Sri Lanka, Scotland qualify for women’s T20 World Cup

Sri Lanka, seventh in the world T20I rankings, were in trouble for much of the UAE’s chase, but the hosts fell away after the dismissal of captain Esha Oza for a 44-ball 66, finishing on 134-7 to lose by 15 runs.

Chamari Athapaththu’s side will head into the World Cup, to be held in Bangladesh in October, with hopes of getting out of the group stage for the first time after a historic T20 series win over former world champions England last year.

Earlier, 14th-ranked Scotland qualified for a maiden women’s World Cup by cruising to an eight-wicket win over Ireland.

Captain Kathryn Bryce was the hero, taking 4-8 from four overs as Ireland were restricted to just 110-9 batting first.

Bryce then made a 29-ball 35 not out after Megan McColl’s fifty, as Scotland chased down their victory target with 3.4 overs to spare.