Preview: This Sunday at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Sri Lanka and Netherlands will play Match 38 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. Since Sri Lanka has been eliminated from the competition, their sole motivation for playing this match is pride. After losing their second game in a row, Netherlands are in danger of being eliminated. To advance to the Super 8, they will now need to defeat Sri Lanka handily and hope for a number of other outcomes to go their way.
T20 World Cup 2024, 38th Match, SL vs NED
Venue: Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Date & Time: Monday, June 17, 6:00 AM
Pitch Report: At the Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, the first innings average is 160. The West Indies’ 199/8 record when batting first against Australia in 2021 is the best total ever recorded at the stadium. In the 2010 ICC World Twenty20, Australia’s 197-7 against Pakistan is the most run pursued in this instance.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Sri Lanka (SL): Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Maheesh Theekshana, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana
Netherlands (NED): Michael Levitt, Max O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Scott Edwards (c & wk), Bas de Leede, Logan van Beek, Tim Pringle, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren, Vivian Kingma
