'Acha hai kam se kam West Indies ki tarah bahar nahin hue' - Fans react as Sri Lanka ensure ODI World Cup 2023 qualification with win over Zimbabwe

In the table-toppers clash between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in Super Six, the former World Champions won the toss and elected to bowl first. The winner of this game would have easily qualified for the final of the tournament. However, losing wouldn't have meant the end of the journey as both teams were yet to lose a game.

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Meanwhile, in the game, the Lankan Lions once again showed why they were expected to sail through to the final. After all, despite not being the best which they used to be till 2015, the team has had enough resources to do well. The bowlers once again complimented the decision. They bowled out the Chevrons for 165 runs. For the 1996 winners, Maheesh Theekshana took four wickets.

On the other hand, Dilshan Madushanka took three wickets while Matheesha Pathirana took two and skipper Dasun Shanaka took one. Despite facing batting collapses against Scotland and the Netherlands, the Asian side was expected to go over the line with ease as the target was small.

In reply, the Dimuth Karunaratne-led side had a great start as the skipper himself and Pathum Nissanka scored 103 runs for the first wicket. The latter went on to score an unbeaten hundred. The team won by nine wickets and 16.5 overs to spare, giving themselves a massive NRR boost in their already superior Net Run Rate.

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Now, the team is assured of their place in the final. The finalists of this tournament will confirm the list of 10 teams that will play the showpiece event in India.

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This is how Twitter reacted

Pathirana doing a malinga pic.twitter.com/MW8xxflG9S

— Adish (@AdishG97) July 2, 2023

India smashing Srilanka one more time in World Cup at Wankhede stadium...



I'll love it and I think I deserve it

— Husain 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@husain_tweets18) July 2, 2023

wrong info. india vs qualifier 2 in mumbai ( which will be either zimbawabe or scotland)

— Chirag Sama (@ChiragSama9) July 2, 2023

Lessssssssss Go 🔥

Will book the first row itself and watch VK on the boundary 🥵🔥

— Mr. Vampire (@_CaptainKohli) July 2, 2023

I hope Sri Lanka will play some quality cricket in world cup 2023 💪

— A.Ashwal (@Ashwal7A) July 2, 2023

That was 2nd April and now it will be on 2nd November. 🔥

— PΔ∇ΔΠ SΔШΔΠT 🇮🇳 (@ImPavanS45) July 2, 2023

Wo Qualifier 2 se rhega not Srilanka who’s 1st qualifier. Aur 12 saal likhdeta.. lekin fir unique kaise lgta .. kuchbhi matlab

— Culervk (@iculerx10) July 2, 2023

Can anyone knows why srilanka are seeded as qualifier 2

— mirror 🇮🇳 (@kpr260) July 2, 2023

So, it's minnow vs minnow on 2nd Nov.😭

— Mehul (@iamehul8) July 2, 2023

IND vs SL never happened at Wankhede after WC11??

— ABD-mr 360 (@rubi__ab) July 2, 2023