Afghanistan have cemented their place in subsequent 12 months’s ICC ODI World Cup in India after the second ODI in opposition to hosts Sri Lanka in Pallekele was deserted attributable to rain. Afghanistan acquired 5 additional factors within the World Cup Super League standings due to the no end result that took their whole to 115 factors within the present cycle.

Afghanistan are sitting safely in seventh place on the present standings, with the highest eight sides on the finish of the Super League incomes automated spots. While the 5 factors was a very good end result for Afghanistan, it was the precise reverse for Sri Lanka as their hopes of automated qualification had been hanging by a thread.

Dasun Shanaka’s aspect are in tenth place on the standings with simply 67 factors and solely have 4 matches remaining on this interval to try to sneak into the highest eight.

Sri Lanka will look to choose up useful 10 factors and tie the three-ODI collection by defeating Afghanistan within the third ODI in Pallekele on Wednesday.

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