Sri Lanka will face the Netherlands this weekend looking for their first win of the tournament. The match will be played on Saturday at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow and is a day game.

Netherlands and Sri Lanka are the teams in action in the 19th match of the 2023 Cricket World Cup in Lucknow on Saturday. After defeating South Africa in the 15th game in Dharamsala, the Netherlands fancy their chances in this game and are aiming for their second win of the tournament. Sri Lanka are currently bottom of the table after defeats against South Africa, Pakistan and Australia and are hoping to pick up their first points of the competition. Read on as we preview this day's game. The match starts at 10:30 a.m. local time at BRSABVE Cricket Stadium.

After beating South Africa, the Netherlands will believe they can deliver another huge kill in this game. With Sri Lanka not at their best and struggling with injuries, this could well be another game that captures the imagination of cricket fans across the world.

Sri Lanka have had a difficult start to the season against some of the top teams and will use this game as an opportunity for their first win. With Kusal Mendis and Dilshan Madushanka both in brilliant form, they should have enough to win this game.

Match Preview

Netherlands will face Sri Lanka in the 19th match of the Cricket World Cup at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on October 21. The Netherlands have only won one of the three games played and are in eighth place. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, has not yet won a game and is at the bottom of the table.

The Netherlands faced South Africa in their final game, with South Africa winning the toss and electing to field. After a decent start, they continued to lose heaps of wickets after the opening stand collapsed and were reduced to 140 for the loss of seven wickets. Scott Edwards captained a knock of 78, giving his team a good score of 245 in a reduced game of 43 overs per side. South Africa were never really able to start the way they would have liked and lost wickets at regular intervals. The Netherlands dealt a major setback to the tournament, winning the game by 38 runs over South Africa.

Sri Lanka played Australia in their last game, with Sri Lanka winning the toss and electing to bat. They got off to a fantastic start as both openers looked to be in top form and scored 125 runs for the first wicket. Both openers reached their 50 mark but as soon as they failed, the entire team fell one after another and were bowled out for just 209. At the beginning, Australia seemed to be failing even at this small target. They lost two wickets early on but good partnerships followed later and eventually took five wickets to win.

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Match Prediction

This game will pit two of the bottom three against each other, but even though we are over a third of the way through the tournament, there is still a chance for the Netherlands and Sri Lanka to go on a winning streak and finish in the top four at the end of the group stage . We expect both teams to try to attack the other from the start of this game and we could well be in for a very exciting and close battle. The Netherlands have a lot of skills, but Sri Lanka have only just played on this ground and that could be an advantage. Our prediction is: It will be a close game, but Sri Lanka will win.

Sri Lanka beats the Netherlands

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Bet on Sri Lanka to win.

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Netherlands Key Players

Scott Edwards – The captain was all smiles after the win against South Africa, and with good reason. Without his ten fours and one six, his team would not have secured victory.

Roelof van der Merwe – The experienced bowling all-rounder played in the last game against his native country and excelled with both the bat (29 runs from 19 balls) and the ball (2-34 from 9 overs).

Paul van Meekeren – The right-arm pace bowler was very impressive against South Africa and he grabbed the key wicket of Aiden Markram. He bowls with excellent accuracy and speed.

Sri Lanka Key players

Kusal Mendis – The keeper-batsman scored over 200 runs in the 2023 World Cup, averaging 67.00 in his three innings. He will attack against the opposition bowling attack in this game.

Kusal Perera – The opener struggled with his form but was back to his best in the game against Australia. His dismissal signaled a major batting slump, but he top scored with 78 runs from 82 balls.

Dilshan Madushanka – The left-arm pace bowler did not deserve to be on the losing side in Game 14. He bowled at good pace and got movement, dismissing David Warner, Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne.

Dunith Wellalage - The young left-arm spinner picked up his second wicket of the 2023 Cricket World Cup when he dismissed Josh Inglis on Tuesday and we expect him to cause problems for the Netherlands batsmen in Lucknow.