ICC World T20 | Twitter reacts to Max O'Dowd’s valiant effort going in vain as Sri Lanka prevail over Netherlands

10/20/2022

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Max O'Dowd’s unbeaten 53-ball 71 was not enough for the Netherlands as they endured a 16-run defeat against Sri Lanka in their final qualifying round fixture in Geelong. Chasing 163, O'Dowd received little support from the others throughout the innings, restricting the team to 146/9.

Sri Lanka moved to the top of Group A in the ongoing T20 World Cup following a hard-fought 16-run victory against the Netherlands. They posted 162/6 on the board after batting first, courtesy of Kusal Mendis’ fiery 44-ball 79. The others, however, did not manage to accelerate as the Netherlands bowlers were clinical for most parts of the innings. Speedster Paul van Meekeren was the pick of the Dutch bowler, returning figures of 4-0-25-2. Bas de Leede, Fred Klassen, and Timm van der Gugten were the other wicket-takers.

Coming to the chase, the Netherlands, who had won two in two before coming to this fixture, failed to shift gears when needed. Losing one wicket after another around O'Dowd at the other end did not help either. Skipper Scott Edwards chipped in with a brisk cameo (21 off 15 balls), but they required more from the others to guarantee their place in the Super 12s. Hence, they closed on 146/9. Sri Lanka’s spin duo Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theeksana did the most damage, sharing five wickets between them.

The moment where Sri Lanka won

— Richard (@Richard10719932) of

Qualified!

Sri Lanka have defeated Netherlands by 16 runs and have qualified for the Super 12 Stage of the T20 World Cup
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket)

No points for winning hearts sadly

srilanka won the game netherlands win hearts
— Fatima Habib (@faty_345)

Well played

Well played by Max O'Dowd and Kusal Mendis for their half centuries 😊
— Thisumi 💙💛 (@Thisumi101)

Time for the big matches

INTO THE SUPER 12 🇱🇰

Sri Lanka fans, you can breathe easy now 😄

They beat Netherlands by 16 runs to confirm their qualification ✅

This scene 😂 |
— حمزہ ادریس ستی (@hamzasatti_17)

SL v IND soon

So, Sri Lanka is coming to India's group until unless UAE does any upset today.

Namibia should comfortably defeat UAE.

Group 2 is becoming good, every team has the ability to beat any team. | | | | |
— Paritosh Kumar (@ParitoshK_2016)

He was great

You did great Max O'Dowd
— Shortsforsports (@ShortforSports)

Well done

Weldone Lankans 🤙 fantastic.
— MEEL Hindustani (@VijendraMeel10)

They were superb

Hats off to Roelof Van der Merwe and Max O'Dowd 🇳🇱👏
— 🅒🅡🅘︎🅒︎🄲🅁🄰🅉🅈𝗠𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗨™ 🇮🇳❤️ (@MSDianMrigu)

NED want UAE to win

Netherlands now need the UAE, who haven't won a game yet, to beat Namibia for them to go through

What heartbreak it would be for the Netherlands if they get knocked out   
— Arham🇵🇰 (@Aray_hum)

ICC World T20 | Twitter reacts to Max O'Dowd’s valiant effort going in vain as Sri Lanka prevail over Netherlands

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