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MELBOURNE : The Netherlands suffered a loss of Dutch courage on the way to a nerve-racking, five-wicket win over Namibia at the T20 World Cup in Geelong on Tuesday that moved them a step closer to qualifying for the Super 12 phase.
The road to the main draw of the ongoing T20 World Cup though is a slightly more arduous one for the Lankans. They couldn't qualify directly for the Super 12 stage and are having to play the First Round, which is essentially a qualifier round to determine which four teams will join the top 8 who have directly qualified for the main draw. The Emerald Islanders though were in for a rude shock in their opening Round 1 match, where minnows Namibia stunned the Dasun Shanaka-led team by 55-runs. The Lankans were bowled out for just 108, chasing a not very challenging 164. The Lankans play UAE on Tuesday and then the Netherlands on Thursday in their next two Round 1 clashes as they eye a Super 12 berth.
T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka vs UAE, Group A Match Live Updates: Openers Kusal Mendis and Pathum Nissanka gave a solid start to Sri Lanka against UAE in the Group A match of the ongoing T20 World Cup, at Simonds Stadium, Geelong, on Tuesday. Sri Lanka's score currently read at 37/0, after 4.0 overs. Sri Lanka and UAE will square off against each other in Match No. 6 of the ongoing T20 World Cup. Both Sri Lanka and UAE faced a defeat in their opening clash against Namibia and Netherlands, respectively. Sri Lanka recently won the Asia Cup 2022 and their loss against Namibia was a major shock for all the fans. It will be interesting to see whether Sri Lanka will be able to redeem themselves or not. (Live Scorecard)
Bas de Leede gave the Netherlands a shot at qualification for the main phase of the T20 World Cup as they beat Namibia in Geelong.
With more than six overs left, the Netherlands were 92 for two in pursuit of a modest total of 121 for six but lost three wickets for 10 runs to turn the match into a nail-biter.
Bas de Leede took two wickets and made an unbeaten 30 as the Netherlands took a giant step towards the Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 on Tuesday with a tense five-wicket victory over giant-killing Namibia.
The T20 World Cup is well and truly underway and the ongoing qualifiers have seen Namibia upsetting Sri Lanka and Scotland getting the better of West Indies. The Super 12 stage will get started on Saturday with Australia squaring off against New Zealand. Team India will begin their campaign on October 23 against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The preparation of Rohit Sharma and co has started on a good note, as the side defeated defending champions Australia in a warm-up game on Monday.
T20 World Cup, Namibia vs Netherlands, Group A Match Live Updates:Namibia skipper Gerhard Erasmus won the toss and opted to bat against Netherlands in their Group A match of the ongoing T20 World Cup at Simonds Stadium, Geelong. Both the teams have opened their match tally with a win. Namibia defeated Sri Lanka by 55 runs, while on the other hand, Netherlands registered a win against UAE by three wickets. It will be interesting to see that which side will be dominating the other as both the teams have shown a great potential in their previous games. Both sides will be looking to maintain a winning streak. (LIVE SCORECARD)