ICC World T20 | Twitter reacts to Max O'Dowd’s valiant effort going in vain as Sri Lanka prevail over Netherlands
Max O'Dowd’s unbeaten 53-ball 71 was not enough for the Netherlands as they endured a 16-run defeat against Sri Lanka in their final qualifying round fixture in Geelong. Chasing 163, O'Dowd received little support from the others throughout the innings, restricting the team to 146/9.
Sri Lanka moved to the top of Group A in the ongoing T20 World Cup following a hard-fought 16-run victory against the Netherlands. They posted 162/6 on the board after batting first, courtesy of Kusal Mendis’ fiery 44-ball 79. The others, however, did not manage to accelerate as the Netherlands bowlers were clinical for most parts of the innings. Speedster Paul van Meekeren was the pick of the Dutch bowler, returning figures of 4-0-25-2. Bas de Leede, Fred Klassen, and Timm van der Gugten were the other wicket-takers.
Coming to the chase, the Netherlands, who had won two in two before coming to this fixture, failed to shift gears when needed. Losing one wicket after another around O'Dowd at the other end did not help either. Skipper Scott Edwards chipped in with a brisk cameo (21 off 15 balls), but they required more from the others to guarantee their place in the Super 12s. Hence, they closed on 146/9. Sri Lanka’s spin duo Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theeksana did the most damage, sharing five wickets between them.
The moment where Sri Lanka won
— Richard (@Richard10719932) October 20, 2022of
Qualified!
Sri Lanka have defeated Netherlands by 16 runs and have qualified for the Super 12 Stage of the T20 World Cup #NEDvSL #T20WorldCup
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) October 20, 2022
No points for winning hearts sadly
srilanka won the game netherlands win hearts#NEDvSL pic.twitter.com/mHULy9P36M
— Fatima Habib (@faty_345) October 20, 2022
Well played
Well played by Max O'Dowd and Kusal Mendis for their half centuries 😊#NEDvSL #T20WorldCup
— Thisumi 💙💛 (@Thisumi101) October 20, 2022
Time for the big matches
INTO THE SUPER 12 🇱🇰
— حمزہ ادریس ستی (@hamzasatti_17) October 20, 2022
Sri Lanka fans, you can breathe easy now 😄
They beat Netherlands by 16 runs to confirm their qualification ✅
This scene 😂#NEDvSL | #T20WorldCup2022 pic.twitter.com/Ya4SElB3u0
SL v IND soon
So, Sri Lanka is coming to India's group until unless UAE does any upset today.
— Paritosh Kumar (@ParitoshK_2016) October 20, 2022
Namibia should comfortably defeat UAE.
Group 2 is becoming good, every team has the ability to beat any team.#NEDvSL | #SLvsNED | #CricketTwitter | #T20WorldCup | #T20WC2022 | #SriLanka
He was great
You did great Max O'Dowd#Netherlands #NEDvSL
— Shortsforsports (@ShortforSports) October 20, 2022
Well done
#NEDvSL
— MEEL Hindustani (@VijendraMeel10) October 20, 2022
Weldone Lankans 🤙 fantastic.
They were superb
Hats off to Roelof Van der Merwe and Max O'Dowd 🇳🇱👏#Netherlands #T20WorldCup #NEDvSL
— 🅒🅡🅘︎🅒︎🄲🅁🄰🅉🅈𝗠𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗨™ 🇮🇳❤️ (@MSDianMrigu) October 20, 2022
NED want UAE to win
Netherlands now need the UAE, who haven't won a game yet, to beat Namibia for them to go through
— Arham🇵🇰 (@Aray_hum) October 20, 2022
What heartbreak it would be for the Netherlands if they get knocked out#T20WorldCup #NEDvSL