Stunning Upset in Warm-Up Matches
The T20 World Cup will start from June 1. Earlier, 20 teams participating in this tournament tested themselves through warm-up matches. But in this warm-up match, the weak Netherlands team did the best. The World Cup-winning team was defeated. So, don’t be surprised if you see a reversal in the World Cup.
Netherlands Stun Sri Lanka
The ninth season of the T20 World Cup will start from June 1. A total of 20 teams have participated in this tournament. There are a total of four groups with five teams in each group. Two teams from each group will advance to the Super 8 round. Meanwhile, 20 teams are practicing hard before the tournament. One such match was played between the Netherlands and Sri Lanka. Before this match, Sri Lanka’s team was considered heavy. But something bad happened.
The weak Netherlands defeated Sri Lanka. The impact of this defeat can be seen in the group stage. So there is no doubt that the next matches before the tournament were colorful. In the warm-up match, the toss fell in Sri Lanka’s favor and they opted to bowl first. But this decision came to the throat of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka put a spear in front of the penetrating bowling of the Netherlands.
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Batting first, Netherlands scored 181 for 5 in 20 overs and set a target of 182 for victory. It seemed that Sri Lanka would easily achieve the challenge of 182 runs. But destiny had something else in mind. The Sri Lankan batsmen did not perform well against the Netherlands. The Sri Lankan team played 18.5 overs and the entire team returned to the tent on 161 runs. The Netherlands beat Sri Lanka by 20 runs. This defeat has eclipsed Sri Lanka’s title dreams even before the tournament.
Netherlands’ History of Upsets:
The Netherlands team has always thwarted the big teams in the T20 World Cup. In the 2009 T20 World Cup, the Netherlands defeated England by 4 wickets. In 2014, the Netherlands defeated England by 45 runs. In the last T20 World Cup, the Netherlands defeated South Africa by 13 runs. Therefore, the possibility of the Netherlands team making a big turnaround cannot be ruled out. The Netherlands team is in Group D which includes South Africa, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh.
Sri Lanka Squad:
Wanindu Hasaranga (captain), Charith Aslanka (vice-captain), Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nisanka, Kamindu Mendis, Sadira Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjay de Silva, Mahesh Thikshana, Dunith Velalage, Dusmantha Chamira, Nuwan Tushara, Mathisha Pathirana , Dilshan Madushanka.
Netherlands Squad:
Scott Edwards (captain), Aryan Dutt, Bas de Leede, Daniel Dorum, Fred Klaassen, Kyle Klein, Logan van Beek, Max O’Dowd, Michael Levitt, Paul van Meekeren, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Teja Nidamanuru, Tim Pringle, Vikram Singh, Viv Kingma, Wesley Barresi.
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