The 19th match of the ICC World Cup 2023 between the Netherlands and Sri Lanka will be played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Both Australia and Sri Lanka have lost two matches each and are yet to get a point so far in this tournament. This should be an exciting match between these two sides.
When: 21 October, 2:00 PM IST
Where: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
TV Channel, Live Streaming: Star Sports, Hotstar
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow Pitch Report
The surface here was extremely good for batting in the previous match as more than 720 runs were scored. South Africa posted 428 runs and in reply Sri Lanka also scored 326. We can expect another high scoring fixture and both teams will prefer chasing.
Netherlands Playing 11
- Vikramjit Singh
- Max ODowd
- Colin Ackermann
- Bas de Leede
- Teja Nidamanuru
- Scott Edwards(w/c)
- Sybrand Engelbrecht
- Roelof van der Merwe
- Logan van Beek
- Aryan Dutt
- Paul van Meekeren
- All the players are fit and available for selection.
Scott Edwards Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Runs | Last 5 performance | Batting Average | S/R |
| 41 | 1320 | 78, 30, 0, 14, 1 | 38 | 93 |
Logan van Beek Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Wickets | Last 5 performance | Bowling Average | Economy |
| 27 | 38 | 3/60, 1/30, 2/35, 2/62, 2/34 | 33.4 | 5.28 |
Sri Lanka Playing 11
- Kusal Perera
- Pathum Nissanka
- Kusal Mendis (c)
- Sadeera Samarawickrama
- Charith Asalanka
- Chamika Karunaratne
- Dhananjaya De Silva
- Dunith Wellalage
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Kasun Rajitha
- Dilshan Madushanka
- Dasun Shanaka is ruled out of this WC. Chamika Karunaratne has replaced him.
Charith Asalanka Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Runs | Last 5 performance | 50/100 | Batting Average |
| 44 | 1377 | 25, 1, 79, 12, 18, 0 | 10/ 1 | 42 |
Maheesh Theekshana Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Wickets | Last 5 performance | BBM | Bowling Average |
| 29 | 45 | 0/49, 1/59, DNB, 1/42, 1/41 | 4/25 | 24 |
NED vs SL Dream11 Team Prediction
Wicket-keepers: Sadeera Samarawickrama, Scott Edwards
Batsmen: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Kusal Perera
All-rounder: Colin Ackerman, Roelof van der Merwe
Bowlers: Dilshan Madhushanka, Maheesh Theekshana, Logan van Beek
Captain, Vice Captain for Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Charith Asalanka, Scott Edwards
Captain, Vice Captain for Grand League: Logan van beek, Maheesh Theekshana
NED vs SL Fantasy Tips
- Bas de Leede is a crucial all-rounder for the Netherlands, amassing 765 runs and claiming 24 wickets in ODI. He picked up four wickets and scored a fifty in the opening game.
- Colin Ackermann scored a half century in the last game and will be a key pick for this game.
- Max O’Dowd will open the batting and has amassed 1158 runs at a strike rate of 73.99 in 33 ODI matches in his career so far.
- Logan Van beek picked up 12 wickets in the World Cup Qualiffiers and can also be handy with the bat lower down the order.
- Scott Edwards is a reliable batter from the Netherlands team and can also give points with his wicket-keeping. He scored a fifty against South Afica in the last game
- Roelof van der Merwe is an experienced player and picked up three wickets in the last game.
- Samarawickrama was also in great form in the recent Asia Cup and also scored a century against Pakistan in the last game.
- Kusal Mendis smashed a century in the previous match and looked in sublime form with the bat. He scored 72 runs in the opening match against South Africa
- Dunith Wellalage has not been able to make much of an impact in this WC and can be left out.
- The surface here has aided the batters quite a bit hence try to cover all the main all-rounders and batters.
Who will win Netherlands vs Sri Lanka today match?
- Sri Lanka are expected to win this match
- Sri Lanka and Netherlands have played each other in 5 matches. Sri Lanka have won five matches while Netherlands are yet to win.
- The last time these two sides met was in World Cup Qualifier and Sri Lanka won that match.