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New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Wayamba Elevens skipper Jehan Mubarak said his side's big loss to Delhi Daredevils in the opening match proved to be their bane in the Champions League Twenty20.

The Sri Lankan side Tuesday won their second Group D match against Victoria Bushrangers by 15 runs but lost out a spot in the second stage due to a poor run-rate. Delhi Daredevils and Victoria Bushrangers qualify for the next stage.

Mubarak said his team took more time to adjust to the low and slow conditions here.

'It's a mixed emotions. Just when we began to click as a team, we find ourselves out of the tournament. Adapting to the conditions is crucial and we were slow in doing that,' Mubarak said in the post-match press conference.

'The loss against Delhi proved costly for us.'

The Bushranger's fast bowler and man-of-match Shane Harwood, who claimed three for 14, said they wanted to qualify to the next stage with a win.

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Victoria Bushrangers qualified for the Super Eight stage despite a 15-run loss to Wayamba Elevens in the Champions Trophy Group D match at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium here Tuesday.

Mustering 118 for nine after winning the toss and batting, Wayamba needed to stop the Bushrangers within 83 runs to have a realistic chance of qualifying to the next stage. The Australian side, however, crossed the barrier, managing 103 for four. Delhi Daredevils are the other team to qualify from the group.

Wayamba must have fancied their chances when Bushrangers were tottering at 73 for four in the 17th over, but Andrew McDonald 27 (not out) was the man who made the difference.

The all-rounder, who took 2-38, bludgeoned three fours and a six off Kaushal Lokurachchi in the 18th over to ensure his side qualify to the next level on the basis of better run-rate.

It was an important match for both teams. The Sri Lankan side had lost by 50 runs to Delhi Daredevils, which had outclassed Bushrangers in the first match.

The Australian team were chasing a small total, built around Michael Vandort (42) and Jeevantha Kulatunga (41), but the subcontinent team had their hopes rested on a low and slow wicket.

Victoria suffered a set-back on the third ball of the innings when Chanaka Welegedra took a stupendous single-handed catch in his follow through with no score on the board.

The Sri Lankans were sharp on the field and got their second wicket when Welegedra took his second wicket in Aiden Blizzard, reducing Bushrangers to 17 for two. And when Maharoof castled off David Hussey's bails in the 11th over, the Sri Lankan camp erupted in rapture.

But opener Brad Hodge (44 not out) and McDonald batted with purpose to cross the important target of qualifying for the next stage.

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