2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Match 19 Preview: Key Players, Flash Strategy, Pitch and Prizes to be won.
Date: 21st October, 2023
Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Time: 10:30 AM IST/ 5:00 AM UTC
Key Players
NED
Batters – Max O'Dowd, Scott Edwards
Bowlers – Aryan Dutt, Logan van Beek
All-Rounders – Bas de Leede, Roelof van der Merwe
SRI
Batters – Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis
Bowlers – Dilshan Madushanka, Maheesh Theekshana
All-Rounder – Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka
NED vs SRI: Pitch Report
The Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, which has hosted 6 One-Day Internationals so far, has an even record of victories for teams batting first and second, each securing three wins. The average first innings score here hovers around 208, indicative of the challenges posed by a typically slow and low pitch. Batsmen often find themselves in a quandary, struggling to play their natural game on a surface where the ball seldom comes onto the bat nicely. This was prominently observed in the recent clash between Australia and Sri Lanka, where batsmen grappled to string together a series of aggressive shots. In stark contrast, spin bowlers have found Ekana Cricket Stadium to be a happy hunting ground. The pitch's sluggish character offers considerable turn and bounce, allowing spinners to weave their magic and stifle the scoring rate effectively. Interestingly, the pitch seemed to ease out during the second innings in the previous encounter, giving the chasing team a noticeable advantage. This characteristic might influence captains to opt to field first upon winning the toss, aiming to exploit more amenable batting conditions in the second half of the match.
NED vs SRI: Head-To-Head ODI Record
Sri Lanka has an unblemished record against the Netherlands in One Day Internationals (ODIs), having clinched victory in all 5 encounters between the two nations. While the teams have never met in an ODI World Cup match, they did face off twice in this year’s World Cup Qualifier. Sri Lanka emerged victorious on both occasions, including a decisive win in the final. The Dutch team, meanwhile, is yet to taste victory against the Sri Lankan side in this format of the game.
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