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Sri Lanka recorded their first win of the ODI World Cup 2023 with the help of a brilliant batting performance from Sadeera Samarawickrama who went on to smash an unbeaten 91 runs in this game to ensure they chased down 263 runs successfully in this game. Initially, Pathum Nissanka also smashed a brilliant fifty at the top of the order while others like Asalanka and Dhananjaya de Silva also played a supporting role with Samarawickrama.
Talking about the Netherlands inning they went on to record a total of 262 runs despite being down for 91/6 with the help of a brilliant 130-run partnership between Sybrand Engelbrecht and Logan van Beek. Among Sri Lankan bowlers both Dilshan Madushanka and Kasun Rajitha each picked four wickets with the ball respectively.
Numbers and Stats from SL vs NED game:
1 - Dilshan Madushanka took a four-wicket haul in his ODI career for the first time.
2 - For the first time two Netherlands batters scored a fifty in an ODI match while batting at number 7 (or) lower position.
Batters to score fifty-plus for Netherlands in ODIs while batting at number 7 (or) lower position:
- Peter Borren - 71* vs Scotland in Aberdeen, 2011
- Teja Nidamanuru - 110* vs Zimbabwe in Harare, 2023
- Scott Edwards - 78* vs South Africa in Dharamsala, 2023 WC
- Sybrand Engelbrecht - 70 vs Sri Lanka in Lucknow, 2023 WC
- Logan van Beek - 59 vs Sri Lanka in Lucknow, 2023 WC
4/50 - Kasun Rajitha recorded his best-ever bowling figures in ODI cricket.
Kasun Rajitha's best bowling figure in ODIs:
- 4/50 vs Netherlands in Lucknow, 2023 WC
- 4/79 vs Afghanistan in Lahore, 2023 Asia Cup
91 - Sadeera Samarawickrama scored 91 runs in this game.
Highest score for Sadeera Samarawickrama in ODIs:
- 108 vs Pakistan in Hyderabad, 2023 World Cup
- 93 vs Bangladesh in Colombo(RPS), 2023 Asia Cup
- 91* vs Netherlands in Lucknow, 2023 World Cup
130 - Syed Engelbrecht and Logan van Beek recorded the highest partnership by a batting pair for the 7th (or) lower wicket in the ODI World Cup.
Highest partnership by a batting pair for 7th (or) lower wicket in ODI World Cup:
- Syed Engelbrecht-Logan van Beek: 130 vs Sri Lanka in Lucknow, 2023
- Kapil Dev-Syed Kirmani: 126* vs Zimbabwe in Tunbridge Wells, 1983
- Iain Butchart-Dave Houghton: 117 vs New Zealand in Hyderabad, 1987
262 - The Netherlands recorded 262 runs in this game.
The highest total for the Netherlands in the ODI World Cup:
- 314/4 vs Namibia in Bloemfontein, 2003
- 306 vs Ireland in Kolkata, 2011
- 292/6 vs England in Nagpur, 2011
- 262 vs Sri Lanka in Lucknow, 2023
- 245/8 (43) vs South Africa in Dharamsala, 2023
1992 - After 1992, for the first time all teams registered one victory in the ODI World Cup tournament.
