SL VS SCO - 19th Match, Group B, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023

This game had all the ingredients to be a thriller. But Scotland fell well short. Even when Greaves and Sole were batting, Lanka weren't breathing easy. That is how Scotland kept fighting but they lost too many early wickets in the chase for them to stage a proper comeback. Speaking about comebacks, Windies need to script a massive one to even think of a place in the finale. Sri Lanka have their fate in their own hands. Scotland and Netherlands will throw in their hats as well. Zimbabwe would want to give their home fans more reasons to be happy. Oman would also want to entertain everyone. The Super Sixes to follow. We will be there to detail everything to you. KAD saying goodbye in the esteemed company of Saurabh Shankar.

Dasun Shanaka | Sri Lanka captain: All the boys are excited for the next round. These two points were very crucial. The wicket was not easy to bat on compared to the other wickets. Credit to Nissanka and Asalanka. Collapses happen. We play positive cricket. Playing positively and getting out not a problem for us. Theekshana and Hasaranga always do the job for us. DdS and myself are there to bowl for the fifth bowling option. Chameera is also injured.

Richie Berrington | Scotland captain: We were looking to utilise the early movement. Didn't manage to capitalise much. Was a fantastic effort in the last 15 overs to bowl them out under 250. We tried to be really smart with our fielding. The wicket was a little slower today. Greaves has come into the attack slightly earlier as well. But it has always depended on the situations. We were up with the rate all the way through. Disappointing that we fell so many runs short. Not our day with the bat. We will look to come back strong in the next game.

Maheesh Theekshana | Player of the Match: When I batted, the wicket was a bit sloppy. We wanted to bowl stump to stump, and with our variation we knew we could get them out. The first two three balls I kept it wider, but then I kept it wicket to wicket. I think my strength is bowling with the new ball, my team is using that well. We knew we had 10 overs to bat when I walked out, so I wanted to play till the end and get that extra 20-30 runs.

15:14 Local Time, 13:14 GMT, 18:44 IST: Scotland would be disappointed. They had a little chance. But they have thrown this away. They have lost this by 82 runs. Lankan spinners like the Scottish ones came to the party. Hasaranga and Theekshana picked up five wickets between them to break the back of the Scottish middle-order. Sri Lanka would have been under pressure after being bowled out for 245. But they have roared back in style. They have won four on the bounce in the league stages and go into the super sixes by topping this group. That would please them. Good chances for them to make it to the main round. Scotland would be pleased with their performances but would be gutted to have lost today. Stay tuned for the presentation...

Dhananjaya to Greaves, out Evans Run Out!! And that's all over. Sri Lanka win this by 82 runs. The batter nudged it down on to the on-side with soft hands and looked for a single. The man at mid-wicket under-armed the throw to catch the batter short. The third umpire was called in to check but he signalled it out. Huge win for Lanka despite being bowled out for 245. Evans run out (Hasaranga/Kusal Mendis) 0(0)

Dhananjaya to Greaves, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

Dhananjaya to Greaves, FOUR, sits down and slams the slog sweep along the carpet this time. Went past the man at mid-wicket and that is another four

Dhananjaya to Greaves, FOUR, sits down and slams the slog sweep! That is fifty for Greaves. Has been a terrific knock under pressure. But he needs plenty more

Alasdair Evans, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Dhananjaya to Greaves, out Chris Sole Run Out!! 1 run completed. The batter laps it fine. The man at short fine fumbles a little. Greaves looks for a second but Chris Sole was late to respond. Sole in the end had to sacrifice himself. Chris Sole run out (Kumara/Dhananjaya) 17(21) [4s-2]

Dhananjaya to Greaves, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

Dhananjaya to Chris Sole, 1 run, and dropped by the bowler! Well tossed up delivery, Chris Sole slaps it. The bowler gets a finger-tip on it

Dhananjaya to Chris Sole, no run, tossed up delivery, pushed to mid-off

Kumara to Greaves, no run, length delivery, outside off, Greaves gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it back to the bowler

Kumara to Greaves, FOUR, short, wide, Greaves slashes it wide of point for a four. That was powered away to send it into the gap

Kumara to Chris Sole, leg byes, 1 run, missing leg! Was a length delivery, angles in, Chris Sole misses the tuck. The ball dribbles down to third man for a single

Kumara to Chris Sole, no run, length delivery, skids on, outside off, Chris Sole looks to punch it and misses

Kumara to Greaves, 1 run, length delivery, outside off, punched into the off-side for a single to deep cover

Kumara to Greaves, no run, length delivery, Greaves stabs the ball down to the bowler