Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 - Sri Lanka vs Netherlands - 9th Match - 20th October 2022

The 9th match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 will take place between Sri Lanka and Netherlands on the 20th of October, 2022 at the Simonds Stadium, South Geelong, Victoria, Geelong.

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Netherlands Form Guide:

Netherlands are placed at the top position on Group A points table with 2 wins to their credit.

The top run scorer for Netherlands is Max O'Dowd with 58 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Netherlands is Bas de Leede with 5 scalps under his belt.

Netherlands won their last game against Namibia by 5 wickets.

Namibia batted first and they posted a total of 121 for 6 in 20 overs. The start was shaky for Namibia as they lost 3 early wickets for just 32 runs. Jan Frylinck played a good hand and scored 43 runs in 48 balls but since he consumed too many deliveries, there wasn't a lot of time for the lower order to express themselves. As a result, Namibia were restricted to a low total of 121 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Netherlands got off to a brilliant start. Openers Max O'Dowd and Vikramjit Singh were timing the ball well right from the word go. Max O'Dowd made a run a ball 35 before running himself out. Vikramjit Singh also played exceptionally well and scored 39 in 31 balls. Bas de Leede at number 3 stayed not out at 30 to take his team home in the 20th over with 5 wickets in hand.

Sri Lanka Form Guide:

Sri Lanka are placed at the 3rd position on Group A points table with 1 win to their name in 2 games played.

The top run scorer for Sri Lanka is Pathum Nissanka with 83 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Sri Lanka is Wanindu Hasaranga with 4 scalps under his belt.

Sri Lanka won their previous match against UAE by a huge margin of 79 runs.

Sri Lanka batted first and they posted a total of 152 for 8 in 20 overs. The start was brilliant for the Island nation. Pathum Nissanka was timing the ball beautifully and his partnership for the 2nd wicket with Dhananjaya de Silva laid the foundation for a big total. However, once the partnership was broken, Sri Lanka lost too many wickets in the middle overs. As a result, they were restricted to an under par total of 152 in 20 overs.

During the chase, UAE got off to a terrible start. They were blown away by the spin duo of Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga, who picked up wickets in regular succession and put UAE under immense pressure. UAE lost 6 wickets for just 36 runs and they simply couldn't recover from that situation. Wanindu Hasaranga bowled exceptionally well and picked up 3 wickets for just 8 runs. UAE were bowled out for 73 in the 18th over as they lost the match by 79 runs.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Netherlands: Scott Edwards (captain/wicket-keeper), Colin Ackermann, Shariz Ahmad, Logan van Beek, Tom Cooper, Brandon Glover, Timm van der Gugten, Fred Klaassen, Bas de Leede, Paul van Meekeren, Roelof van der Merwe, Stephan Myburgh, Teja Nidamanuru, Max O’Dowd, Tim Pringle, Vikram Singh

Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (captain), Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wicket-keeper), Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera (Subject to fitness), Lahiru Kumara (Subject to fitness), Dilshan Madushanka, Pramod Madushan

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Sri Lanka

Who will win?- Sri Lanka

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Bhanuka Rajapaksa (Sri Lanka), Vikramjit Singh (Netherlands)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka), Paul van Meekeren (Netherlands)

Most Sixes – Bhanuka Rajapaksa (Sri Lanka), Vikramjit Singh (Netherlands)

Player of the Match- Bhanuka Rajapaksa (Sri Lanka)

Team Scores Batting first – Sri Lanka 160+, Netherlands 145+

Match Handicap: Sri Lanka

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