Player of the Match
Player of the Match

8.10pm: Right, that's an early finish to this game, and a finish to the first phase of the T20 World Cup 2021. It has been a fantastic start and there's a host of exciting matches still ahead of us. Make sure you tune into ESPNcricinfo for all of it. For now, this is Saurabh Somani bidding you goodnight on behalf of Danyal Rasool too.

Dasun Shanaka: The bowler were executing really well. A real good performance from all of us. Very good bowling side, I didn't bowl in the qualifier at all, and Charith Asalanka can also bowl. We read the conditions really well, so we know the advantages and disadvantages going forward (in the Super 12s).

Pieter Seelar: Pretty simple, Sri Lanka just outplayed us. Outplayed the whole group. Fair credit to them, they were two steps ahead. We've got a South Africa series in November and Afghanistan in January (for ODIs). We've to go back to the drawing board a bit. The pacers came out with a bit of good heat, good aggression. Leading run-scorer run out in the first over doesn't help, pretty much set the tone for the innings.

PS Sidhu: "Group 1 looks like group of death "

Nelson: "So Netherlands and PNG, the two finalists in the qualifier, both end winless at the bottom of their groups."

Lahiru Kumara is the Player of the Match. He's crediting bowling coach Chaminda Vaas for his showing. Says the team is going well and they want to continue that rhythm.

So this is what the groups now look like:

Group 1: Australia, England, South Africa, West Indies, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Group 2: Afghanistan, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland and Namibia.

7.57pm: As comprehensive as it gets for Sri Lanka. They've marched into the Super 12s with a statement of intent. The bowlers were simply too good for a side not used to facing 145kph men, or canny legspin, or mystery spin - and the result was 44 all out in 10 overs. A disappointing end to the campaign for Netherlands, who came into the T20 World Cup promising much more. They still have some very good players, but it just didn't come together for them here, even though they had topped the qualifying race. The only solace they can take from this game is that they didn't give it away easily despite defending a low target, prising out two wickets and not letting through a flood of boundaries. Sri Lanka will be happy they've dominated the opposition here, but now tougher tests await. At least they're as primed as can be.

7.1
1
Klaassen to Fernando, 1 run, and that's it. Good ball by Klaasen, short and rising up to the throat, but dealt with well by Avishaka, who rises up on his toes and pats it down towards fine leg for the winning single.

How long can Netherlands make Sri Lanka wait for the one run they need?

END OF OVER:
7 | 5 Runs | SL: 44/2 (1 run required from 13 overs, RR: 6.28, RRR: 0.07)

  • Kusal Perera33 (24b)
  • Avishka Fernando1 (3b)
  • Brandon Glover3-0-12-1
  • Paul van Meekeren2-0-20-1
6.6
2
Glover to Perera, 2 runs, length on the pads, he gets inside the line this time and flicks to fine leg's right. They take two and scores are level
6.5
0
Glover to Perera, no run, good length on the pads, clipped to short midwicket
6.4
0
Glover to Perera, no run, fuller outside off, drives crisply on the front foot but can't beat cover
6.3
1
Glover to Fernando, 1 run, good length on off stump, punched between cover and point
6.3
1w
Glover to Fernando, 1 wide, another wide. Put some effort into that, dug in short, but it's too far outside off again
6.2
0
Glover to Fernando, no run, back of a length on a fifth stump line, left alone
6.1
0
Glover to Fernando, no run, full on the pads, flicked to midwicket
6.1
1w
Glover to Fernando, 1 wide, too far outside off and moving away further, he'll have to re-bowl that

Avishka to face his first ball.

Tejas chaturved: "Its so good to watch the Dutch pace bowlers bowl ..if only they had more runs"

END OF OVER:
6 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 39/2 (6 runs required from 14 overs, RR: 6.50, RRR: 0.42)

  • Kusal Perera31 (21b)
  • Avishka Fernando0 (0b)
  • Paul van Meekeren2-0-20-1
  • Brandon Glover2-0-7-1
5.6
4
van Meekeren to Perera, FOUR, fuller outside off, on the front foot now to lash this through mid-off for another boundary
5.5
4
van Meekeren to Perera, FOUR, another short ball but this time Kusal is expecting it, transfers weight back nicely and unleashes a ferocious pull that has enough power to make up for the lack of timing, sending it to the fence in front of square leg
5.4
W
van Meekeren to Asalanka, OUT, caught at mid-on. Asalanka hasn't looked fluent in his stay and he perishes with another slog across the line. Length ball on off, not really there for the pull, he goes for it anyway, gets a top edge that balloons up for an easy catch

KIC Asalanka c Klaassen b van Meekeren 6 (22m 10b 1x4 0x6) SR: 60.00

5.3
1
van Meekeren to Perera, 1 run, fuller length on the stumps, pushed to mid-off. They sprint a quick single
5.2
4
van Meekeren to Perera, FOUR, slashed over cover. Given the room and the length to have a go at this, too short outside off and he cuts it powerfully
5.1
0
van Meekeren to Perera, no run, full outside off, drives it back to the bowler off the inside half, and the bowler fields on his follow through

Netherlands have done well so far. Defending 45, the only thing they could do was not make it easy for Sri Lanka, and they've done just that through their three pacers so far.

END OF OVER:
5 | 5 Runs | SL: 26/1 (19 runs required from 15 overs, RR: 5.20, RRR: 1.26)

  • Charith Asalanka6 (9b)
  • Kusal Perera18 (16b)
  • Brandon Glover2-0-7-1
  • Fred Klaassen2-0-11-0
4.6
0
Glover to Asalanka, no run, good length nipping across him, he aims an adventurous slog across the line at it but bat only meets air
4.5
0
Glover to Asalanka, no run, that's another good short ball. He's copped a blow on the grille. He was too early into the pull, and that thudded right into the grille, think Glover took pace off that bouncer. Still got it to rise steeply enough. Physio out to attend to Asalanka.
4.4
1
Glover to Perera, 1 run, back of a length outside off, chopped towards mid-off. Again, the timing's not great on this
4.3
0
Glover to Perera, no run, swish and a miss outside off. Length ball going across him, was looking to punch, balls sneaks through inside the line
4.2
4
Glover to Perera, FOUR, short but on leg stump, and with fine leg in the circle, all he had to do was beat him. He pulls well enough to do that and collect an easy boundary
4.1
0
Glover to Perera, no run, good length on leg stump, he misses the flick and it goes off thigh pad towards the gully region

Sri Lanka 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st7MDKJ PereraP Nissanka
2nd24MDKJ PereraKIC Asalanka
3rd14MDKJ PereraWIA Fernando

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

First Round Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL33063.754
NAM3214-0.523
IRE3122-0.853
NED3030-2.46
First Round Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
SCOT33060.775
BAN32141.733
OMA3122-0.025
PNG3030-2.655
Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
ENG54182.464
AUS54181.216
SA54180.739
SL5234-0.269
WI5142-1.641
BAN5050-2.383
Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
PAK550101.583
NZ54181.162
IND53261.747
AFG52341.053
NAM5142-1.89
SCOT5050-3.543