Netherlands have finally opened their account in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. The Dutch were winless coming into the South Africa fixture but an all-round peformance saw them beat a Full ICC Member for the first time in a World Cup (Netherlands had tied their Qualifier match against West Indies and won it via Super Over). Thanks to Scott Edwards' 78 and some brilliant all-round display from Roelof van der Merwe (2/34, 29) saw the Dutch beat the Proteas by 38 runs in a rain-curtailed match at Dharamsala on Tuesday. Up next for them are Sri Lanka, who are the only winless team in this tournament so far. However, the Islanders did put up some fight with the ball against the Aussies but it all came too little too late. (NED Vs SL Scorecard | Key Battles | Full Coverage)
Sri Lanka are without their skipper Dasun Shanaka who has been ruled out of the tournament with a thigh injury. In his absence, Kusal Mendis has taken charge of leading the troops in the middle. Sri Lanka will see this is a great opportunity to open their WC 2023 account but face a resolute Netherlands who will be high on morale from their win against South Africa.
Head-to-head Record
Sri Lanka and the Netherlands have faced each other 5 times in the ODIs and all the five meetings have been won by the Islanders.
Weather Conditions
A hot day welcomes the two teams at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The weather will be around 32°c. The evenings probably will be cooler.
Here is all the information you need regarding the live streaming, venue, timing and telecast of Netherlands Vs Sri Lanka, which will be match number 19 at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
When will the Netherlands Vs Sri Lanka match be played?
The Netherlands Vs Sri Lanka match will be played on Saturday, October 21 at 10:30 AM IST. The toss is scheduled to be at 10:00 AM IST.
Where will the Netherlands Vs Sri Lanka match be played?
The match will be played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
On which TV channel will the Netherlands Vs Sri Lanka match be telecast live?
The Netherlands Vs Sri Lanka match will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network.
Where will the Netherlands Vs Sri Lanka match be streamed live?
The Netherlands Vs Sri Lanka match will be live-streamed on the Disney+Hotstar app and website.
Squads:
Sri Lanka: Kusal Mendis (c), Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Kumara, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushan Hemantha, Chamika Karunaratne.
Netherlands: Scott Edwards (c/wk), Colin Ackermann, Wesley Barresi, Bas de Leede, Aryan Dutt, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Ryan Klein, Teja Nidamanuru, Max O'Dowd, Saqib Zulfiqar, Shariz Ahmad, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Paul van Meekeren, Vikramjit Singh.
