The Netherlands will enter their World Cup encounter against a struggling Sri Lanka with a fresh feeling of confidence after pulling off a major shock by beating South Africa in Dharamsala for their first World Cup win against a Test-playing country. The Dutch will concentrate on enhancing their top-order performances in order to win back-to-back matches. The edifying victory over South Africa has given these trio even more confidence as they get ready to play Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka, on the other hand, has issues with their bowling performance since they have found it difficult to work as a team. Despite strong batting performances, including two 300-plus totals in their early matches, Sri Lanka’s bowling has struggled as a result of the absence of many key players due to injury.
With seven kills thus far in the competition, pacer Dilshan Madushanka has emerged as Sri Lanka’s top wicket-taker. In their encounter against the Netherlands, Madushanka’s ability to swing the ball well, as seen against Australia at the same site, will be a significant element, especially targeting their top-order batsmen who have been having trouble.
Look at the H2H stats and form information before the two teams square off on Saturday in a crucial World Cup match:
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It’s interesting because this will be the first World Cup meeting between the two teams. There were two World Cup qualifying matches this year between Sri Lanka and the Netherlands, and both times the subcontinental team won. This includes the qualification championship in Zimbabwe.
The first time the two faced off was in a 2002 Champions Trophy match, when a star-studded Sri Lankan team thrashed Netherlands by 206 runs; it is still their largest victory against the Dutch. Sri Lanka has won all five of the last five ODI games played between the two sides.
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Did you realize?
The last time Sri Lanka lost its first three World Cup games, they did it in 1987, a year in which they had a dreadful six-match losing skid. So far in this match, the Sri Lankan team has lost against South Africa, Pakistan, and Australia.
