105/10 (23.3)
CR : 4.47
233/10 (47.5)
CR : 4.87
Sri Lanka won by 128 runs π
Player of the Match
D Madushanka
3/180(0)
Chris Silverwood (Sri Lanka Head coach): "Yeah, our first goal was to qualify, and then prepare and train for India. We did well and ticked off all the boxes. There was pressure coming into this tournament, the expectation from people back home was to qualify for the world cups and I think we can go home happy.
From an individual perspective and as a collective team, we successfully formulated our game plan and effectively generated momentum following the Afghan series. The confidence we gained during that series will now be carried forward into the World Cup.
This is not only significant mentally, as everyone requires downtime, but also physically, as the players must ensure they begin the tournament in a refreshed state. We have 3 young bowlers with immense potential. Very pleased with the spin bowling department, I think everyone knows how strong we are there."
From an individual perspective and as a collective team, we successfully formulated our game plan and effectively generated momentum following the Afghan series. The confidence we gained during that series will now be carried forward into the World Cup.
This is not only significant mentally, as everyone requires downtime, but also physically, as the players must ensure they begin the tournament in a refreshed state. We have 3 young bowlers with immense potential. Very pleased with the spin bowling department, I think everyone knows how strong we are there."
7:00 PM IST, 3:30 PM Local Time: Time for the presentation ceremony.
Dilshan Madushanka (Player of the Match): "I am very happy to be a player of the match in the Final. I bowled at my basics and my role is to take wickets with the new ball and I am doing that. The wickets were suitable for batters here, but we need to do well whatever the conditions as a bowler. I learned a lot from Kasun Rajitha. He is like a mentor to me."
Sean Williams is awarded the Player of the Tournament.
Scott Edwards (Netherlands Captain):"Yes, obviously a high intense tournament. Extremely proud of the boys. They have played good cricket but not today. We were in there to win. The bowlers bowled well. The score was gettable, but we did not play their spinners properly. The way guys got together and the culture and stepped up today. We are going to India and that's what matters. I think the West Indies game was the turning point and that was the blueprint for getting the chase of 278 in 44 overs. It's massive for us and the Dutch are looking forward to it. We are looking forward to playing the 10-team tournament in India. Thank You very much."
Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka Captain): "Prior to this tournament we played against Afghanistan. Each player played that tournament to get their rhythm and they have shown it here in this tournament. The only concern was injuries. Lahiru and Chamira got injured initial start of the tournament apart from this there was nothing we were worried about. We met many former players before coming here to play in the tournament. We met Mahela and many others, all were quite positive about winning the tournament, our management has been very helpful to us whole throughout the tournament. Lastly, I would like to thank Zimbabwe management for hosting this tournament and thanks to all our supporters for coming all the way from across the world to support us."
Dasun Shanaka now collects the trophy and now the celebrations begin in the Lankan camp and rightly so. They have remained unbeaten and are the best team in the qualifiers. In a heart-warming gesture, Netherlands are also called to join them for the photographs.
That's it from this game and the Qualifiers 2023. We come to an end of an amazing tournament that entertained us one and all. We thank you for being with us throughout. Do join us for more cricketing actions across the globe in our network across formats. For now, this is Ayan Chatterjee signing off on behalf of my co-commentators Deepak Prakash, and Harsh Shukla alongside scorer/analyst Ghanendra Singh Thakur. Stay safe, happy, and cool. Goodnight and take care!