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The West Indies failed to qualify for the Cricket World Cup for the first time as the two-time champions slumped to a seven-wicket thumping by Scotland at the qualifying event on Saturday.
:Two-time winners West Indies will not play in the 50-over Cricket World Cup for the first time after a comprehensive seven-wicket loss to Scotland in their Super Six clash at the qualification tournament in Zimbabwe on Saturday.
New Zealand off-spinner Eden Carson achieved a bizarre record on Friday in the second women's ODI against Sri Lanka in Galle. Carson, much to everyone's surprise, bowled 11 overs during the match. The on-field umpires and the match officials did not notice the error as Carson went on to give 41 runs in her 11 overs and bagged two important wickets. Carson had completed her quota following the conclusion of the 45th over. However, a huge blunder saw her return to action in the 47th over.
SCO vs WI, World Cup Qualifier Super Six, Live: West Indies face a must-win situation as they take on Scotland in a crunch ICC Cricket World Cup qualifier Super Six fixture in Harare. Kevin Sinclair has been added to the West Indies squad for the critical Super Six stage, following injury to Yannic Cariah. The two-time champions lost both of their now pivotal group matches against Zimbabwe and Netherlands, so will be aiming to keep their qualification hopes alive with victories over Sri Lanka, Scotland and Oman in the Super Six stage. Scotland, on the other hand, come into this fixture on the back of defeat to Sri Lanka, but won three games on the bounce prior to that. (Live Scorecard)
Dhananjaya de Silva hit a career-best 93 while Maheesh Theekshana took three important wickets to ensure Sri Lanka's pole position in the Super Six leg of the ICC ODI World Cup qualifiers in Bulawayo on Friday. Sri Lanka now have six points from three games and are likely to finish among top two and qualify for the October 5 to November 19 tournament proper in India. On the day, Dhananjaya's 111-ball knock studded with eight fours and two sixes helped Sri Lanka recover from 96 for six to post a below-par 213 in 47.4 overs.
Almost 12 years after winning the 2011 ODI World Cup on home soil, Team India will once again enter the marquee event later this year as hosts. Back then, a 23-year-old Virat Kohli was part of the team which lifted the title at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Now, Kohli, 34, heads into the tournament as the lone active member from the team which defeated Sri Lanka in the final. While there has been a lot of chatter regarding his form, West Indies great Chris Gayle feels that the upcoming World Cup won't be Kohli's last.
Though the schedule for the Asia Cup is yet to be announced, the structure of the tournament is already out, with the event set to take place in Pakistan and Sri Lanka in a 'hybrid' format. The Indian cricket team, who last won the tournament in 2018, would be raring to add to their tally this time around. But, with there remaining big question marks over the availability of certain players, the task for Rohit Sharma and Co. would not be the easiest. The likes of Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, and Shreyas Iyer are all on the sidelines, nursing their injuries.
Netherlands vs Sri Lanka, ICC World Cup 2023 Qualifier LIVE:En route sealing their berth in the main round of the ICC World Cup 2023 in India, Sri Lanka take on Netherlands in the second Super Sixes match of the campaign in Bulawayo on Friday. Of the six teams that are in contention to qualify for the main round, Sri Lanka occupy the second spot with 2 wins in 2 matches. A victory over Netherlands would take them to the top of the points table. The Dutch, on the other hand, have one win in 2 matches that see them placed 4th on the points table. (LIVE Scorecard)