The FIBA 3×3 Men`s World Cup hit the streets on the 17th of June and will go on till the 21stof June. Sri Lanka played their first two group matches on the 18th of June; first against Ukraine and the second against Estonia. The second two were played against Qatar and Poland on 20th June 2017.

Sri Lanka is drafted in pool C alongside Ukraine, Estonia, Qatar and Poland. The top two teams of each pool will qualify into the quarter-finals. Sri Lanka lost the first match to Ukraine 21-09 while the Estonia beat Sri Lanka in the second match 21-02.
Sri Lanka came into the game having lost the first couple of games. Qatar on the other hand stepped inside with all guns blazing with the motive of winning the game and securing their quarter-final spot.

ThimothiNithushan had the first check for Sri Lanka but failed to convert in the inside. Sri Lanka depicted improvements in both defense and rebounds but not for long as they lost the plot half way down.

Both teams took their own sweet time to draw first blood, as the game remained scoreless for the first two and a half minutes. It was Qatar who scored first with a slam-dunk. RoshanRandima went on to score first for the islanders as he penetrated through while the other couple of points came from IsuruPerera from one free-throw and a mid-range jumper.

Sri Lanka was outclassed by the height but the islanders were on point with the double team defense ploys and boxing out rebound strategies inside the first three minutes, unfortunately, they lost it halfway. Qatar`s shooting was not on point as they took time to settle in but once they were they made sure the rotation of the ball is quick and the shot selection was on point.

Qatar kept on building momentum and Sri Lanka was off the game once the lead started building up, missing rebounds and quick passes.

Full Time: Qatar – 20 Sri Lanka – 04