Sri Lanka, who were chasing a feeble score of 45, were able to register a 8 wicket win in 7.1 overs. For Sri Lanka, opener Kusala Perera scored an unbeaten 33 off 24 balls with 6 boundaries to ensure the win for his team. With this win, Sri Lanka have finished first in Group A and will now compete in Group 1 in the Super 12 group alongwith West Indies, Bangladesh, England, South Africa & Australia. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
For Netherlands, Brandon Glover and Paul van Meekern picked up 1 wicket each but the score was just too low to defend. Netherlands were already eliminated from the World Cup and have finished last in Group A of Round 1 with 0 wins in 3 matches. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the first innings, Sri Lankan bowlers dismantled Netherlands batting & restricted them at a score of just 44 runs. For Sri Lanka, Kumara & Hasaranga picked up 3 wickets each. Kumara gave away 7 runs in his 3 overs including a maiden & Hasaranga gave away 9 runs in 3 overs. Maheesh Theekshana picked up 2 wickets while Chameera picked up 1.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
For Netherlands, who left out Ryan ten Doeschate in this match, which is their last match in this tournament, only Colin Ackermann scored 11 runs off 9 balls with 1 four & 1 six. None of the other batters' scores is a double digit numerical. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss & elected to bowl first in the last Round 1 match of T20 World Cup 2021. This match is being played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Netherlands - <\/strong>44\/10 (Kumara - 3\/7, Hasaranga - 3\/9)<\/p>\r\n\r\n Sri Lanka -<\/strong> 45\/2 (Perera - 33(24))<\/p>\r\n\r\n Also Read: <\/strong> T20 World Cup 2021<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n