T20 World Cup Live: Mendis’ Knock Take Sri Lanka At 162/6 vs Netherlands© AFP
NED vs SL, T20 World Cup Live Updates: After a terrific start to their chase of 163, Netherlands faced a blow after Maheesh Theekshana dismissed Vikramjit Singh at 7. Netherlands’ score read at 27/1 after 4.0 overs. Blistering knock of 79 runs by Kusal Mendis guided Sri Lanka to a total of 162/6 against Netherlands in their final first-round match of the T20 World Cup in Geelong on Thursday. Charith Asalanka also played a knock of 31 runs to give a strong stand to Sri Lanka. Opted to bat first, Sri Lanka faced early blows as Paul van Meekeren dismissed in-form Pathum Nissanka and Dhananjaya de Silva off consecutive deliveries in the 7th over. Following this, Bas de Leede dismissed Charith Asalanka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa. Apart from them, Fred Klaassen and Timm van der Gugten scalped one wicket each. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Netherlands (Playing XI): Max ODowd, Vikramjit Singh, Bas de Leede, Tom Cooper, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards(w/c), Tim Pringle, Roelof van der Merwe, Timm van der Gugten, Fred Klaassen, Paul van Meekeren
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Dhananjaya de Silva, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theekshana, Binura Fernando
Here are the LIVE Updates of the T20 World Cup Group A match between Netherland and Sri Lanka from Kardinia Park in Geelong
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