Dhananjaya de Silva hit a career-best 93 whereas Maheesh Theekshana took three essential wickets to make sure Sri Lanka’s pole place within the Super Six leg of the ICC ODI World Cup qualifiers in Bulawayo on Friday. Sri Lanka now have six factors from three video games and are more likely to end amongst high two and qualify for the October 5 to November 19 match correct in India. On the day, Dhananjaya’s 111-ball knock studded with eight fours and two sixes helped Sri Lanka recuperate from 96 for six to publish a below-par 213 in 47.4 overs.

Theekshana then took three wickets within the house of two overs to derail the Dutch chase as they have been all out for 192 in 40 overs. Wanindu Hasaranga took 2 for 53.

During the Sri Lankan innings, it was Dhananjaya-Theekshana pair that added 77 runs for the eighth wicket after the islanders had slumped to 131 for 7 as a result of an impressed opening spell by West Indies victory hero Logan van Beek (3/26).

A goal of 214 was definitely inside attain for the Dutch, even on a difficult wicket for the batters.

Their trigger was not helped by each openers falling for geese, Lahiru Kumara eradicating Vikramjit Singh and Dilshan Madushanka accounting for Max O’Dowd.

However, a 77-run partnership between Wesley Barresi (52) and Bas de Leede (41) bought the chase again on observe. It was ended by some sharp work within the subject by Dasun Shanaka, with Barresi in need of his floor whereas making an attempt to steal a single.

Teja Nidamanuru then turned the third Dutch batter to go for a duck, bowled by Hasaranga. In got here Scott Edwards, and the skipper rapidly settled in alongside De Leede, the pair including 36 in six overs.

Sri Lanka have been in determined want of a breakthrough and it got here from Theekshana, who snuck one by means of the defences of De Leede. He added two extra in his subsequent over, together with the very important wicket of Van Beek, earlier than one other run-out noticed Shariz Ahmed depart for 2, leaving the Netherlands on 151 for eight.

The remaining pair have been left to get 38 from 17 overs and the in-form Edwards helped them get shut, however the skipper was left stranded unbeaten on 67 when Aryan Dutt was clear bowled by Shanaka.

In the opposite sport of the day in Harare, Ireland eased to victory within the seventh place play-off semi-final, beating the USA by six wickets.

Brief Scores Sri Lanka 213 all out in 47.4 overs (Dhananjaya de Silva 93, Logan van Beek 3/26, Bas de Leede 3/42). Netherlands 192 in 40 overs (Scott Edwards 67 not out, Wesley Barresi 52; Maheesh Theekshana 3/31, Wanindu Hasaranga 2/53) USA 196 all out in 42.4 overs (Sushant Modani 55, Saiteja Mukkamalla 55; Craig Young 3/35, Andy McBrine 2/19). Ireland 197/4 in 34.2 overs (Paul Stirling 58, Andy Balbirnie 45*; Nosthush Kenjige 2/41, Nisarg Patel 1/20).