21/10Result
19th Match, ICC Cricket World Cup at Lucknow, Oct 21 2023
Sri Lanka won by 5 wkts (10b rem)
Player of the Match
Sadeera Samarawickrama
Sadeera SamarawickramaSri Lanka
21/10Result
19th Match, ICC Cricket World Cup at Lucknow, Oct 21 2023
Sri Lanka won by 5 wkts (10b rem)
Player of the Match
Sadeera Samarawickrama
Sadeera SamarawickramaSri Lanka

So all teams have at least one win now. But Sri Lanka are still ninth on the points table, with almost half their campaign done today. It might have too late, but who knows what awaits in the second half? Netherlands fought back from being in a hole, but weren't good enough eventually. That was it from us from Lucknow today, with the action in Mumbai going on in full flow. Until next time, see you!

Kusal Mendis, the winning captain: "Very happy today. We did really well in everything. Bowlers did really well in the first ten overs. The pitch started turning a bit towards the end of the match. Sadeera batted really well. I thought I could bowl Rajitha off straightaway, but he had only three overs left. Pathum and Sadeera batted really well, and so did Charith Asalanka. There are a lot of positives in the batting."

Scott Edwards speaks first: "We didn't start well. We got ourselves to a pretty competitive total. [There were] boundary balls, and we didn't field well. Our bowlers have been pretty good for us throughout the tournament. We had a feeling that it started to turn later. I thought Aryan bowled exceptionally well today. Our batting hasn't quite clicked yet. It's obviously great that Sybrand and Logan chipped in with 130 runs. Ideally, we would get more runs at the top."

Time for the presentations

Amish: "Sri Lanka wasted a chance to improve net run rate by slowing down too much in late overs."

Sadeera Samarawickrama is the Player of the Match: "Really happy to finish the game. We needed a win. When I went in to bat, the wicket was not easy. The ball was spinning, and the fast bowlers were bowling on a good line and length. I did my basics right. I knew it would be hard in the later part because the wicket was turning and gripping. So the plan was to bat deep."

6.27pm A hard-fought win for Sri Lanka, their first this tournament. Who knew though that it would take this long when Netherlands when 91 for 6 after opting to bat first? And even when Asalanka got out, Sri Lanka needed only another 82 in more than 17 overs; but Netherlands managed to drag them almost all the way, though Sadeera's unbeaten 91, yet another fifty from Nissanka and a crucial hand from Asalanka ensures full points. Hang around for the presentations.

48.2
4
Ackermann to Hemantha, FOUR, four over mid-on, and Sri Lanka win! He jumps out of the crease at this length ball wide-ish of off, and has a swing seeing the fielder inside the circle. The ball goes for four after two bounces
48.1
0
Ackermann to Hemantha, no run, gets a leading edge to point, as he looks to turn this full ball outside off to the leg side

END OF OVER:
48 | 2 Runs | SL: 259/5 (4 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.39, RRR: 2.00)

  • Sadeera Samarawickrama91 (107b)
  • Dushan Hemantha0 (1b)
  • Logan van Beek10-0-57-0
  • Colin Ackermann8-0-35-1
47.6
0
van Beek to Samarawickrama, no run, looks to push forward, but the ball takes the inside half of the bat towards midwicket, with the ball being on a length outside off
47.5
0
van Beek to Samarawickrama, no run, leans into a push at this full ball outside off. Played to cover
47.4
0
van Beek to Samarawickrama, no run, another drive off a fullish ball outside off to mid-on
47.3
0
van Beek to Samarawickrama, no run, drives at this full ball in the channel outside off, but to the man at mid-on
47.2
2
van Beek to Samarawickrama, 2 runs, full again, just outside off. He pushes off the inside half of the bat towards deep midwicket, from where there is a direct hit at the keeper's end. Sadeera was diving back, and he is well in, as ruled by the third umpire
47.1
0
van Beek to Samarawickrama, no run, full ball angling in, and finishing on off. Pushed to cover

Vikash: "Safe to say Sadeera's century has been stolen?" --- Safest

END OF OVER:
47 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 257/5 (6 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.46, RRR: 2.00)

  • Dushan Hemantha0 (1b)
  • Sadeera Samarawickrama89 (101b)
  • Colin Ackermann8-0-35-1
  • Logan van Beek9-0-55-0
46.6
0
Ackermann to Hemantha, no run, length ball outside off, and punched to midwicket

Hemantha at No. 7

46.5
W
Ackermann to de Silva, OUT, skips out, and is bowled! Perhaps in search of a six to finish this off, he jumps out at this length ball dipping around sixth stump. But he swings early, and is beaten by the turn and the dip, as the ball goes on to hit the off stump. Too late for Netherlands though

DM de Silva b Ackermann 30 (57m 37b 1x4 2x6) SR: 81.08

46.4
0
Ackermann to de Silva, no run, full and slow around off. Blocked down
46.3
1
Ackermann to Samarawickrama, 1 run, gets across, and tickles this length ball outside off to fine leg
46.2
0
Ackermann to Samarawickrama, no run, short and wide of off. He looks to slash, but is beaten
46.1
2
Ackermann to Samarawickrama, 2 runs, heaves across the line at this full ball outside off, even as the ball takes the inside half of the bat to go over midwicket

END OF OVER:
46 | 12 Runs | SL: 254/4 (9 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 5.52, RRR: 2.25)

  • Dhananjaya de Silva30 (35b)
  • Sadeera Samarawickrama86 (98b)
  • Logan van Beek9-0-55-0
  • Colin Ackermann7-0-32-0
45.6
0
van Beek to de Silva, no run, fullish ball on sixth stump, and blocked down
45.5
6
van Beek to de Silva, SIX, the shot of the match! Presents the full face of the bat at this fullish delivery angled into middle, and lofts it over the bowler's head with a high left elbow
45.4
0
van Beek to de Silva, no run, Edwards dives to his left and collects it, but the ball seemed to have taken DDS' pad. Length ball angled in, pitching on middle and ending outside leg, as he looked to clip
45.3
6
van Beek to de Silva, SIX, between the man at fine leg and deep square leg! He got a short ball around off stump, and swung to pull this across for six. The ball just went beyond the rope
45.2
0
van Beek to de Silva, no run, this is angled in, and pitches on a length just outside off. Finishes around middle and off, and is dabbed to point

DJ: "I'm tuned in for a late miracle..."

45.1
0
van Beek to de Silva, no run, length ball just outside off, as he pulls towards the man at midwicket

END OF OVER:
45 | 6 Runs | SL: 242/4 (21 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 5.37, RRR: 4.20)

  • Dhananjaya de Silva18 (29b)
  • Sadeera Samarawickrama86 (98b)
  • Colin Ackermann7-0-32-0
  • Logan van Beek8-0-43-0
44.6
3
Ackermann to de Silva, 3 runs, misfield by mid-on, and that is three runs. Excellent running. The ball was shortish on off, and punched to mid-on, where van Meekeren let it through
44.5
0
Ackermann to de Silva, no run, on a length on off, and clipped to midwicket

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Sri Lanka 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st18MDKJ PereraP Nissanka
2nd34BKG MendisP Nissanka
3rd52S SamarawickramaP Nissanka
4th77S SamarawickramaKIC Asalanka
5th76DM de SilvaS Samarawickrama
6th6S SamarawickramaMADI Hemantha