Recent Match Report – Netherlands vs Sri Lanka 19th Match 2023/24
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Sri Lanka 263 for 5 (Samarawickrama 91, Nissanka 54, Dutt 3-44) beat Netherlands 262 (Engelbrecht 70, van Beek 59, Madushanka 4-49, Rajitha 4-50) by five wickets
An unbeaten 91 from Sadeera Samarawickrama shepherded home a tricky chase as Sri Lanka overcame a resilient Dutch outfit and finally got points on the board. The result means Sri Lanka join Afghanistan, Netherlands and Bangladesh on two points after four games; they did however go past Afghanistan on net run rate to move off the very bottom of the table.
Set a target of 263, the chase was built around key partnerships – the first a counter-attacking 30-ball 34 between Kusal Mendis and Pathum Nissanka, to recover from the early loss of Kusal Perera, followed by more substantial stands of 52, 77 and 76 – with Samarawickrama a key cog throughout.
On a surface that offered something for the spinners, Aryan Dutt was the pick of the Dutch bowlers ending with figures of 3 for 44, while for Sri Lanka it was the seamers – utilising some early movement – that did the damage; Kasun Rajitha and Dilshan Madushanka both grabbed four apiece.
That the Dutch even got as much as they did was down to a record seventh-wicket stand of 130 between Sybrand Elgenbrecht and Logan van Beek, which had dug them out of the considerable hole they found themselves in courtesy Sri Lanka’s seamers.
Full report to follow…
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