SL VS NED - 9th Match, Group A, ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2022

Sri Lanka are through for sure but they don't know their positioning on the table as Namibia take on UAE next. UAE springing in a surprise would mean Netherlands can still go through. For Namibia it is simple, win and go through as group toppers. We will do the maths for you. Switch tabs and hog on to all the information. Bye bye for now.

Dasun Shanaka | Winning captain - We knew that we could be the number 1 in this group, but we missed out in the first match. The boys have done well though, especially the bowling group. I knew the wicket was two-paced, so we wanted to bowl well in the first 10 overs and then control the game.

Scott Edwards | Losing captain - We bowled pretty well in the powerplay, little unlucky that the chances didn't go to hand, let it slip a bit towards the middle and back-end. I'd have loved to go through, (on qualification) it's not in our hands anymore and that's a disappointment.

Kusal Mendis | Player of the Match - The wicket was a bit slow, so we needed to take some time and I could get the runs after 10 overs. Asalanka started well, he understood the way the wicket played and I could get going with a few boundaries.

18:28 Local Time, 07:28 GMT, 12:58 IST: Sri Lanka have managed to get through by a thin margin but they looked. It should in control in the second innings. Netherlands needed a much better show and they fumbled it during the end phase of their bowling innings and then their batting came a cropper. Max O'Dowd tried but didn't have much support from the other end. It was too much for him at the end as his valiant knock deserved much better. Earlier Netherlands had started well with the ball but Kusal Mendis played a stellar knock to take Lanka beyond 160. On a track which had something in it for pacers and spinners, 160 always looked tough. However as the final score of Netherlands suggests, some help from the batters to O'Dowd would have helped Netherlands to come up with a better result.

Kumara to Max ODowd, no run, Sri Lanka are through to the Super-12, short of a good length and well wide of off, ODowd swings across the line and misses

Kumara to Max ODowd, no run, banged in short and well outside off - Max ODowd swings across the line and misses

Kumara to Max ODowd, FOUR, fuller length delivery outside off, sliced away high and behind square on the off-side, one bounce and over the ropes

Kumara to van der Merwe, byes, 1 run, oh! van der Merwe somehow turns over the strike, could have been run-out at both ends - short and wide of off, he threw his bat out and missed - Kusal Mendis had three stumps to aim as Max ODowd charged down for a single, missed, the ball went to the bowler who fumbled, then picked up and missed the shy at the bowler's end

Kumara to Max ODowd, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the pads, whipped away behind square on the on-side - van der Merwe turns back for a second which isn't there, has he got his bat down in time. He has, but it's only a single and Max ODowd is off strike

Kumara to Max ODowd, no run, short of a length and well wide of off, Max ODowd was looking to carve it over backward point and missed, he yells in disappointment

Lahiru Kumara [3.0-0-23-1] is back into the attack

23 needed off the last over, matter of 4 big hits and Max ODowd is capable of doing it. Or is it asking for too much? One thing for sure, he'll not take ones or twos

M Theekshana to Max ODowd, 1 run, Max ODowd will keep strike, flighted delivery outside off, driven to deep cover for a single

M Theekshana to Max ODowd, no run, good comeback from Theekshana - very full and just outside off, squeezed to backward point

M Theekshana to Max ODowd, no run, dropped short and just outside off - Max ODowd backs away and finds cover, doesn't take the single

M Theekshana to Max ODowd, SIX, Max ODowd is keeping his team in with a chance, flighted delivery on off - Max ODowd gets under the delivery on the slog-sweep, didn't come off the middle of the bat, plenty of height and has enough to clear the two fielders in the deep

M Theekshana to Max ODowd, no run, tossed up quicker and just outside off, ODowd swings hard and misses

M Theekshana to Max ODowd, no run, flighted delivery on off, Max ODowd shuffled across and slogged it high and down deep mid-wicket's throat, they don't take any run with Max ODowd retaining strike

M Theekshana to Max ODowd, wide, another wide yorker, another past the tramline, and it's another wide