New Delhi. The Sri Lankan team has been eliminated from the Champions Trophy. For the first time in the history of the tournament, a Sri Lankan team will not be seen playing in it. The Champions Trophy is scheduled to be held in Pakistan in 2025. Talking about the qualification of the ICC tournament, the top-8 teams of the World Cup 2023, including Pakistan, are going to get a chance in it. The Sri Lankan team is at the 9th position in the table with 4 points. The team could win only 2 out of 9 matches. He lost in 7th. The team has already been eliminated from the World Cup. Bangladesh scored 306 runs for 8 wickets against Australia on Saturday. The Australian team definitely managed to win the match by 8 wickets, but Bangladesh’s net run rate was better than Sri Lanka’s.
Even in the World Cup 2023, Bangladesh’s performance was nothing special. The team could win only 2 out of 9 matches. The team finished 8th in the points table and qualified for the Champions Trophy. Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka in one match. He benefited from this. However, there was a big controversy in that match. Angelo Mathews was out on time. Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan appealed against Mathews. He was also criticized for this reason. Recently, the ICC suspended the Sri Lankan board citing government interference in it.
Sri Lanka were dismissed for the first time
Talking about the history of Champions Trophy, the Sri Lankan team has been eliminated from the tournament for the first time. On the other hand, the Afghanistan team will be seen playing in the tournament for the first time. Talking about Champions Trophy, India, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Bangladesh, England and Afghanistan will be seen playing. Sri Lanka and Netherlands teams were eliminated after poor performances. Talking about the current World Cup, the two-time former champion West Indies team did not qualify.
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The Champions Trophy was first organized in 1998. There have been 8 seasons so far. Australia and Team India have won the title 2 times each. New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa and West Indies have captured one title each. The 2002 final was not played due to rain. For this reason India and Sri Lanka were declared joint winners.
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Tags: Champions Trophy, Sri Lanka, World Cup 2023
First published: November 11, 2023, 19:09 IST