Netherlands vs Sri Lanka Highlights, Cricket World Cup 2023: Another upset could be on the cards as Netherlands take on Sri Lanka in match 19 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at the Ekana Sports City in Lucknow on Saturday (October 21).
All eyes are on the Netherlands again as the side pulled one of the major upsets of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 by defeating South Africa by a convincing margin in Dharamshala four days ago. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, are yet to win a match in the tournament and have lost three games on the go.

Sri Lanka finally win their first match of the season as they beat Netherlands by five wickets and 10 balls to spare. Sadeera Samarawickrama scored a 91 not out to chase down 263 after Kasun Rajitha and Dilshan Madushanka took four wickets apiece in the first innings!
Sadeera (72*) builds another stand with newly-in Dhananjaya (11*) to take Sri Lanka past 200 runs and are in a comfortable position to win their first match this ICC World Cup 2023. Sri Lanka 220/4 in 39 overs, Target 263
The off-spinner picks his third wicket of the night in Asalanka (44 off 66) right after Sadeera Samarawickrama brought up his half-century! Asalanka, however, is at fault for throwing away his wicket as he tries to clear a tossed-up ball through the midwicket but misses the length completely as it turned into the southpaw and rattled the stump! Dhananjaya de Silva is the next man in. Sri Lanka 181/4 in 32.4 overs, Target 263
Charith Asalanka (34*) and Sadeera Samarawickrama (41*) are running away with the game for Sri Lanka as the duo add 50-plus runs for the second wicket. Asalanka brings it up in style with a six over long-on! Sri Lanka 158/3 in 29 overs, Target 263
The quick-scoring by half-centurion Nissanka has allowed newly-in Asalanka (10*) to take his time to settle with Samarawickrama (30*). The duo is likely to open up their arm soon. However, at this run rate, they should reach the target, unless they lose wickets. Sri Lanka 122/3 in 22 overs, Target 263
Pathum Nissanka departs right after scoring a half-century (54 off 52) as he edges a back-of-the-length delivery to Scott Edwards behind the stump. That's a big blow for Sri Lanka as the opener was holding the chase together. Charith Asalanka walks in as the new batter.Sri Lanka 104/3 in 16.1 overs, Target 263
Nissanka (38*) is joined by Sadeera Samarawickrama (11*) in the middle and the duo has kept the scoreboard moving with three boundaries in the last four overs to release the pressure of losing Kusal Mendis. However, there is a lot of turn on the offer and will test the might of Sri Lankans as the game progresses. Sri Lanka 75/2 in 13 overs, Target 263
Just when it looked like Sri Lanka are building a partnership to take control of the game, Kusal Mendis miscued a slog sweep as he top-edged a lofted delivery for Paul van Meekereen to complete a brilliant catch running from the square-leg region! Sri Lanka 52/2 in 9.3 overs, Target 263
Pathum Nissanka (29*) and Kusal Mendis (11*) are increasing the run rate with every passing over as the latter brings up the 50 for his side with a beautiful drive square of the wicket! Sri Lanka 51/1 in 9 overs, Target 263
Our apologies for the delay in coverage due to a technical error. Sri Lanka's chase of 263 runs is already underway and they have already lost a wicket in the first five overs. Kusal Perera perished after scoring just 5 runs to spinner Aryan Dutt in the 5th over. Pathum Nissanka (14*) and Kusal Mendis (5*) are currently on the crease. Sri Lanka 25/1 in 6 overs, Target 263
The last Dutch wicket falls two balls before the innings could end as the last batter Paul van Meekeren (4) was run out! Prior to that, Logan Van Beek departed in the 49th over after scoring 59 as Kasun Rajitha took his fourth wicket with Charith Asalanka taking a stunning catch on the boundary. Sri Lanka need 263 runs to win
The left-arm pacer hits a quick bouncer that takes Roelof van der Merwe (7 off 7) by surprise. Hits his glove and carries to Kusal Mendis behind the stump! Netherlands 244/8 in 47.1 overs
Van Beek (50* off 68) escapes a run-out opportunity for Sri Lanka in his attempt to take a risky single as poor piece of fielding by Sri Lankans gave the Dutch life and complete his maiden half-century! Pinch-hitter Van der Merwe is his new partner at the other end. Netherlands 234/7 in 46.3 overs
Madushanka clean bowled Engelbrecht (70) with a yorker as the Dutch batter moved across the line to play a scoop shot with the fine leg in the circle but couldn't execute it! That's the third wicket of the day for Madushanka, ending the seventh wicket stand at 130 runs! Netherlands 221/7 in 45.1 overs
The Dutch duo (120* stand) surpassed the highest seventh-wicket partnership record held by Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni (116 runs) as Engelbrecht (68*) is moving towards a century while Logan van Beek (39) is also inching towards a half-century. Sri Lankans are running out of ideas at the moment while the Dutch duo continues to put runs on the board. Netherlands 211/6 in 44 overs
What an innings from Engelbrecht, who helped his side recover from a precarious situation. The batter Kasun Rajitha for a boundary soon after as we enter the slog overs.Netherlands 187/6 in 41 overs
Sri Lanka are unable to contain this seventh wicket-stand anymore as Engelbrecht has become the aggressor in the innings and is now just three runs away from a half-century while Van Beek is not out at 30! The partnership is now unbeaten at 82 runs! Netherlands 173/6 in 39 overs
The boundary finally arrives at the beginning of the 31st over as Engelbrecht (25*) sweeps spinner Dushan Hemantha for a pitched-up delivery on the leg stump! Van Beek (21*) is keeping himself busy too with singles as the duo inches towards a 50-run stand. Netherlands 134/6 in 33 overs
Engelbrecht (16*) and Van Beek (17*) are looking more confident in the middle now and are dealing in singles to rotate the strike. No boundaries now in the last 20 overs. However, the way the two are batting now, we may see one soon! Netherlands 121/6 in 30 overs
Netherlands' batting order has really struggled to get going today while Engelbrecht (11*) and Van Beek (8*) are playing the survival game at the moment. Netherlands 106/6 in 26 overs
Scott Edwards (16 off 16) goes for a drive without moving his feet for a flighted delivery outside the off-stump! The ball turns sharply in took an inside edge and clips the bail. That was the last recognised pair for the Dutch as the new batter in is Logan van Beek. Netherlands 91/6 in 21.2 overs
Madushanka takes his second wicket as a sharp inswing delivery hits Teja Nidamanuru (9 off 16). Umpire Marais Erasmus turned down the loud appeal as he felt the ball swung too much to miss the leg stump. However, a well-taken DRS review soon turned the decision in Sri Lanka's favour with all three red lights! Madushanka is now the joint-highest wicket-taker with 9 scalps in ICC World Cup 2023. The new man in isSybrand Engelbrecht. Netherlands 71/5 in 18.4 overs
No boundaries in the last 44 deliveries and the pressure was mounting on the Dutch batters. It forced Bas de Leede (6 runs off 21 balls) to chase a bouncer by Madushanka outside the off-stump, guiding the ball to Kusal Perera at third man for a diving catch! The new man in is skipper Scott Edwards. Netherlands 68/4 in 17 overs
Bas de Leede and Nidamanuru are two new batters on the crease and are put under pressure by Sri Lankan pacers Madushanka and Karunaratne while Kasun Rajitha is taken off bowling after six overs.
Rajitha gets the dangerman this time as Colin Ackermann (29 runs off 31 balls) edges a short delivery outside the off-stump to Kusal Mendis behind the stumps! The ball moved away from the Dutch, who just threw his arm at it and paid the price. The new man in is Teja Nadimanuru. Netherlands 54/3 in 12 overs
The right-arm pacer castles O'Dowd, who departs after scoring 16 runs off 27 balls! The wicket comes at a crucial time for Lankans as the partnership was threatening to get bigger after seeing out early movement of the new ball. The new man in is Bas de LeedeNetherlands 48/2 in 10 overs
Ackermann (14*) took the pressure off him early by hitting Madushanka for two boundaries in the fifth over. O'Dowd hits his first boundary soon after too as he places a full delivery square of the wicket! Netherlands 29/1 in 8 overs
The right-arm pacer bowls his first delivery to Vikramjit Singh (4 runs off 13 balls) and the Dutch southpaw is deceived by a beautiful in-swinger for plum lbw. Singh goes for a review as well but the on-field decision was upheld! Colin Ackermann is the new man in while the two Sri Lankan pacers are enjoying the morning condition well! Netherlands 7/1 in 4 overs
Vikramjit Singh struggles to deal with the early movement of the new ball as left-arm pacer Madushanka probes the Dutch batter and had a close lbw chance as well. Max O'Dowd will face Kasun Rajitha at the other end in the next over
We are minutes away from the start as players are out on the ground for customary national anthem ceremony
A win is crucial for semifinal ambitions for both the teams with Netherlands losing two of their three matches by massive margins as well. Their skipper Scott Edwards led the charge with the bat while Van der Merwe did the job in both departments of the game.
Match: NED vs SL, 19th Match, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023, Time:10:30 AM, Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow; Umpires: Ahsan Raza, Marais Erasmus, Third Umpire: Rod Tucker Match Referee: Jeff Crowe
Netherlands Squad: Scott Edwards (c & wk), Vikramjit Singh, Max ODowd, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Teja Nidamanuru, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren, Wesley Barresi, Ryan Klein, Shariz Ahmad, Saqib Zulfiqar
Sri Lanka Squad: Kusal Mendis (c & wk), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dunith Wellalage, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushan Hemantha, Matheesha Pathirana, Kasun Rajitha, Dimuth Karunaratne
Venue Guide
Stadium: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium; City: Lucknow, Capacity:50000 Hosts to: Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Super Giants
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