- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.2 clipped straight up to fine leg, who takes a splendid diving catch low to his right! Nissanka seemed to have connected well with that, but connected too well, and Aryan Dutt makes him pay. Both openers back in the hut 44/28.2 taken brilliantly at short extra cover! Length delivery outside off stump. Samarawickrama tries to drive it on the up through extra cover but he cannot quite get on top of the bounce. Hits it uppishly and Croes dives forward sharply to complete the catch. Just what the Netherlands needed at this stage! 39/123.1 missed a sweep from right in front of his stumps and it hits him flush on the pad in front of middle stump. He reviews because he doesn't want to go, because in truth, there's no other reason to review this. After wasting the review, he walks back, but it's been a good innings from Mendis 116/335.4 taken at short point! What a sharp catch! Length delivery outside off stump. With short point and third man in the circle, Arachchige tries the reverse sweep. He gets a decent chunk of it but the only problem is that he hits it uppishly and in close proximity to short point. van Beek dives to his left and snaffles up a sharp chance! 180/435.6 another shortish delivery on off stump. Asalanka tucks it away into the on side and scampers across for the single. The fielder fires a throw at the bowler's end and hits the stumps. That could be close. When the ball first hits the stumps, Asalanka is definitely short of his ground. But the question is when were the bails dislodged. The umpire wants a split screen to be absolutely sure of when the bails have been dislodged and whether Asalanka had made his ground at that point. After multiple looks, the third umpire is satisfied that the bails have been dislodged just before Asalanka has made his ground. The bat is on the line, says the third umpire and Asalanka has to go! 181/538.2 chops it on! The wheels are coming off now! Dug into the track on off stump and this seems to come onto de Silva a lot quicker than he expects. Does not have enough room to play the pull either but goes through with it anyway. Gets an inside edge that then smashes into the stumps! 190/736.4 Shanaka bites the dust too! Sri Lanka are crumbling! Full and just outside off stump. Shanaka plants his front foot and tries to flick it away. Does not quite get to the pitch of the ball, though, and has to reach out, meaning that he ends up offering the simplest of catches to Vikramjit at mid on! 183/644.1 clothed it high in the air, and to Dutch relief, O'Dowd holds onto that one. Slower ball was banged into the pitch. He sliced it to extra cover again, and there was to be no repreive this time 222/847.5 stumped him! It's a wide down leg side but Edwards saw he had crept out of his crease and was quick to whip the bails off! 233/1046.6 hooks to deep midwicket, and this time Cross makes no mistake. Connected well, right out of the middle, but it only had enough power to reach the deep midwicket fielder 232/9Extras4 (lb 1, w 3)TOTAL233 all out (47.5 Overs, RR: 4.87)Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 8.2 ov), 2-44 (Pathum Nissanka, 10.2 ov), 3-116 (Kusal Mendis, 23.1 ov), 4-180 (Sahan Arachchige, 35.4 ov), 5-181 (Charith Asalanka, 35.6 ov), 6-183 (Dasun Shanaka, 36.4 ov), 7-190 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 38.2 ov), 8-222 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 44.1 ov), 9-232 (Matheesha Pathirana, 46.6 ov), 10-233 (Maheesh Theekshana, 47.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB LV van Beek 10 0 40 2 4.00 35 2 1 0 0 R Klein 9 1 42 2 4.66 38 7 0 1 0 A Dutt 9.5 0 51 1 5.18 31 4 1 2 0 Vikramjit Singh 4 0 12 2 3.00 16 1 0 0 0 C Floyd 5 0 28 0 5.60 12 2 0 0 0 Saqib Zulfiqar 10 1 59 2 5.90 30 7 0 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.4 soft dismissal! Length delivery hung outside off stump and Vikramjit's eyes light up. He throws his hands at it, trying to carve it through the off side ring but ends up chipping it straight to cover point. The simplest of catches for Asalanka and Vikramjit will not be pleased with how that shot was executed. Just the breakthrough Sri Lanka needed in the powerplay! 25/119.4 cleans him up! O'Dowd stepped away to try and defend but there was no foot movement and he played inside of the line of the ball. Watches it take the top of off stump, and Netherlands' last recognised batter has departed 85/76.4 middle stump goes for a toss! Full delivery that starts on off stump before swerving back into the batter deliciously. Barresi walks down the track and tries to whip it away but has not accounted for the inward movement. The ball whistles past his bat and sends middle stump flying out of the ground! 31/27.1 huge appeal, and that looks absolutely stone-dead! Googly tossed up on a length on off stump. Nidamanuru plays for the leg-spinner and has no clue that this is the wrong'un. Wafts down the wrong line and the ball smashes him on the back pad. Hasaranga does his best impression of the celebrappeal and the umpire raises his finger. Nidamanuru wants to have another look at this, though. He reckons it is high. And he is very, very wrong in his assessment. No bat involved and Ball Tracking shows that it would have crashed into middle stump, two-thirds of the way up! 32/38.1 pins him in front and Croes has to go! Length delivery on middle and leg stump that cuts back in very sharply. Croes is caught on the crease and has a hopeful stab at it. The ball strikes him on the pads even before the bat has come down. The umpire gives it out without any hesitation. Croes consults with his partner for the review and O'Dowd sends him on his way! 39/49.5 has Edwards been run out? Full delivery on middle and leg stump. O'Dowd nudges it towards short fine leg. Edwards, looking at how much strife his partner is under, calls him through for the single. The fielder picks it up cleanly, fires it at the stumps and Mendis does the rest. Edwards puts in the dive but cannot make his ground. The Netherlands are falling like a pack of cards! 41/511.6 missed one that's cannonning in, and he's plumb in front. He has reviewed, but unless he's hit it, he's wasting everyone's time. Yep, three reds, and SL are burrowing into the Dutch lower order now 49/621.2 huge appeal and given! Flighted beautifully on a length just outside off stump. Klein, who is already standing on off stump, does not pick the ball that comes in and plays all over it. Gets pinned on the back pad and the umpire has no hesitation in raising his finger. Looked like Klein wanted to review but the Dutch do not have any left. Not sure a review would have saved him there either! 93/821.4 another massive appeal and again the finger goes up! Theekshana has three! Superbly disguised googly that pitches on a length on off stump and spins back sharply. Dutt has no clue about it and goes reaching out for it, well in front of his pad. The ball sneaks past the inside edge and thumps him on the front pad. Sri Lanka just one wicket away from a thumping win! 93/923.3 that will be that! Sri Lanka win, and they win by 128 runs! Nicely tossed up googly that again pitches just outside off before turning into the batter. Floyd plants his front foot but because he has not picked the googly, plays all over it, getting rapped on the front pad. The ball hits him on the knee roll and the umpire raises his finger! 105/10Extras14 (b 4, lb 1, w 9)TOTAL105 all out (23.3 Overs, RR: 4.46)Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Vikramjit Singh, 4.4 ov), 2-31 (Wesley Barresi, 6.4 ov), 3-32 (Teja Nidamanuru, 7.1 ov), 4-39 (Noah Croes, 8.1 ov), 5-41 (Scott Edwards, 9.5 ov), 6-49 (Saqib Zulfiqar, 11.6 ov), 7-85 (Max O'Dowd, 19.4 ov), 8-93 (Ryan Klein, 21.2 ov), 9-93 (Aryan Dutt, 21.4 ov), 10-105 (Clayton Floyd, 23.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB D Madushanka 7 1 18 3 2.57 33 1 0 2 0 M Theekshana 6.3 1 31 4 4.76 27 4 1 0 0 PW Hasaranga 7 1 35 2 5.00 22 4 0 0 0 M Pathirana 3 0 16 0 5.33 10 0 0 4 0
Match Details
Toss
Netherlands , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Sri Lanka won the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
9.00 start, First Session 9.00-12.30, Interval 12.30-13.00, Second Session 13.00-16.30
Match days
9 July 2023 (50-over match)
ODI debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 44 runs, 1 wicket)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 154 runs, 6 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 12.3 overs (75 balls), Extras 0
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 75/2 in 16.3 overs (BKG Mendis 20, SSD Arachchige 13)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 50 balls (BKG Mendis 32, SSD Arachchige 18, Ex 1)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 19.5 overs (119 balls), Extras 1
- Over 23.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - GO Brathwaite, Batter - BKG Mendis (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 30.5 overs (185 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 164/3 in 33.0 overs (SSD Arachchige 48, KIC Asalanka 29)
- SSD Arachchige: 50 off 65 balls (3 x 4)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (SSD Arachchige 20, KIC Asalanka 29, Ex 1)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 35 runs, 3 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 40.6 overs (246 balls), Extras 2
- Over 45.2: Review by Netherlands (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - GO Brathwaite, Batter - M Theekshana (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 233/10 in 47.5 overs (D Madushanka 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 5 wickets)
- Over 7.1: Review by Netherlands (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - GO Brathwaite, Batter - AT Nidamanuru (Struck down)
- Over 9.2: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - GO Brathwaite, Batter - MP O'Dowd (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 64 runs, 5 wickets)
- Over 11.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - GO Brathwaite, Batter - Saqib Zulfiqar (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Over 11.6: Review by Netherlands (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - GO Brathwaite, Batter - Saqib Zulfiqar (Struck down)
- Netherlands: 50 runs in 12.0 overs (72 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: Netherlands - 57/6 in 14.0 overs (MP O'Dowd 19, LV van Beek 3)
- Over 19.2: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - GO Brathwaite, Batter - LV van Beek (Struck down)
- Over 20.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - R Klein (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Netherlands: 100 runs in 22.6 overs (138 balls), Extras 14
Match Coverage
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