Maharoof: The new-ball spell of Madushanka and Rajitha set up the win
Farveez Maharoof on Sri Lanka registering their first win of the tournament
21/10Result
19th Match, ICC Cricket World Cup at Lucknow, Oct 21 2023
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![Netherlands]( "Netherlands")
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
263/5 (48.2/50 ov)
Player of the Match
21/10Result
19th Match, ICC Cricket World Cup at Lucknow, Oct 21 2023
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![Netherlands]( "Netherlands")
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
263/5 (48.2/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Why has Theekshana failed to have an impact?
Dasgupta says he might be taking extra pressure in Hasaranga's absence while Maharoof thinks it's just matter of time he finds his feet post injury
Can Mathews add value to Sri Lanka's squad?
Maharoof believes he is only an emergency addition for his experience in the middle order
Will Theekshana be Netherlands' biggest threat?
Shane Bond and Cheteshwar Pujara look ahead to the Sri Lanka-Netherlands fixture
Bavuma: 'We've had hard conversations as a team' after Netherlands loss
Temba Bavuma does not want the loss against Netherlands to bring down South Africa's confidence
'We're under pressure to win a game' - SL assistant coach
Naveed Nawaz says Sri Lanka are yet to produce a "tidy game" in this World Cup
Match Coverage
All Match NewsSri Lanka find new lionhearts in sloppy-to-sublime performance
Worrying questions get some answers after picking up first points of the ODI World Cup
Engelbrecht: 'We've got really good cricketers in our changing room and it will show as we go along'
The Netherlands batter backs the side to move forward and learn from the defeat against Sri Lanka 'as quickly as possible'
Sri Lanka overcome Engelbrecht-led resistance to finally open their account
Sri Lanka's seamers did plenty of early damage, and in the chase Sadeera Samarawickrama made sure he coolly got the job done
Netherlands carry all the momentum into World Cup clash against Sri Lanka
The margins between these sides are now arguably as fine as they have ever been
Teja Nidamanuru hopes World Cup success paves way for more bilaterals and Euro T20 league
"When you do come up against [big teams], you're like, okay, well, we've really got to rise to the occasion"
