Sri Lanka 245 all out (Nissanka, Asalanka 63, Greaves 4-32) beat Scotland 163 all out (Greaves 56*, Theekshana 3-41, Hasaranga 2-42) by 82 runs

Sri Lanka could have had some trigger to fret after they had been bowled out for 245 within the fiftieth over.

With the seamers pitching in, and a few run outs to complete, Sri Lanka strode to a 82-run victory.

None of their matches on this group stage have been shut. Though there stays some embarrassment about having to play a Qualifying event in any respect, as a former ODI World Cup champion, Sri Lanka will take some satisfaction from being the facet best-placed forward of the Super Six. They will take 4 very important factors into that stage, along with the event's finest Net Run Rate (NRR) of three.047.

Scotland have additionally certified for the following stage, having gained three matches and misplaced solely this one, whereas sustaining a NRR of 0.540. The Super Six matches towards Zimbabwe and West Indies are more likely to resolve their destiny.

Seamer Lahiru Kumara had made the primary breakthrough, uprooting Matthew Cross' center stump with a jagging, size supply. Then the spinners piled on. Theekshana took out Brandon McMullen's center stump, earlier than having Richie Berrington caught athletically at slip by Dhananjaya de Silva quickly after. Later, Hasaranga would have opener Christopher McBride caught at brief cowl, earlier than having Mark Watt lbw.

Pathum Nissanka introduced up a run-a-ball half-century•ICC by way of Getty Images

When Theekshana had Jack Jarvis lbw to go away Scotland 100 for 8, it was throughout. Greaves would want a miracle to take Scotland in direction of victory; he merely produced an excellent innings, and noticed his final two companions run out. Scotland had been all out within the twenty ninth over.

Nissanka was regular by the primary half of the innings, and Asalanka guided Sri Lanka by the center overs.

The left-arm finger spin of Mark Watt was answerable for dismissing them each - Nissanka slapping a brief ball to brief midwicket, Asalanka edging one to the keeper as he tried a late minimize. Watt would get a 3rd, when he snared Rajitha in entrance of the stumps. He'd end with Scotland's finest evaluation: 3 for 52.

The final of his wickets got here in Scotland's finest interval of the sport, after they claimed 5 wickets inside 34 deliveries. It meant that Sri Lanka would rating about 40 runs fewer than what they gave the impression to be headed for within the thirty seventh over. But such was the standard of Sri Lanka's bowling, it mattered little.

Andrew Fidel Fernando is ESPNcricinfo's Sri Lanka correspondent. @afidelf