Sri Lanka vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score T20 World Cup 9th Match Group A Scorecard - NED 34/1 in 5 overs vs SL 162/6 

Sri Lanka strikes and it’s Maheesh Theekshana who provides the breakthrough inside the PowerPlay.

Vikramjit Singh’s stay at the crease and the opener was not very comfortable in the middle.

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Max ODowd and Vikramjit Singh begin Netherlands’ chase of 163.

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Sri Lanka started proceedings with spinner Dhananjaya de Silva.

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Lahiru Kumara from the other end has troubled Vikramjit with pace and bounce as the left-hander gets beaten outside the off-stump.

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Kusal Mendis led the charge with a brilliant 44-ball 79 and the last five overs yielded 53 runs for the loss of just three wickets.

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The Netherlands started well with the ball in the first 10 overs with Paul van Meekeren and Bas de Leede sharing four wickets.

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Bad de Leede strikes to remove Rajapaksa but for Sri Lanka.

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The fifty-run partnership between Asalanka and Mendis is up and this has been a wonderful recovery from Sri Lanka.

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Paul van Meekeren’s double strike did push Sri Lanka on the backfoot but they have managed to keep the scorecard ticking.

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