Sri Lanka v Netherlands T20 World Cup Preview

The energetic Dutch team surprised Ireland as they won their crucial match whereas the Lanka Lions have taken a smooth start in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup. Netherlands surprised all cricket lovers across the globe while chasing a mammoth target of 189 set by the Irishmen. They powered 193 runs with the assistance of 19 sizzling sixes and 13 well timed fours. The Lankan Lions are constantly in great touch and have developed the habit of conquering each and every match in the shorter versions of the game.

Players to watch

Stephen Myburgh was the ‘Player of the match’ against Ireland with 63 off 23 mere balls while Tom Cooper and Peter Borren are cheeky batsmen. Furthermore, Ahsan Malik along with Michael Swart will look after the bowling.

Kusal Perera is one of the Lankan Lions batsmen in great form whereas Kumar Sangakkara and Angelo Mathews are walls in the middle order. The bowling from Lasith Malinga and Ajantha Mendis will count in the match.

Weather

Cloudy with chances of rain and the temperatures around 22-30ᵒC

Toss

Winner to bowl first

The Pitch

Difficult to score runs freely

Teams

Sri Lanka - Dinesh Chandimal (C), Lasith Malinga, Chaturanga de Silva, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Rangana Herath, Mahela Jayawardene, Nuwan Kulasekara, Suranga Lakmal, Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis, Kusal Perera, Thisara Perera, Seekkuge Prasanna, Kumar Sangakkara, Sachithra Senanayake, Lahiru Thirimanne.

Netherlands - Peter Borren (C), Wesley Barresi, Mudassar Bukhari, Ben Cooper, Tom Cooper,Tom Heggelman, Ahsan Malik, Vivian Kingma, Stephen Myburgh, Michael Rippon, Pieter Seelaar, Michael Swart, Eric Szwarczynski, Logan van Beek, Timm van der Gugten, Timm Gruijters,

Prediction

Sri Lanka is in top form and most likely will win the encounter