Sri Lanka finally broke their duck in the ODI World Cup after they registered their first win in the tournament on Saturday (Oct 21) against the Netherlands. The five-wicket win in Lucknow was engineered by Sadeera Samarawickrama’s resolute knock as he smashed 91 runs in 107 deliveries while evaporating any chances of another giant-killing act from the Dutch.

ODI World Cup 2023: Sri Lanka FINALLY break duck on points table, beat Netherlands by five wickets in Lucknow

Sri Lanka has been crowned as the winner of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier after beating the Netherlands by 128 runs in Harare on Sunday. The final of an exciting tournament that saw many upsets, a world-class cricket match and several groundbreaking performances, was headlined by off-spinner Maheesh Theekshana, who returned with four for 31, his second straight four-wicket haul in CWC’23 Qualifier.

CWC'23 Qualifier: Maheesh Theekshana stars with ball as Sri Lanka thump Netherlands by 128 runs to lift trophy

A gusty half-century by Dhananjaya de Silva and all-round efforts from Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga helped Sri Lanka overcome a valiant effort by the Netherlands in their ICC Cricket World Cup Super Six match on Friday.

CWC Qualifiers: Sri Lanka overcome valiant Netherlands, win by 21 runs

In a crucial game in the T20 World Cup qualifiers, Asian champions Sri Lanka were up against the Netherlands in a Group A clash. With two back-to-back wins, the Dutch line-up had the edge whereas Dasun Shanaka's Sri Lankan team had to win to keep their hopes of qualifying into the main draw of the tournament, which kicks off on October 22 (Saturday).

T20 World Cup: Asian champions Sri Lanka beat Netherlands by 16 runs to enter Super 12 round

The T20 World Cup (T20 WC) 2022 edition started with a bang. The one-time winners and current Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka lost to Namibia in their opening game of the qualifying round whereas two-time champions West Indies went down to Scotland, by 42 runs, in their tournament opener.

T20 World Cup: Ahead of do-or die game vs Netherlands, here's how Sri Lanka can enter Super 12 round

Already qualified for the Super 12s, Sri Lanka thrashed Netherlands by eight wickets in their final T20 World Cup first round match with the spin duo of Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana bamboozling the opposition batters here on Friday.

T20 WC: SL thrash Netherlands by 8 wickets as the Dutch register second-lowest total in tournament history

Match 12 of the T20 World Cup edition will see the Pietar Seelar-led Netherlands (NED) take on in-form Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka (SL) on Friday evening (October 22).

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