Yesterday World Cup 2023 Match Result: Netherlands vs Sri Lanka, England vs South Africa on October 21

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In Yesterday's ICC World Cup 2023, there were two matches which took place across two venues. The first match was a day affair between Netherlands and Sri Lanka, while England locked horns against South Africa in the afternoon match.

Sri Lanka registered their first victory of the World Cup 2023 as they registered a 5-wicket victory over the Netherlands. In the other match, South Africa continued their fantastic campaign as defending Champions England slumped to a mammoth 229-run defeat at the hands of the Proteas.

ICC World Cup 2023 Match 19: Netherlands vs Sri Lanka

Netherlands took on Sri Lanka at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow in the first match of Saturday.

Score: Netherlands: 262 all out in 49.4 overs (Sybrand Engelbrecht 70, Logan van Beek 59; Dilshan Madushanka 4/49, Kasun Rajitha 4/50). Sri Lanka: 263/5 in 48.2 overs (Sadeera Samarawickrama 91*, Pathum Nissanka 54; Aryan Dutt 3/44)

Result: Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets

Captain: Scott Edwards (NED), Kusal Mendis (SL)

NED vs SL: Who scored most Runs in yesterday's Match?

Sri Lanka batter Sadeera Samarawickrama scored a fantastic unbeaten 91 off 107 balls to take his team home. He hit 7 boundaries in his crafty inning.

NED vs SL: Who picked up most wickets in yesterday's match?

Sri Lanka's pace duo Dilshan Madushanka and Kasun Rajitha both picked up 4 wickets each in the match.

NED vs SL: Who was awarded Player of the Match?

Sri Lanka's Sadeera Samarawickrama was awarded the Player of the Match. The Lanka batter was excellent and scored his second 50+ score in the tournament.

ICC World Cup 2023 Match 20: England vs South Africa

England took on South Africa at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in the afternoon match. South Africa captain Temba Bavuma was ill and was thus replaced by Aiden Markram.

Score: South Africa: 399/7 in 50 overs (Heinrich Klaasen 109, Reeza Hendricks 85; Reece Topley 3/88). England: 170 all out in 22 overs (Mark Wood 43, Gus Atkinson 35; Gerald Coetzee 3/35)

Result: South Africa won by 229 runs.

Captains: Aiden Markram (SA), Jos Buttler (ENG)

ENG vs SA: Who scored most runs in yesterday's Match?

South African batter Heinrich Klaasen scored 109 runs off just 67 balls. He hit 12 fours and 4 sixes in his blistering knock.

ENG vs SA: Who picked up most wickets in yesterday's Match?

England's Reece Topley and South Africa's Gerald Coetzee both got three wickets each in the match. Topley also had an injury and had to be taken off midway through the match.

ENG vs SA: Who was awarded Player of the Match?

Heinrich Klaasen was awarded Player of the Match for his superlative batting display.