Sri Lanka vs Netherlands – ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Betting Tips

Sri Lanka and Netherlands will lock horns in the 12th match of the 2021 Indian Premier League to be played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday.

In the previous game, Sri Lanka registered a comprehensive win over Ireland, courtesy excellent contributions from Pathum Nissanka, Wanindu Hasaranga and Mahesh Theekshana. With this result, Sri Lanka are currently lying at the top of the table in the Group A of the competition.

On the other hand, Netherland suffered a shocking defeat at the hands of Namibia. Skipper Pieter Seelaar will be hoping that the side can deliver a decent show in this dead rubber. Due to net-run rate of -1.240, Netherland don’t have a chance of qualifying for the next stage of the competition.

In 2014 T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka registered a comprehensive nine-wicket win over Netherlands. 

Sri Lanka Form and Team News

After notching up comfortable victories over Namibia and Ireland, Sri Lanka would be looking to make it three in a row against Netherlands.

In the batting department, the onus will be on the openers Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, middle-order trio of Wanindu Hasaranga, Avishka Fernando and Bhanuka Rajapaksa to deliver the bulk of the runs.

Experienced players like Kusal Perera and Dinesh Chandimal have struggled to produce decent scores so far in this T20 World Cup. The team management will be hoping that the duo can get back amongst the runs against Netherlands.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the pace trio of Lahiru Kumara, Dushmantha Chameera and Chamika Karunaratne to deliver timely breakthroughs with the new-ball.

The spin duo of Mahesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga have put in excellent performances and not allowed the opposition to score easy runs in the middle over of the innings.

Netherlands Form and Team News

The side will rue the fact that they should have won their previous match against Namibia. The bowlers showed poor skills at the back end of the innings against Namibia.

In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Colin Ackermann, Max O’Dowd, Stephan Myburgh, Scott Edwards, Ryan Doeschate and Roelof van der Merwe to do the bulk of the scoring in this final game.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Fred Klaasen, Brandon Glover, Pieter Seelaar and Logan van Beek to provide crucial breakthroughs in this dead rubber.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Sri Lanka will be favorites to win the 12th game of the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup to be played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. For this 12th T20 World Cup game, Netherlands are placed at 4.60 odds, while Sri Lanka placed at 1.16 odds

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Our Tipster Angle

Based on current form, Sri Lanka will be firm favorites to win their third game on the bounce in the ICC T20 Word Cup. With the likes of Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara, Mahesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga bowling well in the previous two matches, Sri Lanka have enough firepower in their bowling department to dismantle Netherlands’s inconsistent batting lineup.

Therefore, the prediction is for Sri Lanka to register a thumping win over Netherlands.

Tip 1- Lahiru Kumara have been impressive with the ball for Sri Lanka

Pacer Lahiru Kumara has produced splendid bowling performances in the first two matches played in the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. With four wickets to his name at an economy rate of 4.13, we can expect pacer Lahiru Kumara to take one wicket or more against [email protected].

Tip 2- Max O’Dowd to continue his rich vein of form 

Netherlands opener has showcased excellent form in the group matches played in the T20 World Cup. In the previous match, Max O’Dowd notched up his second half-century on the trot in the competition. With 121 runs at a strike rate of 117.47, Max O’Dowd is leading run-scorer for Netherlands in the competition. So we can expect opener Max O’Dowd to score 15 runs or more against Sri [email protected]

Conclusion

Expect Sri Lanka to beat Netherlands by a convincing margin and finish at top spot in the Group A of the competition.

1. Pacer Lahiru Kumara to take one wicket or more against Netherlands- Sri [email protected]
2. Opener Max O’Dowd to score 15 runs or more against Sri Lanka- [email protected]

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