Netherlands have clinched a massive upset victory against South Africa opening up the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. South Africa, who looked at their best in the first two matches were handed a convincing defeat by the Dutch and now no team can take them lightly as a slip up would be very much possible.  Sri Lanka, on the other hand, let go very good start against Australia and suffered a sudden collapse from where a recovery was extremely difficult. They struck Australia with the ball early but it was never going to be enough. Netherlands are currently the more confident and upbeat side entering the clash with Sri Lanka on October 21, who are yet to register a victory in the competition. SL vs NED, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Winless Sri Lanka Desperate To Break Shackles Against Unpredictable Netherlands.

Netherlands have been tactically spot on. Against South Africa, they had clear plans against every batter, how they will put them under pressure and what the conditions demanded. They executed those plans perfectly and will definitely carry on with their methodical preparations in the next game against Sri Lanka. Their batting hasn't fired yet as an unit and one thing that will need from the batters is runs on board. Scott Edwards with his form and the batting depth till number 10 will surely give them the cushion.

Nothing has went well for Sri Lanka in the first three matches. Injuries, poor bowling, dropped chances, everything has restricted them from opening their accounts in the points table. They have lost their captain to injury and Kusal Mendis has taken over the responsibility.  Mendis himself has been in form and he has been supported well by Sadeera Samrawickrama, Kusal Perera and Pathum Nissanka. But the bowling has not delivered at all, specially the spin department. They have missed the services of Wanindu Hasaranga big time as the all-rounder was a key factor defeating Netherlands in the qualifiers. Dilshan Madushanka has been the only bright spot with the new ball and they will rely on him once again to strike early.

Netherlands vs Sri Lanka Head-to-Head in ODIs

There have been 5 ODI matches between Netherlands and Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has won all five of them including the recent ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifiers final.

Netherlands vs Sri Lanka ICC World Cup 2023 Key Players

Kusal Mendis
Dilshan Madushanka
Sadeera Samarawickrama
Scott Edwards
Logan van Beek

Netherlands vs Sri Lanka ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Venue and Match Timing

Netherlands vs Sri Lanka ICC World Cup 2023 match will be played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. The NED vs SL match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 will begin at 10:30 AM IST (Indian Standard Time). ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Angelo Mathews, Dushmantha Chameera To Join Sri Lankan Squad As Travelling Reserves.

Netherlands vs Sri Lanka ICC World Cup 2023 Live Streaming Online and Telecast

Star Sports is the official broadcast partner of the ICC World Cup 2023. Fans therefore can watch the Netherlands vs Sri Lanka ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 match on Star Sports 1/HD, Star Sports 2/HD, Star Sports 3, Star Sports 1 Hindi/HD, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Kannada and Star Sports 1 Telugu. Fans can also watch live streaming of this match online on the Disney+ Hotstar app and websites. Those using the Disney+ Hotstar app on mobiles to watch ICC World Cup 2023 matches can do so for free.

Netherlands vs Sri Lanka ICC World Cup 2023 Likely XIs

Netherlands: Max O'Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Scott Edwards (C & Wk), Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren

Sri Lanka: Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (C & Wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dunith Wellalage, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana,  Dilshan Madushanka, Lahiru Kumara

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