HARARE: Dominant Sri Lanka dealt a crushing 133-run defeat to Ireland, ending its chances of making it to the Super Sixes of the CWC Qualifier, and opened the door for Scotland and Oman to advance.

On the strength of a stunning century by Dimuth Karunaratne and a five-for by Wanindu Hasaranga, tournament favourites Sri Lanka defeated Ireland by 133 runs in the 15th match of the CWC Qualifier.

Karunaratne and Sadeera Samarawickrama led the Sri Lankan batting onslaught as they racked up a mammoth total of 325 in 50 overs after being given the opportunity to bat first.

Related posts:

Default ThumbnailIn Quetta, police broke up a sit-in by young physicians, arresting around 15 of them. Default ThumbnailA bomb in Karachi killed one person and injured several more Default ThumbnailNAB cases: IHC re-hears corruption references against Zardari Default ThumbnailFawad asserts that the Islamabad sit-in has been granted authorization Default ThumbnailRamiz Raja is expected to become the new chairman of the PCB. Default ThumbnailPakistan has reported 80 COVID-19 cases, with no deaths in the last 24 hours. Default ThumbnailHafizabad police have arrested a suspect in the Shahbaz Gill disaster Default ThumbnailHaris Sohail has been ruled out of England’s One-Day Internationals due to a hamstring injury. Default ThumbnailNusrat Wahid, a PTI MNA, claimed PPP offered Rs160 million.