Sri Lanka v UAE
UAE won the toss and invited Sri Lanka to bat first.
Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 152/8 in 20 over.
Opening batsman Nissanka scored 74(60) with the help of 6*4 and 2*6.
Dhananjaya De Silva scored 33(21) with the help of 3*4 and 1*6.
Apart from these two the remaining batsmen did not perform well.
Meiyappan did a magnificent job with ball for UAE. In his spell he conceded only 19 runs and took a hatrick in 14th over. Zahoor Khan took 2 wickets and Afzal Khan/Aryan Lakra took 1 wicket each.
Chasing 153 runs UAE collapsed on 73. The UAE batsmen were not able to score effectively to chase the target.
Chameera and Hasaranga took 3 wickets each and conceded 15 and runs respectively. Theekshana took 2 wickets. Madushan/Shanaka took 1 wicket each.
Sri Lanka won by 79 runs.
Pathum Nissanka was awarded player of the match for his top notch batting performance.
Sri Lankan bowlers were on top form and dominated UAE.
A low-scoring thriller followed by a one-sided encounter in Geelong today. UAE are all but out of the race for the Super 12s. The top two teams qualify for the next stage and NRR is highly likely to decide the positions in this group. Currently, Sri Lanka (+0.600) have a better NRR than Netherlands (+0.149) and a win should be enough for the Asian champions to progress. On that note, it’s time to bring the curtains down. Join us tomorrow for the Group B double-header.
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