Samarawickrama’s 91* helps Sri Lanka open account
Updated On: 22 October, 2023 07:47 AM IST | Lucknow | Santosh Suri
By no stretch of the imagination was it a comfortable victory as the Dutch fought hard till the end with their tight bowling and superb fielding, making the Lankan batsmen earn their runs
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Sri Lanka’s Sadeera Samarawickrama celebrates his half-century in Lucknow on Saturday. Pic/AFP
It was a great relief for Sri Lanka when they finally registered the first win in their fourth game, getting the better of the Netherlands by five wickets at the Ekana stadium on Saturday.
They were the only winless side going into the fourth round but despite opening their account in the points tally and finally moving to No. 8, ahead of England and Afghanistan, they have a lot to do to come anywhere near being in contention at this mega-event.
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