Netherlands vs Sri Lanka, 19th Match - Live Cricket Score
ICC Cricket World Cup, 2023 | 21 Oct 2023, Sat, 10:30 AM IST | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
NED
262/10 (49.4 ov)
SL
263/5 (48.2 ov)
Player of the Match: Sadeera Samarawickrama
That's that from Lucknow!
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Sadeera Samarawickrama adjudged POTM:
“Really happy to finish the game for my team. We needed a win, we haven't done well in the last 3 games, so I really wanted to win a game for my team and I am really happy. When I went to bat the wicket was not easy, the ball was spinning and the pacers were bowling good line and lengths, my plan was to bat deep and play maximum overs, I did my basics right and hence succeeded. I knew it would be hard in the later part because the wicket was turning and gripping, my plan for others was also to bat deep and told them we can't chase this total in 40 overs. Today it was hard (to bat) against the spinners, the wicket was slow and the ball was gripping,” Samarawickrama said.
Winning skipper Kusal Mendis said:
“Very happy today, winning our first match of the WC. Bowlers did well in the first 10 overs. Rajitha and Dilshan bowled really well. 280 would've been enough on this pitch maybe. It was turning at the end. Sadeera batted really well. Pacers had only three overs left so that's why I took him off. Sadeera and Asalanka batted really well. Lots of positive things,” Mendis said.
Losing skipper Scott Edwards said:
“We obviously didn't start well. I thought we got ourselves to what was a pretty competitive total. Our first 30 overs - we just didn't get it right. Leaked too many boundary balls. Didn't field that well either. Our bowlers have been good for us throughout the tournament, but our top order and our bowlers let us down today. Don't know if we would change too much. Just want to execute better. Had a feeling it would turn later. Aryan turns it a bit more generally than other spinners. He bowled exceptionally well. Our batting hasn't quite clicked yet. Got a few too many starts but haven't kicked on. Not too bothered either way (batting first or second). Not too stressed about the toss,” Edwards said.
SRI LANKA WIN BY FIVE WICKETS
Sri Lanka won their first match of the ODI World Cup by five wickets. Netherlands gave their all with the bat but bowling and fielding have let them down. Important wicket for Sri Lanka.
Dhananjaya de Silva departs!
Dhananjaya de Silva departs after scoring 30 runs, Sri Lanka are 257/5
Raining sixes in Lucknow!
Dhananjaya de Silva hits two sixes in Logan van Beek's over. 46 overs gone, Sri Lanka are 254/4
2,0,1,0,0,2
Four runs off the over as Sri Lanka are 242/4 after 45 overs.
44 overs done..
Sri Lanka are 236/4
Six runs off the over
Sri Lanka are 233/4 after 43 overs. Sri Lanka now need 30 runs to win.
1,0,0,0,1,0
Just two runs off the over as Sri Lanka now need 36 runs to win their first match of the tournament.
Two off the over
Sri Lanka are 225/4 after 41 overs.
End of the 40th over
Sri Lanka are 223/4 after 40 overs.
37 overs gone
Sri Lanka are 212/4
1,1,1,1,0,1
Roelof van der Merwe gives away five runs in his seventh over as Netherlands are 202/4 after 36 overs.