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The Sri Lankan team who are still searching for the first win of the tournament in the ODI World Cup 2023, would face the Netherlands at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow . The Dutch are coming after a stunning victory against South Africa in their previous game at Dharamsala. Sri Lanka has been struggling without a proper bowler on their side hence they have been leaking runs constantly in the matches they have played already, thus it would be interesting to see how they face this associate nation at this venue.
Numbers and Stats ahead of SL vs NED game:
2 - Kasun Rajitha needs 2 more wickets to pick 100 wickets in international cricket overall.
2 - Two matches in the 2023 WC have been hosted at Lucknow and in both games team batting first has recorded a hundred-run partnership for the opening wicket.
Opening partnership in the 2023 WC games of the first innings at Lucknow:
Temba Bavuma-Quinton de Kock (SA): 108 vs Australia
Pathum Nissanka-Kusal Perera (SL): 125 vs Australia
5 - Sri Lanka has defeated the Netherlands in all five ODI meetings so far.
SL vs NED game results in ODIs:
SL win by 206 runs in Colombo(RPS), 2002 CT
SL win by 195 runs in Amstelveen, 2006
SL win by 55 runs in Amstelveen, 2006
SL win by 21 runs in Bulawayo, 2023 WC Qualifiers
SL win by 128 runs in Harare, 2023 WC Qualifiers (Finals)
7 - Maheesh Theekshana has taken 7 wickets against the Netherlands in ODI cricket overall.
Most wickets against Netherlands by a Sri Lankan bowler in ODIs:
Dilhara Fernando - 7 (3 inns)
Kaushal Lokuarachchi - 7 (2 inns)
Maheesh Theekshana - 7 (2 inns)
Maheesh Theekshana vs Netherlands in ODIs:
3/31(9) in Bulawayo, 2023 WC Qualifiers
4/31(6.3) in Harare, 2023 WC Qualifiers (Finals)
50 - Vikramjit Singh needs 50 more runs to complete 1000 runs in international cricket.
69 - Pathum Nissanka needs 69 more runs to complete 1000 ODI runs in 2023.
Most ODI runs in 2023:
Shubman Gill - 1299 (22 inns)
Asif Khan - 934 (24 inns)
Pathum Nissanka - 931 (23 inns)
243.16 - The average first innings total at the Ekana cricket stadium at Lucknow in ODIs is 243.16. Three out of six times team batting first has won.
