âSL vs NED | Twitter reacts to Asalanka-Thushara decimate Dutch army to earn consolation triumph
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Sri Lanka steamrolled the Netherlands by 83 runs in their respective final games of the group stages. Earlier, Bangladeshâs win over Nepal ruined the Dutchâs chance of making it to the Super Eight, and eventually, they were bundled for 118 while chasing 202 with Nuwan Thushara claiming a three-fer.
Finding them in a do-or-die match at the fag end of the group stages, Netherlands captain Scott Edwards won the toss and elected to field first against Sri Lanka. Vivian Kingma struck on the second ball of the innings by drawing the outside edge of Pathum Nissanka for a third-man grab before Kamindu Mendis accompanied Kusal Mendis for a 39-run stand. Paul van Meekeren earned his 100th T20I scalp in the sixth over to wrap up Sri Lankaâs 45-run powerplay. Mendis found the middle of the bat quite often during his 29-ball 46-run stay before holing out in the deep in the 12th over. 21 balls later, a well-set Dhananjaya de Silva fell cheaply with Sri Lankaâs score reading 124/4 in 15 overs. However, the Dutch bowlers failed to capitalise on the comeback as Charith Asalanka initiated a blitzkrieg that Angelo Mathews and Wanindu Hasaranga carried on, extracting 48 runs in the last three overs to steer Sri Lanka to 201/6 in 20 overs. Â
Similar to their counterparts, the men in Orange lost a couple of wickets inside the field restrictions amidst a flamboyant batting display from Michael Levitt, smashing a six against Angelo Mathews, Nuwan Thusara, and Maheesh Theekshana each. Following the openers' departure, the middle order stumbled to hunt a 200-plus target, throwing away wickets to Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Matheesha Pathirana. With the scoreboard reflecting 83/7 in 12 overs, Scott Edwards seemed like the lone warrior fighting hard for the Dutch Army. Failing out assistance from the other end, the skipper fell in the 17th over off Thushara and Paul van Meekeren followed suit in a couple of balls as the Netherlands succumbed for 118 runs, handing the Lankan Lions with a consolation victory before the two teams bowed out of the tourney.
What a game!
#Srilanka won the match against #Netherlands by 83 runs in #ICC Men's #cricket #worldcup 2024 but both teams are out of the wc now...#vannewsagencyhttps://t.co/oRYxnau0Wa pic.twitter.com/AMAWQXOxhz
â VAN NEWS AGENCY (@vannewsagency)Â June 17, 2024
Brilliant win!
#SriLanka đąđ° : 201/6 (20 ov)#Netherlands đłđą : 118 (16.4 ov)
â Ishara (@Ishara23032)Â June 17, 2024
Sri Lanka won by 83 runs
Player of the match : Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka)
Group D
#T20WC24 #SLvNED đ pic.twitter.com/Yk1L9g7dSQ
Good win!
Sri Lanka won by 83 runs against the Netherlands.
â @salla (@iamsalla)Â June 17, 2024
Both teams have not qualified for Super8.#SLVNED#T20WORLDCUP
Ohh niceeee!
When I was a kid, I remember reading the Ned Kelly letters in a book I had back then (name and title lost to time). He was very eloquent, and he made some good points about how bad things were back then.
â Peter von Kittenmask (@vonkittenmask)Â June 17, 2024
Wouldn't defend every choice he made, but extreme times...
Hahaha! Ok good win!
Sri Lanka won the their last match in world cup against Netherlands.#T20worldcup pic.twitter.com/srAu07RZBP
â Nitish Deshmukh (@NitishD98854)Â June 17, 2024
Big margin win!
T20 World Cup 2024, SL vs NED: Sri Lanka won by 83 runs. Netherlands all out for 118 in 16.4 overs(Scott Edwards 31, Nuwan Thushara 24/3, Matheesha 12/2, Wanindu 25/2), SL - 201/6(20)-Â https://t.co/AFLBW9c6yf
â Yuwaraj Athukorala (@Yuwaraj_lk)Â June 17, 2024
Yeah!
Sri Lanka won by 83 runs against the Netherlands.
â @salla (@iamsalla)Â June 17, 2024
Both teams have not qualified for Super8.#SLVNED#T20WORLDCUP
They were dreaming it!
Srilanka won by 83 runs đ
â Alok Kashyap (@alokkashyap24)Â June 17, 2024
Wow!Â
Pakistan will soon be called an associate team considering their poor performances and pathetic levels of cricket standards. Sri Lanka will improve, Nepal improving fast, Afghanistan and India have decent levels and Bangladesh unpredictable. Pakistan is the weakest in South Asia.
â D E N I S H ⢠L A L đ´âď¸đˇ (@banand84) June 17, 2024
Yeah!
Hasaranga and co
â wajith.sm (@sm_wajith)Â June 17, 2024
201/6#SLvsNEDÂ pic.twitter.com/ZEZXKbz0ga
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