With this loss, Namibia has been eliminated from the tournament. Sri Lanka (4 points, two wins in three matches) and Netherlands (4 points, two wins in three matches) have qualified for the Super 12 phase of the tournament
With this loss, Namibia has been eliminated from the tournament. Sri Lanka (4 points, two wins in three matches) and Netherlands (4 points, two wins in three matches) have qualified for the Super 12 phase of the tournament
Wanindu Hasaranga's brilliant bowling spell helped Sri Lanka restrict the Netherlands to 146/9 after Kusal Mendis played a superb inning to help their team reach a challenging total.
A late flourish from Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Dasun Shanaka coupled with Mendis' brilliant inning saw Sri Lanka post a challenging total against the Dutch team who have underperformed with the bat in the tournament.
The Netherlands have secured two wins but their net run rate is poor compared to other teams in the group. Hence the match holds importance for the Dutch team as well.
There are also concerns over fitness of Danushka Gunathilaka and Pramod Madushan who had to go for scans on hamstring injuries but medical team hopes that Pramod's injury is not too serious. Danusha had also missed the match against UAE
The Netherlands prevailed over Namibia in another low-scoring thriller by nine wickets at the Simonds Stadium, Geelong to clinch their second straight victory in the ICC World Cup on Tuesday
Netherlands prevailed over Namibia in another low-scoring thriller by nine wickets at the Simonds Stadium, Geelong to clinch their second straight victory in the ICC World Cup on Tuesday
Chasing the target, Netherlands got off to a flier with opener Vikramjit Singh going hell for leather from the very beginning. The batter smashed two consecutive boundaries in the first over.
Australia, Belgium, Netherlands, India, Argentina, Germany, New Zealand, England, France, Korea, Malaysia, Spain, South Africa, Japan, Chile and Wales are the 16 teams, who will be competing in the tournament.
The Dutch team avoided a major scare to register a three-wicket win over a spirited UAE in a humdinger of a match. UAE suffered a batting collapse in the final over of its innings to end with just 111 runs, setting a paltry total for the Netherlands. Bas de Leede starred with the ball to hel
UAE suffered a batting collapse in the final over of its innings to end with just 111 runs, setting a paltry total for the Netherlands. Bas de Leede starred with the ball to help restrict UAE.