New Zealand captain Kane Williamson says his team will “focus on cricket” when they face a potentially make-or-break ICC Cricket World Cup clash with Sri Lanka, shrugging off fears that rain may return to wash away their semifinal chances at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Williamson’s team lost a rain-hit match at the same venue last weekend against Pakistan despite posting a mammoth 401. The defeat was a fourth successive loss for the Kiwis, who had won their opening four games.
New Zealand, runners-up in the last two editions of the World Cup, are fourth in the table and need a win on Thursday to push their bid to secure a semifinal spot.
A washout could open the door for either Pakistan or Afghanistan to leapfrog them and grab the last remianing place in the final four. Both teams have the same number of points as New Zealand but are behind on net run rate.
(Aljazeera)