ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024- 38th Match - Sri Lanka vs Netherlands - Cricket Match Predictions - June 17th

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the 38th match of ICC Men's T20 World Cup to be played between Sri Lanka and Netherlands (Group D) on the 17th of June.

Match 38- Group D- Sri Lanka vs Netherlands (Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, St Lucia, Gros Islet)


Current Form Netherlands:

Netherlands are currently placed at the 3rd position in Group D points table with 2 losses to their credit.

Netherlands have an outside chance of qualifying in case they beat Sri Lanka by a huge margin and Bangladesh lose their last league game against Nepal. It is quite unlikely though.

The top run scorer for Netherlands in the competition is Sybrand Engelbrecht with 87 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Netherlands in the competition is Logan Van Beek with 5 scalps under his belt.

Netherlands have lost their previous match against Bangladesh by 25 runs.

Bangladesh batted first and they posted a total of 159 for 5 in 20 overs. Tanzid Hasan played a nice knock in the top order. He scored 35 runs off just 26 balls. Shakib Al Hasan then played a championlike knock in the middle order and scored 64 runs to take Bangladesh past the 150 run mark to finish at 159 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Netherlands lost Max O'Dowd and Michael Levitt quite early. Vikramjit Singh and Sybrand Engelbrecht then revived the innings and scored 26 and 33 runs respectively to instill hope for a successful chase. Scott Edwards too played well and made 26 runs but once Sybrand Engelbrecht and Edwards got out, the rest of the middle order simply crumbled like a pack of cards and Netherlands were restricted to 134 for 8, as they lost the match by 25 runs.

Current Form Sri Lanka:

Sri Lanka are currently placed at the bottom most position in Group D points table with 2 losses to their credit.

Sri Lanka have no chance to qualify for the Super 8's. They will simply play for the fun of the game and pride in the next match.

The top run scorer for Sri Lanka in the World Cup is Pathum Nissanka with 50 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Sri Lanka in the World Cup is Nuwan Thushara with 5 scalps under his belt.

Sri Lanka have lost their previous match against Bangladesh by 2 wickets.

Sri Lanka batted first and they were restricted to an under par total of 124 for 9 in 20 overs. Pathum Nissanka got them off to a flier but he kept losing partners at the other end. Once Nissanka was gone after scoring 47, the other Sri Lankan batters stopped showing any kind of intent. As a result, they had to settle for an ordinary total of 124.

During the chase, Bangladesh lost both their openers cheaply and looked to be in deep waters. This is when Litton Das and Towhid Hridoy played knocks of 36 and 40 runs respectively to take Bangladesh home with 2 wickets in hand.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Sri Lanka

Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Charith Asalanka (vc), Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana, and Dilshan Madushanka. Reserves: Asitha Fernando, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, and Janith Liyanage.

Netherlands

Scott Edwards (captain), Aryan Dutt, Bas de Leede, Daniel Doram, Fred Klaassen, Kyle Klein, Logan van Beek, Max O’Dowd, Michael Levitt, Paul van Meekeren, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Teja Nidamanuru, Tim Pringle, Vikram Singh and Wesley Barresi.

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Netherlands

Who will win?-  Sri Lanka

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka), Sybrand Engelbrecht (Netherlands)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka), Logan Van Beek (Netherlands)

Most Sixes – Angelo Matthews (Sri Lanka), Vikramjit Singh (Netherlands)

Player of the Match- Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka)

Team Scores Batting first – Sri Lanka 120+, Netherlands 110

Match Handicap: Sri Lanka




*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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