The match between Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe was crucial for both the teams to qualify for the World Cup. As the winning team in this match, Sri Lanka qualified for the 2023 World Cup. In a must-win match, the Lankan team won against Zimbabwe by 9 wickets.
Now it is the 9th team out of 10 teams playing in the World Cup. But after 4597 days Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai will witness the match between India and Sri Lanka.
A surprising thing here is that exactly 12 years ago, Dhoni’s team India won the ODI World Cup by defeating the Sri Lankan team in the ODI World Cup Final match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Now Sri Lanka, who secured their ticket to the World Cup by defeating Zimbabwe in the World Cup Qualifiers, will face India at the Wankhede Stadium.
As per the World Cup schedule, India will face the Qualifier-2 team at the Wankhede Stadium on 2nd November. Now Sri Lanka has entered the World Cup as a Qualifier-2 team. That means after a total of 4597 days, the teams of India and Sri Lanka (IND Vs SL) will meet at the Wankhede Stadium in the World Cup . 12 years ago on April 2, 2011, the same Sri Lankan team faced India in the World Cup final.