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Best performances - Batsmen

SSD Arachchige
57(71) 4x4 - 0x6
Control %74%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 11 runs
  • 0x4 - 0x6
0 0 10 15 13 5 3 11
BKG Mendis
BKG Mendis
43(52) 5x4 - 1x6
Control %82%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 12 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
1 0 10 2 3 9 1 17

Best performances - Bowlers

M Theekshana
M Theekshana
O6.3
M1
R31
W4
Eco4.76
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
2W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
D Madushanka
D Madushanka
O7
M1
R18
W3
Eco2.57
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

Netherlands , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Player Of The Series

Series result

Sri Lanka won the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

9.00 start, First Session 9.00-12.30, Interval 12.30-13.00, Second Session 13.00-16.30

Match days

9 July 2023 (50-over match)

ODI debut

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Scorer: Sudeep Poojar | Commentator: Shashwat Kumar

3:45pm The Dutch and Sri Lankan players pose together in front of the 'Namaste India' hoarding, and there is plenty of camaraderie between the two sides. And with that, it is time for us to also bid adieu for the day. Hope you enjoyed our coverage of this final as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you. Until next time, goodbye and take care!

3:43pm Sri Lanka lift the trophy and the celebrations will start now. They have been spotless at this tournament, and deserve every bit of this success. The heart goes out to the Netherlands too, who fought tooth and nail throughout but just could not put their best foot forward today. Both of these teams will be at the World Cup later this year, though, and if they can produce performances like they have done in Zimbabwe, they will be tough propositions to tackle.

Dasun Shanaka, Sri Lanka captain: (Plans before the tournament) Prior to this tournament, we had a good series against Afghanistan. Coming here, everyone in our team wanted to prove that we are a better side than to play the qualifiers. We wanted to put up our best performances. Only concern was injuries. Apart from that, we had full control in every game and in every situation. The top order, middle order, the bowlers - everyone performed very well. (On the spinners) For a while, I have been playing with them so I know the time when to use them. Chris and Mahela was there to support us. We prepare the plans pretty early. Even in the World Cup, they will play a big role for Sri Lanka. (On how his team dealt with pressure) There was pressure but none of the other management, or myself allowed the pressure to come to the team room. That was the best thing. The environment was really good and it helped for the mentality and eventually, the performance. (What this means to Sri Lanka) We never wanted to play a qualifier tournament and that is what the rest of the boys believe. Playing the qualifiers puts pressure and winning it is a big thing (for us). I want to thank Cricket Zimbabwe for organizing this tournament, and all the Zimbabwean fans, Sri Lankan fans in Zimbabwe and all our supporters around the world.

Scott Edwards, Netherlands captain: (How he reflects on the entire tournament) Obviously it is a high-intensity tournament. Pretty proud of the way the boys have played. We have played good cricket for a majority of the games and excited about the next few months. (On today) Credit to our bowlers, we kept them to a score that we felt we could chase. We had to play their spinners better and we did not do that. (On the positives from the tournament) The way the guys got around each other, the culture in the group has been amazing. Zimbabwe is a beautiful place to be and that has helped us. Our batters have been good throughout the tournament. Guys stepped up when they had to and that is why we are heading to India. (Any particular moment that was the turning point) That West Indies chase - we took a lot of confidence from that. Even chasing 280 in 44 overs, we sort of had the blueprint from that WI game. that was a turning point for us and we kept the ball rolling from there. (On what it does for Dutch cricket) It is obviously massive for our guys and for our supporters back home. The opportunity to play in a ten-team World Cup is massive for us. We will lap it up and hopefully put in a few good performances there (in India).

Sean Williams is the Player of the Tournament! Sikandar Raza collects the award on his behalf.

Dilshan Madushanka, Player of the Match: (On his role in the team) Happy to be the Player of the Match in the final. I have been trusting my basics and trying to take wickets with the new ball. That is my role and I am trying to do that. I have learnt a lot from Kasun Rajitha and he has helped me a lot.

Let's hear from the captains at the post-match presentation.

Chris Silverwood, Sri Lanka head coach: (Ticking off all the pre-tournament goals) First goal was to qualify and we did it. Second was winning the tournament and we have fortunately done that as well. We can go home happy. (What he has learnt) Our game-plan moving forward, we managed to build on that. The confidence that we have shown in this tournament, we can take it into the World Cup.

Wanindu Hasaranga: (On the bowling performance in the tournament) Before we came here, we had a good series against Afghanistan. Our bowlers bowled really well and they carried that momentum into this tournament. (On his plans today) We saw when we batted how the wicket was. As a bowling unit, we tried to bowl stump-to-stump and I tried to do the same as well. (On what he will take back from this tournament) I want to take this momentum into the World Cup in India. Our bowlers have played a lot of games in India in the last two years and we know how the wickets behave. This qualifier tournament has helped us a lot.

3:10pm Well, that was as dominant a display as Sri Lanka have produced all tournament. At the half-way stage, it felt that they were a few runs short. But their bowlers rose to the occasion, and did so in grand fashion. Madushanka rocked the Netherlands early, picking up Vikramjit and Barresi. Hasaranga then got into the act, bamboozling Nidamanuru. Thereafter, it was a bit of a procession, with the Dutch batters simply having no answers to Sri Lanka's spinners. Theekshana, who opened the bowling, also picked up his second successive four-wicket haul and kept the batters guessing throughout.

As for the Dutch, well, they would not be happy with how this particular game has gone. But this tournament overall was definitely a success for them. They will be in India in a few months' time, playing for the prize that matters in ODI cricket and will be the only non-Test playing nation to be there. That alone tells you how gargantuan this achievement is, and do not let today's performance blur what they have accomplished in Zimbabwe.

23.3
W
Theekshana to Floyd, OUT, that will be that! Sri Lanka win, and they win by 128 runs! Nicely tossed up googly that again pitches just outside off before turning into the batter. Floyd plants his front foot but because he has not picked the googly, plays all over it, getting rapped on the front pad. The ball hits him on the knee roll and the umpire raises his finger!

C Floyd lbw b Theekshana 9 (6m 7b 2x4 0x6) SR: 128.57

23.2
4
Theekshana to Floyd, FOUR, full and down the leg side. Floyd uses the pace on offer and glances it neatly past leg slip. Short fine leg gives chase but cannot pull it back in!
23.1
1
Theekshana to van Beek, 1 run, googly on a full length on leg stump. van Beek stabs it down to short fine leg for a single

END OF OVER:
23 | 7 Runs | NED: 100/9 (134 runs required from 27 overs, RR: 4.34, RRR: 4.96)

  • Clayton Floyd5 (5b)
  • Logan van Beek19 (23b)
  • Wanindu Hasaranga7-1-35-2
  • Maheesh Theekshana6-1-26-3
22.6
4
PW Hasaranga to Floyd, FOUR, oh, hello! Length delivery just outside off stump. Floyd gets down on one knee and smears it past deep backward square leg for four!

Around the wicket now

22.5
0
PW Hasaranga to Floyd, no run, googly on a length just outside off. Floyd plays down the wrong line as the ball hits him on the thigh pad. That bounced a little extra!
22.4
1
PW Hasaranga to van Beek, 1 run, slowed up on a length outside off stump. van Beek reaches out and drags it towards deep square leg

Netherlands 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st25MP O'DowdVikramjit Singh
2nd6W BarresiMP O'Dowd
3rd1MP O'DowdAT Nidamanuru
4th7MP O'DowdNRJ Croes
5th2MP O'DowdSA Edwards
6th8Saqib ZulfiqarMP O'Dowd
7th36LV van BeekMP O'Dowd
8th8LV van BeekR Klein
9th0LV van BeekA Dutt
10th12LV van BeekC Floyd

ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier

Super Six
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL33060.91
NED32140.662
SCOT32140.215
WI3122-0.091
ZIM3122-0.748
OMA3030-1.087
Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
ZIM44082.241
NED43160.669
WI42240.525
NEP4132-1.171
USA4040-2.164
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL44083.047
SCOT43160.54
OMA4224-1.221
IRE4132-0.061
UAE4040-2.249