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ICC Mens WC 2022 Qualifiers – Match #6

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.

T20 2022 – Daily Highlights

ICC Mens T20 WC 2022 Qualifiers – #Match 5

Namibia won the toss and opted to bat first.

Namibia scored 121/6 at the end of the inning.

Earlier the top order failed to perform well but Jan Frylinck single handedly outperformed scoring 43(48) with 1*4 and 1*6 leading Namibia to a respected score.

In the first inning Netherlands’ Bas De Leede took 2 wickets, Tim Pringle, Ackermann, Van Der Meekren and Van Der Merve took 1 wicket each.

Netherlands’ top performers were :                     Max Odowd – 35(35)  1*4 & 1*6

Vikramjit Singh – 39(31) 3*4 & 2*6

Bas de Leede – 30(30) 2*4

Their performance made their chase of 122 easy to achieve.  Netherlands won with 122 in 19.3 over and won by 5 wickets.

In the second inning Netherlands’ top order made a strong start. 

From Namibia bowling side, JJ Smit took 2 wickets Jan Frylinck and Bernard Scholtz  took 1-1 wicket each.

Netherlands demonstrated it’s potential by defeating Namibia who in turn had already defeated Sri Lanka which is the strongest team in their group.