Useless rubber in opposition to Netherlands supplies Sri Lanka alternative to unravel top-order woes

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Dinesh Chandimal’s deficient shape would possibly steered Sri Lanka to herald Charith Asalanka

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Of the entire fits on this qualifying spherical, this one turns out to maximum have the texture of a useless rubber. Now not best do Netherlands haven’t any likelihood of creating the Tremendous 12s, however Sri Lanka also are extremely more likely to end height of Crew A due to their awesome web run charge.

For Netherlands, it is a likelihood to make a mark in a match during which they’ll really feel they have got underperformed. Within the first fit, their batting was once blown away by way of Eire’s seam bowlers, whilst in the second one, their bowlers may just no longer resist David Wiese’s attack for Namibia.

Sri Lanka, in the meantime, have earned themselves a possibility to discover a way to their top-order problems. Dinesh Chandimal had some other failure in opposition to Eire on Wednesday, thus discovering his place at No. 3 in severe peril. The likeliest substitute could also be Charith Asalanka, however Dhananjaya de Silva could also be within the squad.

Their speedy bowlers, in the meantime, would possibly get a leisure. Lahiru Kumara has had a in particular taxing workload during the last few weeks, even if it can be Dushmantha Chameera that Sri Lanka would like had an evening off to recharge for the Tremendous 12s.

Shape information

(Ultimate 5 finished fits, most up-to-date first)

Netherlands LLLTW
Sri Lanka WWLLL

Within the highlight

One of the most few vibrant spots for Netherlands has been the batting of opener Max O’Dowd. He hit 51 off 47 balls in opposition to Eire whilst the remainder of the highest order blew up round him, ahead of creating a 56-ball 70 that was once the spine of Netherlands’ innings in opposition to Namibia. He has were given arguably the most productive assault of the qualifying level to take care of on this fit, despite the fact that. Can he handle his output?

Pathum Nissanka has promised much more in Exams than he has within the shortest structure, however in hitting his first half-century in opposition to Eire, he recommended he may just to find luck on this Global Cup but. He was once unambitious within the early overs whilst wickets fell round him, however by no means appeared slowed down both, discovering a approach to stay his ranking transferring till the bounds in the end got here. Finally, Sri Lanka desperately want a dependable run-scorer of their height 3.

Pitch and prerequisites

This will likely be each groups’ first fit in Sharjah. Throughout the IPL, the Sharjah tracks had been sluggish, grew to become slightly and had variable soar. Temperatures are anticipated to hover across the low 30s Celsius vary once more. If the stipulations in Abu Dhabi are anything else to move by way of, dew might be a subject too.

Crew information

Even though No. 5 is a extra acquainted place for Asalanka, he might fit in at No.3, leaving Bhanuka Rajapaksa at No. 5.

Sri Lanka (conceivable): 1 Pathum Nissanka, 2 Kusal Perera (wk), 3 Charith Asalanka, 4 Avishka Fernando, 5 Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 6 Dasun Shanaka (capt.), 7 Chamika Karunaratne, 8 Wanindu Hasaranga, 9 Binura Fernando, 10 Maheesh Theekshana, 11 Lahiru Kumara

Netherlands might usher in Brandon Glover rather than Timm van der Gugten.

Netherlands (conceivable): 1 Max O’Dowd, 2 Stephan Myburgh, 3 Roelof van der Merwe, 4 Colin Ackerman, 5 Ryan ten Doeschate, 6 Scott Edwards (wk), 7 Bas de Leede, 8 Pieter Seelar, 9 Logan van Beek, 10 Fred Klaassen, 11 Timm van der Gugten/Brandon Glover

Stats and minutiae

In the one earlier T20I between those groups, Netherlands had been bowled out for 39, a sport which Sri Lanka received with 15 overs to spare. That was once, alternatively, right through the Global T20 in 2014, when Sri Lanka had arguably their biggest T20I facet – a group which went on to raise the trophy.
This 12 months, O’Dowd has hit 293 runs in simply six innings, and at a strike charge of 137.
In 14 innings in 2021, Wanindu Hasaranga has 23 wickets and an economic system charge of simply 5.43.

Andrew Fidel Fernando is ESPNcricinfo’s Sri Lanka correspondent. @afidelf

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