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Sri Lanka vs Netherlands Live Commentary, Match 38, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2024, June 17, 2024

SL 201/6 (20)
Sri Lanka beat Netherlands by 83 runs
NED 118/10 (16.4)
Match over
Sri Lanka Inning Netherlands Inning
0.0 : TOSS - Netherlands have won the toss and will BOWL first.
Sri Lanka (Unchanged Playing XI) - Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (WK), Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga (C), Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara.
Netherlands (Unhanged Playing XI) - Michael Levitt, Max O'Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Scott Edwards (C/WK), Bas de Leede, Logan van Beek, Tim Pringle, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren, Vivian Kingma.
Scott Edwards, the skipper of Netherlands says that they will bowl first. Adds that the wicket looks good and they hope to restrict their opponents and then chase it down. Tells that their first priority is to win this game and will not focus much on the other results. Mentions that they have a bit of ritual before toss when the touring guys share a few words with the team. Says that they have played some good cricket in this tournament but haven't been able to win the crunch moments which will
The captain of Sri Lanka, Wanindu Hasaranga says they would have bowled first as well. Informs they are playing the same team. Tells they didn't do the job with the bat but today is another opportunity and hopes they bat well.
PITCH REPORT - Lisa Sthalekar is pitchside. She says that there is no threat of rain and the conditions are great for a cricket game. Adds that the wind will play a big factor and the shortest boundary is 63 meters which is behind the wicket. Ian Bishop joins her and says that it looks a bit dry and there might be a bit of turn as well. Says that the batters can use the wind to their advantage but the bowlers will also be in the game here.
We are all set for action but first, it is time for the national anthems of both the respective teams. It will be the Netherlands' first followed by Sri Lanka's.
Time for Cricket to unfold now. The Dutch players are out in the middle. Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis to open for the Lankans. Vivian Kingma to bowl first. Let's go...
0.1 : Vivian Kingma to Pathum Nissanka, Little bit of shape! Vivian Kingma starts with a full delivery, on off, swings away a bit, Pathum Nissanka pushes it to short covers.
0.2 : Vivian Kingma to Pathum Nissanka, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! What a start for Netherlands!
Kamindu Mendis comes to the middle.
0.3 : Vivian Kingma to Kamindu Mendis, No run.
0.4 : Vivian Kingma to Kamindu Mendis, Short of a length and outside off, Kamindu Mendis tries to cut it away but gets beaten due to the extra bounce.
0.5 : Vivian Kingma to Kamindu Mendis, On a length but down the leg side, Kamindu Mendis leaves it alone. Wided.
Vivian Kingma to Kamindu Mendis, Hard-length but well outside off this time, angling further away, Kamindu Mendis lets it go again. Another wide!
Vivian Kingma to Kamindu Mendis, Touch fuller, on middle, Kamindu Mendis taps it to short covers.
0.6 : Vivian Kingma to Kamindu Mendis, Full again and on the pads, shaping in, Kamindu Mendis tries to flick but misses. Wide called!
Vivian Kingma to Kamindu Mendis, Good length around off, Kamindu Mendis punches it to short covers. Three wides and a big wicket off the first over then.
0.0 : Who'll share the new ball? It is Aryan Dutt.
1.1 : Aryan Dutt to Kusal Mendis, Aryan Dutt begins with a flatter delivery, full and on middle, Kusal Mendis tucks it through square leg for a single.
1.2 : Aryan Dutt to Kamindu Mendis, Floated, short and on off, Kamindu Mendis pushes it towards mid off.
1.3 : Aryan Dutt to Kamindu Mendis, Short again and around off, Kamindu Mendis stays back and punches it towards extra covers for a run.
1.4 : Aryan Dutt to Kusal Mendis, Another short delivery, on middle, Kusal Mendis moves back and pulls it towards deep square leg for another run.
1.5 : Aryan Dutt to Kamindu Mendis, Drags his length back once more, on off, Kamindu Mendis stabs it to covers.
1.6 : Aryan Dutt to Kamindu Mendis, A single to end the over as this shorter delivery is cut away to sweeper covers by Mendis.
2.1 : Vivian Kingma to Kamindu Mendis, BEATEN! Vivian Kingma lands this on a good length just around off, angles away, Kamindu Mendis tries to play at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.
2.2 : Vivian Kingma to Kamindu Mendis, Back of a length and outside off, Kamindu Mendis cuts it towards deep point for a single.
2.3 : Vivian Kingma to Kusal Mendis, Short of a length and well outside off, Kusal Mendis tries to reach for it but only manages to bunt it down towards point. They cross.
2.4 : Vivian Kingma to Kamindu Mendis, Slower one, full and on leg, Kamindu Mendis tries to slog it away but misses as the ball goes off his pads to the leg side. A leg bye is taken.
2.5 : Vivian Kingma to Kusal Mendis, FOUR! A freebie! Change of pace again, short and down the leg side, Kusal Mendis waits for it, swivels and hooks it past short fine leg for an easy boundary.
2.6 : Vivian Kingma to Kusal Mendis, Hits the hard length this time, on off, gets it to nip away, Kusal Mendis leaves it alone.
3.1 : Logan van Beek to Kamindu Mendis, Logan van Beek starts with a full delivery, on off, Kamindu Mendis pushes it to short covers.
3.3 : Logan van Beek to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run.
3.2 : Logan van Beek to Kamindu Mendis, Uppish but safe!
3.4 : Logan van Beek to Kusal Mendis, Pitched up, on middle, Kusal Mendis flicks it with soft hands through mid-wicket and comes back for the second runs. Good running!
3.5 : Logan van Beek to Kusal Mendis, Full again and on off, shaping away, Kusal Mendis tries to block but gets a leading edge along the ground to point.
3.6 : Logan van Beek to Kusal Mendis, Just over! Hard-length and on off, Kusal Mendis tries to pull but the ball gets big on him, he mistimes it but it just goes over mid on, Aryan Dutt chases it down to save two runs there!
4.1 : Vivian Kingma to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR! Nice shot! Vivian Kingma goes full and on off, Kamindu Mendis leans onto his drive nicely and creams it wide of mid off for a boundary.
4.2 : Vivian Kingma to Kamindu Mendis, Full again and on middle, shaping in, Kamindu Mendis tries to play across the line, gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls towards point. They cross.
4.3 : Vivian Kingma to Kusal Mendis, Overpitched and on middle, Kusal Mendis clips it with nice timing through mid-wicket and picks up three runs.
4.4 : Vivian Kingma to Kamindu Mendis, On a length and around off, Kamindu Mendis guides it to point.
4.5 : Vivian Kingma to Kamindu Mendis, Short of a length and outside off, Kamindu Mendis cuts it towards sweeper covers for one.
4.6 : Vivian Kingma to Kusal Mendis, FOUR! Just wide! This is very full and around off, Kusal Mendis goes for the expansive drive but gets a thick outside edge, the ball flies just wide of short third man where Vikramjit Singh puts in a valiant dive to his right.
5.1 : Paul van Meekeren to Kamindu Mendis, SIX! Paul van Meekeren is greeted with a maximum! In the slot for Kamindu, this is full and on middle, Kamindu Mendis heaves it over mid-wicket for a biggie. 
5.2 : Paul van Meekeren to Kamindu Mendis, Wide! Serves it short but down the leg side. Kamindu Mendis lets it go.
Paul van Meekeren to Kamindu Mendis, OUT! GONE! Hits a bit too well, straight to the fielder. Short of a length and slanting across the batter. Kamindu Mendis hangs on his back foot and cuts it hard but straight to point where Logan van Beek takes it near his chest. 
Dhananjaya de Silva comes out to the middle now.
5.3 : Paul van Meekeren to Dhananjaya de Silva, Bowls it full and on off, Dhananjaya de Silva pushes it to mid off for a quick single. He is off the mark.
5.4 : Paul van Meekeren to Kusal Mendis, A good length ball, outside off, Kusal Mendis punches it to point this time.
5.5 : Paul van Meekeren to Kusal Mendis, FOUR! Good shot! Paul van Meekeren strays it short and on the hips. Kusal Mendis bends and pulls it behind square leg for a boundary. 
5.6 : Paul van Meekeren to Kusal Mendis, 13 runs and a wicket off it. Full and outside off, Kusal Mendis punches it to the left of mid off for a single. Sri Lanka are 45/2 at the end of the Powerplay. A good one for them.
6.1 : Tim Pringle to Kusal Mendis, Starts with a short one, outside off. Kusal Mendis cuts it to sweeper cover for one.
6.2 : Tim Pringle to Dhananjaya de Silva, Flatter and wide of off. Dhananjaya de Silva knocks it to deep cover for a single.
6.3 : Tim Pringle to Kusal Mendis, An arm ball, comes with an angle on middle. Kusal Mendis nudges it to square leg for a single.
6.4 : Tim Pringle to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run.
6.5 : Tim Pringle to Kusal Mendis, Too full and on middle, Kusal Mendis flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
6.6 : Tim Pringle to Dhananjaya de Silva, An arm ball again and this time Tim Pringle slows it up, bowls it on the pads and Dhananjaya de Silva fails to flick it away.
7.1 : Paul van Meekeren to Kusal Mendis, On a length and on off, Kusal Mendis taps it in front of covers and takes a quick single. 
7.2 : Paul van Meekeren to Dhananjaya de Silva, Length ball, outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva dabs it to third  man for a single.
7.3 : Paul van Meekeren to Kusal Mendis, Paul van Meekeren bangs it short and on middle and leg. Kusal Mendis looks to pull but misses.
7.4 : Paul van Meekeren to Kusal Mendis, TWO RUNS! Short in length and on middle, Kusal Mendis pulls it to deep mid-wicket, the man from square leg runs across, dives and saves a couple of runs.
7.5 : Paul van Meekeren to Dhananjaya de Silva, Wide! Too many wides from Netherlands already! Spills it full and down the leg side, Dhananjaya de Silva leaves.
Paul van Meekeren to Dhananjaya de Silva, Around off on a length, Dhananjaya de Silva turns it to long on for one.
7.6 : Paul van Meekeren to Kusal Mendis, A single to end! 8 runs off it! A length ball on middle and it stays low off the deck. Kusal Mendis works it on the leg side for a single.
8.1 : Tim Pringle to Kusal Mendis, Tossed up, outside off, Kusal Mendis hits it to deep cover for a single.
8.2 : Tim Pringle to Dhananjaya de Silva, Fuller delivery, around off, Dhananjaya de Silva slog-sweeps it to deep mid-wicket, longer side of the ground and the fielder picks it up on a bounce. 
8.3 : Tim Pringle to Kusal Mendis, Floated full and outside off, Kusal Mendis pushes it through covers for a single.
8.4 : Tim Pringle to Dhananjaya de Silva, Four!
8.5 : Tim Pringle to Dhananjaya de Silva, Tosses it up on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 
8.6 : Tim Pringle to Kusal Mendis, FOUR! 12 runs off the over! Just what Sri Lanka needed! A bit too short and on off, Kusal Mendis gets back and low to pull this through square leg for a boundary. It's been ordinary stuff from Netherlands so far.
9.1 : Logan van Beek to Dhananjaya de Silva, A length ball, outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva punches it to cover.
9.2 : Logan van Beek to Dhananjaya de Silva, Another dot! Bowls it into the surface and targets the top of off. Dhananjaya de Silva hops and drops and it to cover.
9.3 : Logan van Beek to Dhananjaya de Silva, Outside off and comes with the angle on a length. Dhananjaya de Silva pulls it to mid-wicket for a single.
9.4 : Logan van Beek to Kusal Mendis, Wide! Yet another wide! Too short from Logan van Beek for the umpires liking who stretches his arms and gives a wide.
Logan van Beek to Kusal Mendis, Pitched up, outside off. Kusal Mendis leans and drives well but just gets one as mid off runs to his left to stop it.
9.5 : Logan van Beek to Dhananjaya de Silva, Shapes this one on the hips of Dhananjaya de Silva who pulls it to deep square leg for a single.
9.6 : Logan van Beek to Kusal Mendis, Tries to bowl the yorker-length delivery on off and executes well. Kusal Mendis plays it back to the bowler.
0.0 : Drinks!
10.1 : Bas de Leede to Dhananjaya de Silva, Bas de Leede starts with a good-length delivery, on off, Dhananjaya de Silva knocks it towards mid on for a single.
10.2 : Bas de Leede to Kusal Mendis, Back of a length and on middle, Kusal Mendis swats it past the bowler, Vikramjit Singh at long on runs to his left and dives to save the boundary. Three runs taken.
10.3 : Bas de Leede to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run.
10.4 : Bas de Leede to Kusal Mendis, FOUR! A bit streaky! Fuller and outside off, Kusal Mendis slashes at it, gets an outside edge that towards the third man fence, the fielder is very wide and has no chance of stopping that as the ball goes for a boundary.
10.5 : Bas de Leede to Kusal Mendis, Fullish and on off, Kusal Mendis pushes it through cover-point for another run.
10.6 : Bas de Leede to Dhananjaya de Silva, A slower bouncer now, outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva tries to ramp it away but misses it.
11.1 : Who will walk out?
Aryan Dutt to Kusal Mendis, OUT! TAKEN! Aryan Dutt strikes! This is really clever bowling from him.
11.2 : Aryan Dutt to Charith Asalanka, Quicker, short and on leg, Charith Asalanka nudges it wide of deep square leg for a brace.
11.3 : Aryan Dutt to Charith Asalanka, Slows it up, full and on middle, Charith Asalanka chips it past the bowlers for a single.
11.4 : Aryan Dutt to Dhananjaya de Silva, Fires this one full but down the leg side, Dhananjaya de Silva leaves it alone. Wided.
Aryan Dutt to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run.
11.5 : Aryan Dutt to Charith Asalanka, 1 run.
11.6 : Aryan Dutt to Dhananjaya de Silva, Flatter, short and on off, Dhananjaya de Silva punches it straight to short covers.
12.1 : Paul van Meekeren to Charith Asalanka, On a length and on off, Charith Asalanka taps it to short covers.
12.2 : Paul van Meekeren to Charith Asalanka, Back of a length and around leg, Charith Asalanka tucks it through square leg for a single.
12.3 : Paul van Meekeren to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! Up and over! Paul van Meekeren bowls this a touch fuller and around off, Dhananjaya de Silva fetches it and smacks it over mid on for a boundary.
12.4 : Paul van Meekeren to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! TWO IN TWO!
12.5 : Paul van Meekeren to Dhananjaya de Silva, SIX! BANG! Cracking shot from DDS! Paul van Meekeren goes short again and around middle, Dhananjaya de Silva hangs back again, gets on top of the bounce, and hammers it from the middle of the bat over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.
12.6 : Paul van Meekeren to Dhananjaya de Silva, Another short delivery, slower this time, on off, Dhananjaya de Silva drags it to deep mid-wicket for one. 16 runs off the over then!
13.1 : Aryan Dutt to Dhananjaya de Silva, Quicker, short and on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva nudges it towards square leg for a single.
13.2 : Aryan Dutt to Charith Asalanka, Floated, short again, on middle, Charith Asalanka punches it towards long on for a run.
13.3 : Aryan Dutt to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run.
13.4 : Aryan Dutt to Charith Asalanka, SIX! Charith Asalanka joins the party now!
13.6 : Aryan Dutt to Charith Asalanka, EDGED AND FOUR!
13.5 : Aryan Dutt to Charith Asalanka, Slower through the air, full and on off, Charith Asalanka steers it towards point.
14.1 : Tim Pringle to Dhananjaya de Silva, Floated, full and on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva heaves it towards deep square leg for a single.
14.2 : Tim Pringle to Charith Asalanka, Flighted, full and outside off, Charith Asalanka slices it over point for a brace.
14.3 : Tim Pringle to Charith Asalanka, Goes short and on middle, Charith Asalanka knocks it towards long on for a run.
14.4 : Tim Pringle to Dhananjaya de Silva, OUT! TAKEN! Tim Pringle gets a wicket now and at a crucial time as well!
Angelo Mathews comes in next.
14.5 : Tim Pringle to Angelo Mathews, No run.
14.6 : Tim Pringle to Angelo Mathews, 1 run.
15.1 : Bas de Leede to Angelo Mathews, Two runs! A length ball, outside off. Angelo Mathews punches it past covers and comes back for the second.
15.2 : Bas de Leede to Angelo Mathews, 1 run.
15.3 : Bas de Leede to Charith Asalanka, A length ball on off, Charith Asalanka knocks it to cover.
15.4 : Bas de Leede to Charith Asalanka, A huge appeal for LBW but turned down. Scott Edwards feels it is worth having a look upstairs. A scrambled seam delivery, lands on middle and nips back in a touch. Charith Asalanka swings across the line and misses and gets hit on the pads. Scott Edwards wasn't fully convinced but still takes it upstairs. No bat on it. Ball Tracking shows it just hits the top of middle and leg. Umpire's call it is! Charith Asalanka is a lucky man.
15.5 : Bas de Leede to Charith Asalanka, SIX! BANG! Back of a length on middle, sits nicely for Charith Asalanka who gets inside the line of the delivery and pummels it over mid-wicket for a biggie. Hits with the wind as well which just helps to get the required distance. 
15.6 : Bas de Leede to Charith Asalanka, Eventful over from Bas de Leede! Too full and outside off. Charith Asalanka tries to loft it downtown but toe ends his shot. Again gets lucky as the ball lands well ahead of the man running in from long off.
16.1 : Tim Pringle to Charith Asalanka, Flights it full and outside off, Charith Asalanka tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.
16.2 : Tim Pringle to Angelo Mathews, Ohh, my goodness!  Wow! Superb stuff from one of the best fielders in this tournament, Sybrand Engelbrecht!
16.3 : Tim Pringle to Charith Asalanka, Six!
16.4 : Tim Pringle to Charith Asalanka, 1 run.
16.5 : Tim Pringle to Angelo Mathews, SIX! Scott Edwards took a gamble by bowling Tim Pringle against players who love spinners and it is not working out well for the Dutch! Tossed up full and on off, Angelo Mathews slog-sweeps it over mid-wicket for a maximum.
16.6 : Tim Pringle to Angelo Mathews, Four!
17.1 : Logan van Beek to Charith Asalanka, Wide! Tries to stay away from the arc but bowls it over the tramline. Charith Asalanka fails to squeeze it out.
Logan van Beek to Charith Asalanka, SIX! Raining boundaries! Raining sixes actually. A gentle full toss from Logan van Beek and Charith Asalanka says thank you so much, he tonks it over extra-cover for six runs.
17.2 : Logan van Beek to Charith Asalanka, Six!
17.3 : Logan van Beek to Charith Asalanka, OUT! c Bas de Leede b Logan van Beek.
0.0 : Dasun Shanaka is the next man in.
17.4 : Logan van Beek to Dasun Shanaka, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Two in two for Logan van Beek! 
0.0 : Wanindu Hasaranga walks out to face the hat-trick ball
17.5 : Logan van Beek to Wanindu Hasaranga, TWO RUNS! On a length and on middle, Wanindu Hasaranga turns it to mid-wicket with soft hands and collects a brace. The third umpire has a quick look as the bowler clips the bails off but Angelo Mathews was in.
17.6 : Logan van Beek to Wanindu Hasaranga, FOUR! Wanindu Hasaranga could make a big difference if he stays out in the middle till the end. This is full and wide of off. Wanindu Hasaranga slashes his blade as he tries to squeeze it out but slices it just past backward point for a boundary.
18.1 : Bas de Leede to Angelo Mathews, TWO RUNS! Touch fuller and outside off, Angelo Mathews works it through point for a couple of runs.
18.2 : Bas de Leede to Angelo Mathews, Now two runs on the leg side. Bowls it outside off on a length. Angelo Mathews pulls it to the left of deep mid-wicket for a couple more.
18.3 : Bas de Leede to Angelo Mathews, No run.
18.4 : Bas de Leede to Angelo Mathews, SIX! Does not miss out this time! That was hit so hard! Bas de Leede drops it short and outside off, Angelo Mathews stays on the front foot and deposits it over mid-wicket for a flat-six.
18.5 : Bas de Leede to Angelo Mathews, Bas de Leede bowls it short again but removes all the pace off it, this is outside off. Angelo Mathews is livid with himself as he fails to connect it cleanly. Dot.
18.6 : Bas de Leede to Angelo Mathews, Goes full now, outside off, Angelo Mathews whips it to deep mid-wicket where a misfield allows the batters to take a couple more. 12 runs of the over. Can Sri Lanka touch the 200-mark?
19.1 : Logan van Beek to Wanindu Hasaranga, Six!
19.2 : Logan van Beek to Wanindu Hasaranga, Six!
19.3 : Logan van Beek to Wanindu Hasaranga, Bowls it wide of the hitting arc, this is outside off. Wanindu Hasaranga slaps it to sweeper for a single.
19.4 : Logan van Beek to Angelo Mathews, Logan van Beek keeps it full and on middle, Angelo Mathews heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single. Wanindu Hasaranga wants another run but rushes back to his crease as the fielder quickly throws at the keeper's end.
19.5 : Logan van Beek to Wanindu Hasaranga, Very full and wide of off. Wanindu Hasaranga slashes it to deep point for a single. 
19.6 : Logan van Beek to Angelo Mathews, TWO TO END! A length ball, around off, Angelo Mathews heaves it to deep mid-wicket. Vikramjit Singh runs to his right and flicks the ball back and keeps it away from the ropes brilliantly. Sri Lanka end with 201/6.
0.0 : SRI LANKA BREACH THE 200-RUN MARK! This is the highest T20I total at this ground and also the highest the Dutch have conceded in a T20 World Cup game. Netherlands would have hoped for a much lower total, but they have to bat their hearts out and chase this down as quickly as possible to keep their hopes alive.
Despite losing a couple of wickets early on, Sri Lanka kept scoring at a good rate with Mendis leading the charge and Dhananjaya de Silva playing second fiddle. The former just missed out on his half-century and then the Lankans decided to change gears. DDS and Charith Asalanka forged up a good partnership to set up a solid platform. DDS fell, but Asalanka enjoyed himself smashing 46 off just 21 balls. After his dismissal, Angelo Mathews and Wanindu Hasaranga finished with a flurry to regis
Sybrand Engelbrecht is up for a quick chat. He says it looks like a good pitch to bat on. Sri Lanka constructed their innings well and they should learn from it. Tells that it is a huge score and the odds are against them, but they need to bat well to chase the total down.
Netherlands, on the other hand, will be disappointed with their bowling effort. Vivian Kingma set the tone with a wicket in the first over. However, they allowed a couple of big partnerships in the middle that gave the Lankan batters time to settle in and then go on the attack. The death bowling was pretty ordinary as well and they just looked under pressure in a crucial match. Logan van Beek picked up a couple of wickets and both came in the same ever. Except for Bas de Leede, everyone else c
... THE RUN CHASE ...
We are back for the chase!
0.3 : Angelo Mathews to Michael Levitt, 1 run.
0.1 : Angelo Mathews to Michael Levitt, Angelo Mathews starts with a fuller delivery, outside off. Michael Levitt pushes it to cover.
0.2 : Angelo Mathews to Michael Levitt, No run.
0.5 : Angelo Mathews to Max O'Dowd, Drags his length back by a bit, this is on middle, Max O'Dowd nudges it to mid-wicket.
0.4 : Angelo Mathews to Max O'Dowd, Max O'Dowd is off the mark as well. Angelo Mathews pitches it up, outside off, Max O'Dowd creams it through covers for a brace.
0.6 : Angelo Mathews to Max O'Dowd, 2 runs.
0.0 : Who will bowl from the other end?
1.1 : Nuwan Thushara to Michael Levitt, Nuwan Thushara with his slingy action starts with a yorker-length delivery on middle. Michael Levitt digs it out back to the bowler.
1.2 : Nuwan Thushara to Michael Levitt, FOUR! First boundary of the chase! Really well played. Nuwan Thushara bowls it full and on middle, swings away. Michael Levitt makes room for himself and lofts it over covers for a boundary. 
1.3 : Nuwan Thushara to Michael Levitt, SIX! Pressure straight on Thushara! Errs in line and tails it on the pads. Michael Levitt flicks and uses the pace of the delivery as he hits it behind square leg. Pathum Nissanka in the deep, leaps but in vain as it sails over him.
1.4 : Nuwan Thushara to Michael Levitt, Better line! Bowls it full and wide of off, shapes away. Michael Levitt looks to drive but misses.
1.5 : Nuwan Thushara to Michael Levitt, Much better from Nuwan Thushara! A length ball on middle and off. Michael Levitt lunges forward and blocks it.
1.6 : Nuwan Thushara to Michael Levitt, Leg bye! Serves it very full and on the leg side, Michael Levitt backs away to flick but misses and it rolls off the pads to point for a leg bye.
2.1 : Angelo Mathews to Michael Levitt, SIX! The message seems to be clear! Netherlands won't give up without a fight! Angelo Mathews bowls it in the slot for Levitt, this is full and on middle, Michael Levitt whacks it over deep mid-wicket for  a biggie. Salt to the wound as Angelo Mathews has overstepped. Free-hit next.
Angelo Mathews to Michael Levitt, 1 run.
2.2 : Angelo Mathews to Max O'Dowd, An off-cutter from Angelo Mathews, length and outside off, Max O'Dowd looks to cut but misses. 
2.3 : Angelo Mathews to Max O'Dowd, Full and on middle, Max O'Dowd plays it to mid on for a single. 
2.4 : Angelo Mathews to Max O'Dowd, Wide! That is harsh on the bowling group. A length ball, outside off, near the tramline. Max O'Dowd makes room and then leaves it alone. 
Angelo Mathews to Max O'Dowd, SIX! Max O'Dowd joins the carnage now! We are up for some real entertainment if this continues for a long period of time. Angelo Mathews tries the slower delivery, off-cutter again but bowls it full and on middle, Max O'Dowd thumps it down the ground for a biggie.
2.5 : Angelo Mathews to Max O'Dowd, Keeps it full but changes his line and bowls it in the channel outside off, Max O'Dowd keeps it out as he plays it back to Angelo Mathews.
2.6 : Angelo Mathews to Max O'Dowd, 15 runs off the over. Short of a length and on off, Max O'Dowd looks to cut but misses.
3.1 : Maheesh Theekshana to Michael Levitt, FOUR! Welcomes Maheesh Theekshana with a boundary! A flatter delivery to start, outside off and Michael Levitt slashes it through covers for a boundary.
2.6 : Maheesh Theekshana comes into the attack now.
3.2 : Maheesh Theekshana to Michael Levitt, Tossed up, quicker and outside off, Michael Levitt punches it back to Maheesh Theekshana.
3.3 : Maheesh Theekshana to Michael Levitt, Six!
3.4 : Maheesh Theekshana to Michael Levitt, Tossed up on middle, Michael Levitt flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
3.5 : Maheesh Theekshana to Max O'Dowd, Too full and on middle, Max O'Dowd eases it to long on and gives back the strike to his hitting partner.
3.6 : Maheesh Theekshana to Michael Levitt, A single to end! 13 runs of the over. Tad short and outside off, Michael Levitt steps across and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.
4.1 : Nuwan Thushara to Michael Levitt, Dishes out a widish yorker, outside off, Michael Levitt looks to drive it away but misses.
4.2 : Nuwan Thushara to Michael Levitt, This is full and on off, Michael Levitt knocks it to covers for a quick single. The fielder throws at the bowler's end but misses his shy.
4.3 : Nuwan Thushara to Max O'Dowd, OUT! c Kamindu Mendis b Nuwan Thushara.
0.0 : Vikramjit Singh walks out to bat number 3.
4.4 : Nuwan Thushara to Vikramjit Singh, Fuller delivery on middle, Singh tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 
4.5 : Nuwan Thushara to Michael Levitt, A yorker, right at the base of off. Michael Levitt digs it out to covers.
4.6 : Nuwan Thushara to Michael Levitt, Superb over from Nuwan Thushara! Just two runs and a wicket. A length ball on top of off. Michael Levitt miscues his hoick and it rolls on the off side. 
5.1 : Maheesh Theekshana to Vikramjit Singh, No run.
5.2 : Maheesh Theekshana to Vikramjit Singh, No run.
5.4 : Maheesh Theekshana to Vikramjit Singh, Short and on middle, Vikramjit Singh flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.
5.3 : Maheesh Theekshana to Vikramjit Singh, Tossed up, full and on off, turns away, Vikramjit Singh tries to slog but misses.
5.5 : Maheesh Theekshana to Michael Levitt, OUT! st Kusal Mendis b Maheesh Theekshana.
5.6 : Maheesh Theekshana to Sybrand Engelbrecht, No run.
0.0 : Sybrand Engelbrecht comes in next.
6.1 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Vikramjit Singh, 1 run.
6.2 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Sybrand Engelbrecht, Short again and on middle, Sybrand Engelbrecht pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a run.
6.3 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Vikramjit Singh, Tossed up, full and on middle, Vikramjit Singh blocks it out.
6.4 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Vikramjit Singh, 1 run.
6.5 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Sybrand Engelbrecht, 2 runs.
6.6 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Sybrand Engelbrecht, SIX! BANG! Exactly what Netherlands needed! Flighted, full and on middle, in the slot as well, Sybrand Engelbrecht clears his front leg away and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
7.1 : Dasun Shanaka to Vikramjit Singh, Short of a length and outside off, Vikramjit Singh punches it aerially but well wide of deep point for three runs.
7.2 : Dasun Shanaka to Sybrand Engelbrecht, Back of a length and on middle, Sybrand Engelbrecht punches it through extra covers for a single.
7.3 : Dasun Shanaka to Vikramjit Singh, OUT! TAKEN! Dasun Shanaka strikes in his first over!
Scott Edwards is the new man in.
7.4 : Dasun Shanaka to Scott Edwards, 1 run.
7.5 : Dasun Shanaka to Sybrand Engelbrecht, 1 run.
7.6 : Dasun Shanaka to Scott Edwards, FOUR! Fine shot! Back of a length and on middle, Scott Edwards stands tall and pulls it away from the middle of the bat, the ball races to the deep square leg fence for a boundary.
8.1 : Matheesha Pathirana to Sybrand Engelbrecht, No run.
8.2 : Matheesha Pathirana to Sybrand Engelbrecht, No run.
8.3 : Matheesha Pathirana to Sybrand Engelbrecht, OUT! TAKEN! Matheesha Pathirana gets his man!
8.4 : Matheesha Pathirana to Bas de Leede, 1 run.
8.3 : A wicket falls here and the final wicket falls at St. Vincent as well. UPDATE! Bangladesh have beaten Nepal and Netherlands could no longer qualify for the Super Eights! Bas de Leede walks to the middle.
8.5 : Matheesha Pathirana to Scott Edwards, A slower one again, short of a length and on off, Scott Edwards goes through his pull early and misses.
8.6 : Matheesha Pathirana to Scott Edwards, A huge appeal for LBW, but turned down!
9.1 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Bas de Leede, No run.
9.2 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Bas de Leede, No run.
9.3 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Bas de Leede, Short again and on middle, Bas de Leede nudges it through mid-wicket for a brace.
9.4 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Bas de Leede, OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust!
0.0 : Logan van Beek is the next man in.
9.5 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Logan van Beek, OUT! STUMPED! TWO IN TWO FOR SRI LANKA!
9.6 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Tim Pringle, Quicker, short and on middle, Tim Pringle pushes it back to the bowler.
9.5 : Tim Pringle walks to the middle!
0.0 : Drinks! It feels like the message has reached the Dutch dug out! After a positive start, Netherlands are falling like a pack of cards. They seem to have lost the battle mentally. Sri Lanka on the other hand had nothing to lose and certainly could end the tournament on a high. Scott Edwards though stands in between the victory. What can the Dutch captain pull off?
10.1 : Matheesha Pathirana to Scott Edwards, Wide! Full and down the leg side. Scott Edwards fails to flick it away.
Matheesha Pathirana to Scott Edwards, On a length and outside off. Scott Edwards cuts it through point for a couple of runs.
10.2 : Matheesha Pathirana to Scott Edwards, A length ball, outside off, it shapes away before nipping back in. Scott Edwards looks to cut but misses.
10.3 : Matheesha Pathirana to Scott Edwards, A low full toss on middle, Scott Edwards tickles it down to fine leg for a single.
10.4 : Matheesha Pathirana to Tim Pringle, Lands the yorker perfectly, this is on middle, Pringle eases it to mid on for a single.
10.5 : Matheesha Pathirana to Scott Edwards, 2 runs.
10.6 : Matheesha Pathirana to Scott Edwards, Digs it short and bowls it on middle, Scott Edwards pulls it to square leg for a couple more.
11.1 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Tim Pringle, A googly, flat and on off, Pringle punches it to long off for a single.
11.2 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Scott Edwards, No run.
11.3 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Scott Edwards, No run.
11.4 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Scott Edwards, Too full and on off, Scott Edwards pushes it to long off for a single.
11.5 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Tim Pringle, OUT! STUMPED! Kusal Mendis is busy once again! Easy work this time! Smart from Wanindu Hasaranga as he pushes this full at 85 kph, the googly and on middle. Tim Pringle comes down the track to heave but misses and Mendis does the rest of the job.
0.0 : Aryan Dutt comes out to the middle now.
11.6 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Aryan Dutt, Flighted full and on off, Dutt drives it to long off for a single.
12.1 : Nuwan Thushara to Aryan Dutt, Wide! Looks for the yorker but spills it down the leg side. Dutt leaves it alone.
Nuwan Thushara to Aryan Dutt, Too full and on  middle, Dutt flicks it to deep square leg for a single. 
12.2 : Nuwan Thushara to Scott Edwards, On a length and on middle, Scott Edwards plays it back to the bowler. Maybe Netherlands have accepted the result at this point. 
12.3 : Nuwan Thushara to Scott Edwards, Hits the deck hard and bowls it outside off, Scott Edwards works it to deep cover for a single.
12.4 : Nuwan Thushara to Aryan Dutt, CHANCE! Scott Edwards had given up already! On middle, Dutt plays it on the off side but not far away. Nuwan Thushara runs across and picks up the ball, sees Scott Edwards halfway down and not making any attempt to get back, Nuwan Thushara takes his time to hit the target but still misses it.
12.5 : Nuwan Thushara to Scott Edwards, Too full and on middle, Scott Edwards whips it to deep square leg for a single.
12.6 : Nuwan Thushara to Aryan Dutt, Wide! Way, way down the leg side. Dutt lets it go for a wide.
Nuwan Thushara to Aryan Dutt, A single to end the over! Shorter and on off, Dutt ramps it over to third man for a single.
13.1 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Aryan Dutt, Tossed up, outside off, Aryan Dutt plays it through covers for a single.
13.2 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Scott Edwards, 2 runs.
13.3 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Scott Edwards, No run.
13.4 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Scott Edwards, Flat and on middle, slower through the air and was the googly. Scott Edwards eases it to long on for a single.
13.5 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Aryan Dutt, FOUR! Welcome boundary! A bit of intent shown by the Dutch! Floaed full and on the pads. Dutt paddles it over square leg and bags a boundary. 
13.6 : Wanindu Hasaranga to Aryan Dutt, Tossed up, on middle, Dutt looks to whip it away but inside edges it to square leg for a single. Wanindu Hasaranga ends his spell with two wickets to his name.
14.1 : Who will walk out now?
14.2 : Matheesha Pathirana to Paul van Meekeren, Leg bye! A yorker, shaping on the leg side. Paul van Meekeren looks to flick but misses and it rolls away to fine leg for a leg bye.
14.1 : Matheesha Pathirana to Aryan Dutt, OUT! BOWLED! Matheesha Pathirana gets his second wicket. Aryan Dutt backs away and shows up his stumps, Matheesha Pathirana keeps it simple and targets the off pole with a length delivery, Dutt fails to cut and it crashes the stumps.
14.3 : Matheesha Pathirana to Scott Edwards, On a length and on middle, Scott Edwards strokes it to deep square leg for a single.
14.4 : Matheesha Pathirana to Paul van Meekeren, Dishes in a widish yorker, outside off and gets bit to reverse swing. Paul van Meekeren looks to dig it out but misses.
14.5 : Matheesha Pathirana to Paul van Meekeren, Very full and on off, Paul van Meekeren punches it to cover.
14.6 : Matheesha Pathirana to Paul van Meekeren, A single to end the over as Paul van Meekeren cuts it to third man for a single.
15.1 : Maheesh Theekshana to Paul van Meekeren, Close! Flatter, full and on middle and leg, Paul van Meekeren goes down to reverse sweep but misses, the ball just goes past the leg pole.
15.2 : Maheesh Theekshana to Paul van Meekeren, Floated, full but down the leg side, Paul van Meekeren misses his flick. Wided.
Maheesh Theekshana to Paul van Meekeren, 1 run.
15.3 : Maheesh Theekshana to Scott Edwards, 1 run.
15.4 : Maheesh Theekshana to Paul van Meekeren, Flighted, full and on off, Paul van Meekeren taps it towards point for one.
15.6 : Maheesh Theekshana to Scott Edwards, 1 run.
15.5 : Maheesh Theekshana to Scott Edwards, SIX! MISJUDGED IN THE DEEP!
16.1 : Nuwan Thushara to Scott Edwards, Four!
16.2 : Nuwan Thushara to Scott Edwards, OUT! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! The skipper goes now as well!
0.0 : Vivian Kingma is the last man in.
16.3 : Nuwan Thushara to Vivian Kingma, 1 run.
16.4 : Nuwan Thushara to Paul van Meekeren, OUT! PLUMB IN THE FRONT! That's it then! Nuwan Thushara serves this in the blockhole, on middle, Paul van Meekeren goes down to scoop it away but misses and gets hit on the pads right in front of the stumps. There is an appeal and up goes the finger. Paul van Meekeren still goes for the review here. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking comes up with three reds. SRI LANKA WIN BY 83 RUNS!
0.0 : A convincing win in the end for Sri Lanka! The eyes were on Netherlands though at the start of the game. They came on the ground with a purpose but when it mattered the most, they succumbed under pressure. The bowling group mainly didn't execute their plans. Netherlands were ordinary with the ball throughout the innings. They allowed a couple of big partnerships to build on to make things worse for them. With the bat, the openers started well, Michael Levitt particularly showed a lot of inten
Wanindu Hasaranga did said at the toss that the batters need to step up and boy they did, All of them made some crucial contributions. The surface was perfect to bat on and Sri Lanka showed a lot of character right till the last ball. In the second innings, the first six overs didn't go the Lankans' way but they bowled well throughout, took regular wickets to win by a big margin. Nuwan Thushara was the pick of the bowlers as he took three wickets while Wanindu Hasaranga and Matheesha Pathira
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Charith Asalanka wins the Player of the Match award. He says that the conditions are far better here than USA. Adds that he and the other batters enjoyed playing here. Mentions that it is tough to come in at number 5 and he tries play according to the conditions and situation. Says that he still needs to improve and be more consistent. Ends by saying that they are a bit disappointed with the first two results but it feels good to finish with a win.
Netherlands were 47/2 inside the Powerplay, they were going strong but the news came in about their qualification chances and all of a sudden, they lost 5 wickets in 5 overs. Scott Edwards was there for a long period of time but Netherlands never showed any intent to chase down this humongous total. This was the best performance by Sri Lanka in this tournament. Proper all-round performance from them but it came a little too late as they had nothing but to play for pride. 
Scott Edwards, the skipper of Netherlands says the wicket was better than what they have been playing on in other grounds. Adds they didn't execute the plans though and credits the way Sri Lanka batted. Tells they were slow to react and use the longer side of the fence. Feels against a good quality side, they can't afford to be lost for even a small period. Mentions they wanted one of the batters to have big contributions but it didn't happen. 
Wanindu Hasaranga, the skipper of Sri Lanka says that after the first two defeats, this win is healthy for them. Adds that they saw that the wicket was good last night and thought that anything above 160, they could defend. Tells that losing a lot of wickets in clusters cost them a lot. Praises Asalanka and says that he has a lot of talent and showed what he can do for the team. Ends by saying that Kusal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva also played key roles in this game.
That is all from this game. The places have been filled for the Super Eights but we still have a couple of games to go from the group stages. New Zealand will face Papua New Guinea on the 17th of this month. Join us at 8 pm IST (2.30 pm GMT) and earlier for the build-up. Till then, cheers!