ICC World Cup Qualifiers Final: Sri Lanka won the ICC World Cup Qualifiers Final. Sri Lanka defeated Netherlands by 128 runs in the final of World Cup Qualifiers Final 2023. It was a pure display of domination from Sri Lanka. We brought to you a brief summary and scorecard of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers Finals.
The Dutch, on the other hand, would not be pleased with how this particular match has transpired. But ultimately, this event was unquestionably an achievement for them. In a few months, they will be the only non-Test playing nation present in India, competing for the ODI cricket world Cup.
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World Cup Qualifiers Final: SL vs NED Match Summary
Netherlands won the toss this time and they asked Sri Lanka to bat first. Sri Lanka got off to a good start but stumbled in the middle and despite that, they finished well enough to defeat Netherlands. Both openers got starts but as a result of Vikramjit Singh’s erratic medium speed, both of them were sent back to the hut. After that, Kusal Mendis and Sahan Arachchinge combined for 72 runs as both hitters appeared poised for a high total. Zulfiqar managed to LBW Mendis.
With Asalanka getting a hold on one side, Sri Lanka was able to begin to rebuild itself, but a bizarre phase of the innings followed in which the batting side lost four wickets for a total of 10 runs. Hasaranga and Theekshana added some runs to Sri Lanka’s late counterpunch attempt, but the Dutch were precise with their lines and didn’t allow any easy passes and were finally able to restrict Sri Lanka to 233 only.
Though Sri Lanka were poor with the bat, they were excellent with the new ball. Madushanka produced considerable swing to knock out three of the top five. Wanindu Hasaranga picked up where he left off at the opposite end, striking in his very first ball. Scott Edwards’ runout was another level of unluck and Dutch were all drowning in the sea of spin from Hasaranga. Max ODowd and Logan van Beek’s late partnership get them beyond 100, but Maheesh Theekshana returned for a second spell and finished the job, emerging as the top wicket-taker of the day.
How many times have they bowled out the opposition team between 20-25 overs? They bundled out Netherlands within 105 in just 24 overs and won the match by a massive difference of 128 runs. Nevertheless, this final defeat of the Netherlands would not make any issue with their World Cup Qualification for the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. THEY ARE COMING TO INDIA!
ICC World Cup Qualifiers Final SL vs NED Scorecard
Sri Lanka- 233/10 (47.5)
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | c Dutt b V Singh | 23 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 69.69 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | c Croes b V Singh | 19 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 82.60 |
| Kusal Mendis | lbw b Saqib Zulfiqar | 43 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 82.69 |
| Sahan Arachchige | c van Beek b Saqib Zulfiqar | 57 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 80.28 |
| Charith Asalanka | run out (van Beek) | 36 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | b Klein | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Dasun Shanaka (c) | c V Singh b van Beek | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | c O’Dowd b Klein | 29 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 138.09 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | st Edwards b Dutt | 13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 43.33 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | c Croes b van Beek | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Dilshan Madushanka | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.00 |
| BOWLING | O | R | W | ECON | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan van Beek | 10 | 40 | 2 | 4.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Klein | 9 | 42 | 2 | 4.66 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aryan Dutt | 9.5 | 51 | 1 | 5.18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Vikramjit Singh | 4 | 12 | 2 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clayton Floyd | 5 | 28 | 0 | 5.60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saqib Zulfiqar | 10 | 59 | 2 | 5.90 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Netherlands- 105/10 (23.3)
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikramjit Singh | c Asalanka b Madushanka | 13 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 92.85 |
| Max O’Dowd | b Theekshana | 33 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 52.38 |
| Wesley Barresi | b Madushanka | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Teja Nidamanuru | lbw b PWH de Silva | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Noah Croes | lbw b Madushanka | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.66 |
| Scott Edwards (c) | run out (Nissanka/Mendis) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Saqib Zulfiqar | lbw b PWH de Silva | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Logan van Beek | not out | 20 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Ryan Klein | lbw b Theekshana | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Aryan Dutt | lbw b Theekshana | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Clayton Floyd | lbw b Theekshana | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 128.57 |
| BOWLING | O | R | W | ECON | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilshan Madushanka | 7 | 18 | 3 | 2.57 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 6.3 | 31 | 4 | 4.76 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 7 | 35 | 2 | 5.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 3 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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