Sri Lanka will meet the Netherlands on Thursday in their third match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022. While they faced a shocking defeat to Namibia in their first match, they then had a match against the United Arab Emirates before they lock horns with the Dutch. On the other hand, the Netherlands have won both their matches heading into this fixture and will want to seal their place in the next round of the competition with an unbeaten record.
Before the two teams lock horns, here is a stat-based prediction of who could win the toss, who has the better chance of winning the match as well as the predicted powerplay scores for this match.
1. Toss Prediction
While Sri Lanka have won 1 and lost 1 toss out of their 2 matches, the Netherlands are yet to win a single toss. So predicting, Sri Lanka to win the toss in this match.
2. Win Possibility
Despite the shocking result of Sri Lanka's opener, one would have to back them to come back and strong win this match. They are the reigning Asia Cup champions, having defeated teams like India and Pakistan on their way to the title, not long before the start of this tournament. So, predicting them to play as per their true potential and beat the Netherlands.
3. Team of the Day
The Team of the Day is Sri Lanka. Other than the abovementioned factors, Sri Lanka and the Netherlands have faced each other two times before this at the T20 World Cup and on both these occasions, it is the Asian team who has come out on top. So they should be able to repeat history. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka are ranked number 8 in the world while the Netherlands are number 18- another parameter to back Sri Lanka.
4. Predicted Powerplay Score and average first innings total
131.66 has been the average first innings total after the first 3 matches at the Simonds Stadium, Geelong in the T20 World Cup. Sri Lanka's average powerplay score after 2 innings in T20 World Cup is 45. On the other hand, Netherlands' average powerplay score in this tournament so far is 46.5. So, predicting both teams to score between 40-55 in this match in the first 6 overs.
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