Sri Lanka vs Netherlands

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.

Opener Kusal Mendis slammed a 44-ball 79 as Sri Lanka beat the Netherlands by 16 runs to sweep into the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup.

A win for the African side will knock out the Dutch and send them through, as they already have a superior net run rate. Charith Asalanka and Mendis knuckled down in a 60-run stand to step up the run rate before Asalanka was caught behind off all-rounder Bas de Leede for 31. But it was a rocky road to get there, stunned by Namibia in the tournament’s opening game before crushing UAE and now the Netherlands.

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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.

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

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He has, but it's only a single and Max ODowd is off strike Player of the Match - The wicket was a bit slow, so we needed to take some time and I could get the runs after 10 overs. Asalanka started well, he understood the way the wicket played and I could get going with a few boundaries. Losing captain - We bowled pretty well in the powerplay, little unlucky that the chances didn't go to hand, let it slip a bit towards the middle and back-end. I knew the wicket was two-paced, so we wanted to bowl well in the first 10 overs and then control the game. Winning captain - We knew that we could be the number 1 in this group, but we missed out in the first match.

Sri Lanka booked their place in the Super 12, beating Netherlands by 16 runs in a Group A match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 in Geelong on Thursday ...

Immediately after Asalanka’s dismissal, Mendis reached his fifty in style, whacking the Netherlands pacer for a six over deep midwicket. Thanks mainly to his knock, the Lankans smacked 102 runs in the second half of their innings. The leg-spinner also castled Fred Klaassen (0) in the same over as the batter went for a wild heave. Mendis and Asalanka added 60 runs for the third wicket to lift the Lankans. Sri Lanka, however, lost their skipper Dasun Shanaka (8) in the same over as he holed out to long-on. Off the next delivery, Dhananjaya de Silva (0) was adjudged lbw as a full ball angled in. After troubling Nissanka (14) with a short ball, he fired in a yorker which castled the seemingly ruffled batter. Mendis hammered a blistering 79 in 44 balls as Sri Lanka put up 162/6 after winning the toss and batting first against Netherlands. However, Paul van Meekeren (0) was run-out in the same over following a mix-up. Opener Max O'Dowd, who had been holding one end up amid the carnage, went after Fernando in the 18th over and slammed him for 6,4,4 to bring up a fighting half-century. He was cleaned up by Theekshana for 16 as he was beaten on the slog sweep. Netherlands lost their second wicket before the end of the powerplay as Lahiru Kumara got the huge wicket of Bas de Leede (14).

Netherlands need another 100 runs from 60 balls. WICKET! Vikramjit Singh falls to Maheesh Theekshana - NED 27/1 in 3; Sri Lanka finish with 162/6; Paul van ...

Now goes for the yorker and it is a corker of a yorker at over 145 KPH. They have to bag a win at any cost to make it to the Super12 stage of the ICC T20 World Cup. On middle, Mendis has a hack across the line, it goes more off the inner half but past mid on and into the fence. Sri Lanka batters riding their luck and they are denting the Netherlands here. That is a brilliant recovery from the Lankans and they will surely be the happier of the two sides heading into the break. The lines were also not good and they were a little too short. These two look in good touch and will look to take the game deep now. Timm van der Gugten lunges forward to work on the leg side but misses and the ball hits the leg pole. And he keep the strike for the last over – 23 needed to win They lost two or not a lot and found it very difficult to score too in the first half of this innings. The pitch was sluggish and the spinners made the most of it. NED vs SL Highlights, T20 World Cup 2022, Match 9: That is a brilliant recovery from the Lankans and they will surely be the happier of the two sides heading into the break.

Whereas, the runners-up of Group A will join the likes of India, Pakistan, South Africa and Bangladesh in Group B. Dasun Shanaka led his side to a historic ...

Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka has won the toss and he's chosen to bat first. Sri Lanka off to a shaky start on this difficult track which is offering plenty of spin and turn. A crucial knock for the Asia Cup champs. Charith Asalanka and Kusal Mendis have turned the tide for Sri Lanka. The dangerman Kusal Mendis departs looking to accelerate his inning. Kusal Mendis' 79-run inning helps the Asia Cup champs to a par total. The Dutch are off to a steady start. Sri Lanka beat Netherlands and confirmed their spot in the Super 12 stage to Group A. T20 World Cup 2022 highlights: Sri Lanka and Netherlands lock horns in a crucial T20 World Cup 2022 round 1 group A clash, with both sides looking to secure qualification to the Super 12 stage. If not for his 79-run knock, the Asia Cup champs could have been in deep trouble. I'd have loved to go through, (on qualification) it's not in our hands anymore and that's a disappointment. Dasun Shanaka - We knew that we could be the number 1 in this group, but we missed out in the first match.

Kusal Mendis' classy half-century helped Sri Lanka in registering a 16-run win in their cut-throat ICC Men's T20 World Cup clash against the Netherlands in ...

His brave decision helped his team a lot as he added 23 runs for the last wicket along with O'Dowd. He didn't take the field after that and didn't walk in to bat at his usual position either. The Island nation also confirmed their berth in the Super 12 phase as a result of this victory.