Two-time champions West Indies and 1996 winners Sri Lanka are among 10 teams competing for the final two spots at this year's Cricket World Cup in India. | Sport24news
Windies, Sri Lanka hoping to avoid embarrassment
Sri Lanka, who have impressed in the longest format recently and almost reached the World Test Championship final, only mustered seven wins from 24 matches to finish 10th in the World Cup Super League table. They topped their group at the qualifier for that event with three straight wins, only to lose to the UAE in the semi-finals when a win would have made history.
Yet to appear at the main tournament, the USA will rely on the runs of Steven Taylor, Aaron Jones and Sai Mukkamalla and the wicket-taking ability of pace bowler Ali Khan. Tector made an unbeaten 149 in a warm-up game this week against the United States, further underlining his importance to an Irish middle order still in the rebuilding phase after multiple retirements towards the end of the last decade.In the same tournament five years ago, Scotland were on the brink of knocking out the West Indies and grabbing a place at the World Cup.
But strong results in recent T20 World Cups, including a surprise run to the Super 12 stage in 2021, will give them confidence of laying their 2018 demons to rest in Zimbabwe.UAE bank on more Khan fireworks
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