The Sri Lankans overcame the Netherlands on Thursday in Geelong by a margin of 16 runs to go to the T20 World Cup’s Super 12. A quick and efficient half-century was made by Kusal Mendis, and Wanindu Hasaranga took three crucial wickets.
On a bright afternoon at Kardinia Park, the wicketkeeper batter Kushal Mendis scored 79 from 44 to help Sri Lanka reach 162 for six before the talisman Hasaranga kept the Netherlands at 146 for nine after an unbeaten 71 from the opener Max O’Dowd.
Lahiru Kumara, Binura Fernando, and Maheesh Theekshana all claimed wickets in front of a small but ardent crowd of Sri Lankan supporters, with Maheesh Theekshana taking 2 wickets for 32 runs in his four overs.
The victory saw Sri Lanka surpass the Netherlands, who were positioned first in Group A, and knock United Arab Emirates out of the tournament And Netherlands team players will be watching the late match between United Arab Emirates and Namibia closely. With the victory, Sri Lanka advanced to the top of Group A, ahead of the Netherlands in second place, and eliminated the winless United Arab Emirates from the competition.
The United Arab Emirates late match against third placed Namibia is eagerly anticipated by the Netherlands. If Namibia wins because to their better run rate, they would overtake the Netherlands to become one of the top two teams in the group A.
Brief Scores: Sri Lanka 162/6 in 20 overs (Kusal Mendis 79, Charith Asalanka 31, Paul van Meekeren 2-25) beat Netherlands 146/9 in 20 overs (Max O’Dowd 71*, Wanindu Hasaranga 3-28) by 16 runs.
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