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World Cup 2023: Netherlands vs Sri Lanka, Game 19 – Dafanews Match Preview

Netherlands will take on Sri Lanka in the 19th game of the ongoing World Cup 2023 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Saturday. Sri Lanka is yet to tick their winning colum whereas the Dutch had left South Africa flabbergasted by 38 runs in their previous match of the mega event.

We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.

Current form for Netherlands: W L L L W

The Men in Orange were at their absolute best against the Proteas in their last game as they ticked the right boxes. Scott Edwards led from the front as he scored a blistering knock of 78 runs whereas the bowlers also did a fine job to keep South Africa at bay.

Current form for Sri Lanka: L L L L W

Sri Lanka have lost all of their three matches in the ongoing ODI showpiece and they are in desperate need of a win. The Lankans had done a decent job with the bat in the first two matches but they faltered against Australia in their previous game.

Head to Head: Matches: 5, Won by Sri Lanka: 5, Won by Netherlands: 0.

Sri Lanka have won all the five matches against the Netherlands.

Players to look out for: Scott Edwards, Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Vikram Singh, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, and Logan van Beek will hold the key for the Netherlands.

Maheesh Theekshana, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Dinuth Wellalage, Dhananjaya de Silva, and Charith Asalanka will be the key players for Sri Lanka.

Netherlands squad: Scott Edwards (c), Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Vikram Singh, Teja Nidamanuru, Paul van Meekeren, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Ryan Klein, Wesley Barresi, Saqib Zulfiqar, Shariz Ahmad, Sybrand Engelbrecht.

Sri Lanka Squad: Kusal Mendis (c), Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dushan Hemantha, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana, Lahiru Kumara, Dilshan Madushanka, Chamika Karunaratne

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