Netherlands vs Sri Lanka Live Score Updates, World Cup 2023: The Netherlands, captained by Scott Edwards, are ready to face Sri Lanka in match 19 of the ICC World Cup 2023 at the Ekana Sports City in Lucknow at 10:30 AM.
The Dutch team, in their previous match, produced the tournament’s second significant shock by defeating South Africa by 38 runs on October 17. They batted first and scored 245/8 in 43 overs, but the Proteas were all out at 207. The Netherlands have now played 3 matches, winning 1 and losing 2.
On the contrary, despite their best efforts, Sri Lanka have lost all 3 matches so far. Sri Lanka were defeated by Australia by 5 wickets in their previous encounter.
The Netherlands and Sri Lanka have played 5 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) so far, with the Dutch failing to defeat Sri Lanka even once. When these teams met earlier in July 2023, Sri Lanka won by 128 runs.
Netherlands Final XI: Max O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards (C and WK), Sybrand Engelbrecht, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt and Paul van Meekeren.
Sri Lanka Final XI: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (C and WK), Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dushan Hemantha, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha and Dilshan Madushanka.
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NED vs SL Live: Sri Lanka Final XI
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (C and WK), Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dushan Hemantha, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha and Dilshan Madushanka.
NED vs SL Live: Netherlands’ final XI
Max O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards (C and WK), Sybrand Engelbrecht, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt and Paul van Meekeren.
NED vs SL Live: Netherlands win toss, to bat first
The Netherlands have won the toss and decided to bat first. This will be the first time the Dutch will bat first against Sri Lanka. So far, they have batted second in all previous 5 matches and lost.
NED vs SL Live: Toss at 10; will Netherlands bat first?
Since the Netherlands have never batted first against Sri Lanka, it will be interesting to see how the match goes when the Dutch defend their score. However, it is worth noting that the team winning the toss may bowl first as the pitch is likely to favour bowlers, especially the slower ones. So, will Sri Lanka win the toss and decide to bowl first?
NED vs SL Live: Sri Lanka yet to chase against Netherlands
Interestingly, in all the matches Sri Lanka have played so far against the Netherlands, they have batted first. It will be interesting to see how the Dutch defend their total against Sri Lanka. Remember they batted first against South Africa, scored 245/8 and bowled the Proteas out for 207. Can they repeat it this time?
NED vs SL Live: Netherlands’ last match against Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka were all out for 233 under 48 overs in the most recent match played against the Netherlands. Sahan Arachchige scored a half-century while Kusal Mendis got to 43. The Dutch were bundled out for 105. It was an ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier match.
NED vs SL Live: Netherlands’ fourth match against Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka and the Netherlands met in an ODI for the fourth time during the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in June 2023. Sri Lanka were all out for 213 under 48 overs, despite Dhananjaya de Silva’s 93 off 111 balls. The Netherlands got really close to chasing the total down. Wesley Barresi scored 52 off 50 balls and Scott Edwards was undefeated for 67 off 68 balls. They got all out for 192, but they got to that score in 40 overs.
NED vs SL Live: Netherlands’ third match against Sri Lanka
The third ODI between these two teams took place during the Sri Lanka tour of the Netherlands in 2006. In the second match of the series, Upul Tharanga scored 72 off 72 balls and Tillakaratne Dilshan 66 off 59 balls to take Sri Lanka to 313/8 in 50 overs. The Dutch fought back well and got all out for 258.
NED vs SL Live: Netherlands’ second match against Sri Lanka
During the Sri Lanka tour of the Netherlands in 2006, these two teams played their second ODI. Thanks to Sanath Jayasuriya’s fiery 157 off 104 balls, Sri Lanka put up a massive 443/9 in 50 overs. The Netherlands were all out for 248 and lost it by 195 runs.
NED vs SL Live: When Netherlands first faced Sri Lanka
The Netherlands and Sri Lanka faced off for the first time in the ICC Champions Trophy 2002. Marvan Atapattu scored a century for Lanka to take the team to a total of 292/6 in 50 overs. Lanka bowlers bundled out the Dutch batters for 86 under 30 overs. Muttiah Muralitharan took 4 wickets while other bowlers had excellent figures. Kumar Dharmasena took 2 wickets while giving away 14 runs in 9 overs. Chaminda Vaas had 1 wicket for 11 in 6 overs.
NED vs SL Live: How to watch
The Netherlands vs Sri Lanka match will air live on Indian television via Star Sports channels. Indian viewers can also enjoy free live streaming of these matches on the Disney+Hotstar app and website. Social media giant Meta has also partnered with the ICC for World Cup 2023 coverage on Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Threads.
NED vs SL Live: Pitch report
The Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium will most probably benefit the bowlers. So, the team winning the toss may opt to bowl first.
NED vs SL Live: No chance of rain
No chance of rain and the temperature is predicted to be 31 degrees with 82% humidity, as per Weather.com.
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