Sri Lanka beat Netherlands to seal passage into main stage · Dutch had to rely on Namibia loss to UAE in order to qualify.
“Unfortunately, we missed out in the first game, but we regrouped and we came back strong. They fell narrowly short in their pursuit of 149, despite a wonderful 70-run partnership between David Wiese and Ruben Trumpelmann – the biggest eighth-wicket stand in They will join England in Group 1.
The win put Sri Lanka top of Group A ahead of second-placed Netherlands while knocking the winless United Arab Emirates out of the tournament.
“Unfortunately we missed out in the first game, but we regrouped and we came back strong. “We knew that when we came to the World Cup we would be the favourites in this group,” said captain Dasun Shanaka. The wicketkeeper-batsman’s swashbuckling 79 from 44 drove Sri Lanka to 162 for six on a sunny afternoon at Kardinia Park before the talismanic Hasaranga helped restrict the Netherlands to 146 for nine, despite an unbeaten 71 from opener Max O’Dowd.
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Sri Lanka needs a good start in the PowerPlay and capitalise later as the match progresses. It’s been a high-intensity PowerPlay with Netherlands attacking for wickets and Sri Lanka looking to break free. SL 18/0 after 4 overs: Kusal Mendis attacks and he is up and running with a neat boundary to the deep mid-wicket region and Pathum needs to get a move on. The good thing for Sri Lanka is that Kusal Mendis is still out there and has forged a 24-run stand with Charith Asalanka. SL 36/0 after 6 overs: Two boundaries and a maximum is what the Netherlands conceded inside the PowerPlay with Pathum Nissanka giving the charge to Tim Pringle. Kusal Mendis is joined by the Sri Lankan skipper Dasun Shanaka and the duo will eye some big hits to give the finishing kick.
Netherlands went in with an unchanged XI in a game that will decide who goes through to the main round.
The toss was conducted in bright sunshine. With Danushka Gunathilaka also still injured, Charith Asalanka remains in the top order. The team that wins this match is guaranteed a place main draw of the T20 World Cup.
Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and chose to bat against the Netherlands in their final first-round match of the T20 World Cup in Geelon.
Timm van der Gugten to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Misfield and two! Shorter and on middle, Bhanuka Rajapaksa looks to pull, it goes off the top edge and lands over the keeper and into the fine leg fence. Timm van der Gugten to Kusal Mendis, OUT! Bas de Leede to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, OUT! Bas de Leede to Dasun Shanaka, Swing and a miss! Timm van der Gugten to Kusal Mendis, FOUR! Timm van der Gugten misses the yorker and it ends up being a full toss, it is thumped down the ground and to the long off fence. Timm van der Gugten to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, FOUR! Fred Klaassen to Kusal Mendis, Mendis misses out! Bas de Leede to Dasun Shanaka, Not sure why he would want to play that when he can hit it long down the ground or square of the wicket. Shorter and on middle, Mendis heaves it, it is not off the middle but it sails over the square leg fence. The fielder dives and gets a hand to it.
Netherlands Vs Sri Lanka At Kardinia Park, Geelong, 20 October, 2022 · Sri Lanka · 92/2 (13.3 ov) · Netherlands · Yet To Bat.
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NED vs SL, T20 World Cup Live Updates: Paul van Meekeren struck twice in as many deliveries to put Sri Lanka on the backfoot.
Blistering knock of 79 runs by Kusal Mendis guided Sri Lanka to a total of 162/6 against Netherlands in their final first-round match of the T20 World Cup in Geelong on Thursday. Like us on [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.robo.ndtv.cricket&hl=en)or [iOS](https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/ndtv-cricket/id418320331?mt=8). NED vs SL, T20 World Cup Live Updates: After a terrific start to their chase of 163, Netherlands faced a blow after Maheesh Theekshana dismissed Vikramjit Singh at 7. Charith Asalanka also played a knock of 31 runs to give a strong stand to Sri Lanka. Opted to bat first, Sri Lanka faced early blows as Paul van Meekeren dismissed in-form Pathum Nissanka and Dhananjaya de Silva off consecutive deliveries in the 7th over. Netherlands vs Sri Lanka T20 World Cup Group A Match Live Score: Sri Lanka On Roll, Netherlands 3 Down In Chase
It is a must win game for both teams to qualify for Super 12s. The Netherlands are in sublime form after winning their past group matches.
[Sri Lanka](/topic/sri-lanka)will be playing [Netherlands](/topic/netherlands)in their next match for Group A in the World Cup to confirm their position in Super 12s, Group Matches are setting the tone for the challenging next round at the [T20 World Cup 2022](/topic/t20-world-cup-2022)as Former Champion West Indies and Sri Lanka have suffered a loss against Scotland and Namibia respectively. [Sri Lanka Cricket team](/topic/sri-lanka-cricket-team)is currently facing injury concerns in their squad, last match sensation, Fast bowler [Dushmanta Chameera](/topic/dushmanta-chameera)has been ruled out of the next clash due to an ankle injury, while batter [Danishka Gunathilaka](/topic/danishka-gunathilaka)and fast bowler Pramod Mudushan's availability is doubtful. The Sri Lanka Cricket team are struggling with injuries in their squad after the last match win.