Maheesh Theekshana, batting at no.9, scored a crucial 38* runs off 91 balls, and added 43 runs for the last wicket with Dilshan Madushanka. Theekshana's unbeaten knock helped him register a major milestone in ODI World Cup history as well.
NZ vs SL Pitch Report: New Zealand have won four of their eight group stage match report and are placed in the fourth place in the points table. A win against Sri Lanka will confirm their place in the semis but they need to depend of favourable results from other games.
Sri Lanka have crashed out of the ongoing showpiece event but will be desperate to finish in the top seven after the end of the round-robin stage to earn qualification for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. They will take on New Zealand in their last game in Bengaluru.
Sri Lanka endured an embarrassing loss at the hands of the Men in Blue at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday, November 2. The Lankan Lions are currently playing for their pride and to gain qualification for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
BAN vs SL Pitch Report: Knocked-out Bangladesh will target a consolation win when they take on a struggling Sri Lankan side in a crucial World Cup 2023 match at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium. The venue is set to host its last game of the tournament on Monday, November 5.
Both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will take on each other at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi with the city battling a significant rise in air pollution levels due to several reasons including stubble burning in the neighbouring states.
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh clash in the very crucial World Cup 2023 match at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday (November 6) but both teams cancelled their training session due to increased air pollution.
12 years later, it is the same two teams - India and Sri Lanka - up against each other at the same venue in Mumbai, the Wankhede Stadium. The gulf between the two teams has increased over the years, but the nostalgia is surely going to drive the fans with India aiming to seal a semifinal spot.
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Sri Lanka suffered their fourth loss in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup as Afghanistan notched up their third win and were as clinical in the 241-run chase as possible. Sri Lanka are on the verge of facing an early exit from the tournament but there is a chance to make it to CT25.
The race to the semifinals has gained momentum now in the ongoing World Cup 2023. All the ten participating nations are still in contention to finish in the top four as the round-robin stage of the tournament continues to roll on.
Afghanistan have now registered three wins in the ongoing showpiece event in India. They still have three games to play in the round-robin stage against Netherlands, Australia and South Africa respectively.
Afghanistan will look to continue their giant-killing mission as they take on Sri Lanka, a week after their historic win against Pakistan in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup. Afghanistan and Sri Lanka are level on points and the fight is now no longer just for the semis but a spot in CT too.
The right-arm speedster Lahiru Kumara joins the likes of captain Dasun Shanaka and pacer Matheesha Pathirana on the sidelines as Sri Lanka lose a bulk of their pace attack to injuries ahead of the upcoming crucial game against Afghanistan in Pune on Monday.
The defending champions England suffered their fourth defeat in five games to slip further down in the ICC World Cup 2023 points table. Sri Lanka boosted to the fifth place with a dominating eight-wicket win against England in Bengaluru on Thursday.
England registered the lowest ODI total at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium as they were bowled out on just 156 runs against Sri Lanka in their fifth World Cup 2023 match. Lahiru Kumara took three wickets while returning veteran Angelo Mathews shone with two valuable picks.
Sri Lanka are seventh on the points table with a solitary win and a net run rate of -1.048 whereas England are eighth with two points and a net run rate (NRR) of -1.248. The two sides will lock horns with each other in a must-win World Cup encounter on Thursday.
"The Sri Lanka Cricket Selectors took this decision in order to ensure that the team has ready replacements in place to face contingencies, such as an injury to an existing squad member. Accordingly, Angelo Mathews and Dushmantha Chameera will join the team tomorrow," SLC statement said.
Australia have two points to their credit after three games in the ongoing ODI World Cup and are placed eighth above Sri Lanka and the Netherlands. They will take on Pakistan in their upcoming fixture at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on October 20.
Australia are desperate to get a win under their belt as they are languishing at the bottom of the points table with a net run rate of -1.846. They lost their opening fixture against the Men in Blue at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
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