Sri Lanka on verge of reaching the last eight

Kumar Sangakkara

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka should seal their  entry into the knockout phase when they meet Zimbabwe in their  penultimate World Cup match at the Pallekele stadium tomorrow.

The co-hosts, currently on five points from four matches,  will still need to guard against Zimbabwe as an upset would put  them under tremendous pressure in their last match against New  Zealand in Mumbai on March 18.

The loss against Pakistan and the washed-out game