2 4 0 0 50.00
Shai Hope lbw b Mahesh Theekshana 2 5 0 0 40.00
Nicholas Pooran c Pathum Nissanka b Dushan Hemantha 14 20 1 0 70.00
Keacy Carty c Dilshan Madushanka b Dasun Shanaka 87 96 6 1 90.62
Kyle Mayers b Sahan Arachchige 18 36 1 0 50.00
Roston Chase lbw b Dushan Hemantha 1 3 0 0 33.33
Romario Shepherd b Mahesh Theekshana 26 21 3 0 123.81
Kevin Sinclair b Dilshan Madushanka 25 36 2 0 69.44
Akeal Hosein not out 6 13 0 0 46.15


Extras 13 (b 0 , lb 5 , nb 1, w 7, pen 0)
Total 243/10 (48.1 Overs, RR: 5.04)
Fall of Wickets 1-36 (6.2) Brandon King, 2-42 (8.1) Shamarh Brooks, 3-55 (10.1) Shai Hope, 4-62 (11.4) Johnson Charles, 5-81 (16.5) Nicholas Pooran, 6-122 (27.4) Kyle Mayers, 7-123 (28.1) Roston Chase, 8-155 (34.4) Romario Shepherd, 9-218 (44.2) Kevin Sinclair, 10-243 (48.1) Keacy Carty,

Bowling O M R W Econ
Dilshan Madushanka 10 0 49 1 4.90
Dasun Shanaka 3.1 0 27 1 8.71
Mahesh Theekshana 10 0 34 4 3.40
Matheesha Pathirana 10 1 61 1 6.10
Dushan Hemantha 10 0 49 2 4.90
Sahan Arachchige 5 0 18 1 3.60


Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
Pathum Nissanka c Roston Chase b Kevin Sinclair 104 113 14 0 92.04
Dimuth Karunaratne lbw b Akeal Hosein 83 92 7 0 90.22
Kusal Mendis not out 34 43 3 0 79.07
Sadeera Samarawickrama not out 17 18 1 0 94.44


Extras 6 (b 0 , lb 1 , nb 0, w 5, pen 0)
Total 244/2 (44.2 Overs, RR: 5.5)
Fall of Wickets 1-190 (33.3) Pathum Nissanka, 2-204 (36.5) Dimuth Karunaratne,

Bowling O M R W Econ
Kyle Mayers 6 0 30 0 5.00
Romario Shepherd 6.2 0 44 0 7.10
Kevin Sinclair 10 0 52 1 5.20
Akeal Hosein 10 0 52 1 5.20
Roston Chase 9 0 39 0 4.33
Keacy Carty 3 0 18 0 6.00