Sri Lanka beat Netherlands by 16 Runs to Qualify for Group 01 of the Super 12 Stage

ICC 08th Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2022 – Australia – First Round – Group A – 05th Day – Geelong, Victoria

Match 09 : Sri Lanka beat Netherlands by 16 Runs to Qualify for Group 01 of the Super 12 Stage, as the Top Team from Group A

Sri Lanka electing to bat, 162 / 6 – ( 20 Overs ) Kusal Mendis 79 ( 5×6, 5×4, 44 balls ), Charith Asalanka 31, Bhanuka Rajapaksa 19, Pathum Nissanka 14 – Pathum Nissanka / Kusal Mendis involved in a 36 run opening stand, Kusal Mendis / Charith Asalanka put on 60 runs for the 03rd wicket, Kusal Mendis / Bhanuka Rajapaksa added 34 runs for the 04th wicket – first 06 overs : 36 / 0, 10 overs : 60 / 2, 15 overs : 109 / 3, last 05 overs : 53 / 3 – Paul van Meekeren 2 / 25, Bas de Leede 2 / 31.

Netherlands in reply, 146 / 9 – ( 20 Overs ) Max O’Dowd 71no ( 3×6, 6×4, 53 balls ) – carried his bat through, the 02nd batters to do so in this tournament, thus far – Skipper Scott Edwards 21, Tom Cooper 16, Bas de Leede 14, Extras 12 – Max O’Dowd / Tom Cooper added 25 runs for the 04th wicket, Max O’Dowd / Scott Edwards put on 28 runs for the 05th wicket, Max O’Dowd / Roelof van der Merwe involved in an unbroken 23 run partnership for the last wicket – first 06 overs : 40 / 2, 10 overs : 63 / 3, 15 overs : 102 / 5, last 05 overs : 44 / 4 – Wanidu Hasaranga 3 / 28, Maheesh Theekshana 2 / 32 – 04 batters dismissed bowled, 02 batters dismissed run out.

Player of the Match : Kusal Mendis – Sri Lanka

10th Match : United Arab Emirates beat Namibia by 07 Runs to deny Namibia a place in the Super 12 Stage. Netherlands qualifies to Group 02 of the Super 12 Stage from Group A, as the 02nd Team

United Arab Emirates electing to bat, 148 / 3 – ( 20 Overs ) Muhammad waseem 50 ( 3×6, 1×4, 41 balls ), Skipper Chundangapoyil Rizwan 43no, Basil Hameed 25no, Vriitya Aravind 21, Ben Shikongo 1 / 08, Bernard Scholtz 1 / 22, David Wiese 1 / 27.

Namibia in reply, 141 / 7 – ( 20 Overs ) David Wiese 55, Ruben Trumpelmann 25no, Skipper Gerhard Erasmus 16, Jan Frylinck 14, Michael van Lingen 10, Extras 10, Basil Hameed 2 / 17, Zahoor Khan 2 / 20, Alishan Sharafu 02 catches.

Player of the Match : Muhammad Waseem United Arab Emirates