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Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023, Sri Lanka vs Netherlands, Final - July 9
The Final match of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers will take place between Netherlands and Sri Lanka on the 9th of July, 2023 at the Harare Sports Club, Harare.
Sri Lanka vs Netherlands, Final
Netherlands Form Guide:
Netherlands have qualified for the ICC Men's World Cup 2023 after beating Scotland in a thrilling Super Sixes match.
They will now be facing Sri Lanka in the Final of the Qualifiers.
The top run scorer for Netherlands in the tournament is Vikramjit Singh with 313 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Netherlands in the tournament is Bas de Leede with 15 scalps under his belt.
In their previous match against Scotland, Netherlands bowled first and they restricted Scotland to a total of 277 for 9 in 50 overs. For Scotland, Brandon McMullen was the top run scorer as he made 106 off 110 balls. Richie Berrington also chipped in with a captain's knock of 64 to take Scotland to 277 in 50 overs of play.
During the chase, Vikramjit Singh started off very well for Netherlands. He smashed 40 runs at the top of the order. A real match winning innings was played by Bas de Leede who scored 123 off 92 balls to win the game for Netherlands in the 43rd over with 4 wickets in hand.
Sri Lanka Form Guide:
Sri Lanka have qualified for the ICC Men's World Cup 2023. They will now face Netherlands in the Final of the Qualifiers.
The top run scorer for Sri Lanka in the tournament is Pathum Nissanka with 394 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Sri Lanka in the tournament is Wanindu Hasaranga with 20 scalps under his belt.
Sri Lanka have won their last Super Sixes game against West Indies by 8 wickets.
West Indies batted first and they were bowled out for 243. Keacy Carty was the lone warrior as he smashed 87 runs off 96 balls. Apart from him, the other batters simply failed to elongate their stay at the crease. Maheesh Theekshana bowled superbly and picked up 4 wickets for just 34 runs in his spell.
During the chase, Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunaratne looked determined to chase the total down for their team. Nissanka played a majestic knock of 104 while Karunaratne scored 83 important runs to help Sri Lanka get home in the 45th over with 8 wickets in hand.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Netherlands:
Scott Edwards (c), Max O'Dowd, Logan van Beek, Vikram Singh, Aryan Dutt, Viv Kingma, Bas de Leede, Noah Croes, Ryan Klein, Teja Nidamanuru, Wesley Barresi, Shariz Ahmad, Clayton Floyd, Michael Levitt, Saqib Zulfiqar
Sri Lanka:
Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal Mendis (vc & wk), Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Dushan Hemantha
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Sri Lanka
Who will win?- Sri Lanka
Top Batter (Runs Score) – Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka), Scott Edwards (Netherlands)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka), Logan van Beek (Netherlands)
Most Sixes – Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka), Scott Edwards (Netherlands)
Player of the Match- Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka)
Team Scores Batting first - Sri Lanka 275+, Netherlands 235+
Match Handicap: Sri Lanka
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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