Sri Lanka in Group B of ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup qualifier

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No DRS in tournament

Sri Lanka has been grouped with Ireland, Oman, Scotland and UAE in Group B of the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. The matches will take place from 18 June to 9 July.

Sri Lanka will play all their Group B matches in Bulawayo. Group A which play their matches at Harare consists of West Indies, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Netherlands and USA.The top three teams in each group will advance to the Super Sixes stage.

Teams that advance to the Super Sixes play three further matches against the qualifiers from the other group, with the two results against teams from their own group carrying forward from the group stage.

The top two sides from this qualifier will be awarded a spot in the 2023 Cricket World Cup to be held in India in October-November.

The ICC have confirmed that Decision Review System (DRS) will not be used in the tournament.

(ST)