SL vs NED Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! PLUMB IN THE FRONT! That's it then! Nuwan Thushara serves this in the blockhole, on middle, Paul van Meekeren goes down to scoop it away but misses and gets hit on the pads right in front of the stumps. There is an appeal and up goes the finger. Paul van Meekeren still goes for the review here. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking comes up with three reds. SRI LANKA WIN BY 83 RUNS!

Fuller and on off, Vivian Kingma pushes it towards extra covers for a single.

OUT! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! The skipper goes now as well! Nuwan Thushara bangs this hard on the pitch, on middle, Scott Edwards pulls it hard but unfortunately hits it straight to short mid-wicket where Maheesh Theekshana takes a sharp catch. Sri Lanka one wicket away from the win now!

FOUR! Nice shot! Back of a length and outside off, Scott Edwards frees his arms and crunches it through point for a cracking boundary.

Pitched up and around off, Scott Edwards slices it over point for one.

SIX! MISJUDGED IN THE DEEP! Gives it some more air, full and on middle, Scott Edwards goes down and connects with his slog-sweep towards deep square leg, Dasun Shanaka fails to judge the flight of the ball and in the end, gets nowhere near the ball as it goes over for a maximum.

Flighted, full and on off, Paul van Meekeren taps it towards point for one.

Almost for Maheesh Theekshana! He slows it up this time, full and on off, Scott Edwards goes for the reverse sweep, gets a bottom edge that goes very close to the leg stump behind the keeper. They cross.

Tossed up, full and on middle, turns away, Paul van Meekeren tries to push it away but gets an outside edge along the ground to short third man for a single.

Floated, full but down the leg side, Paul van Meekeren misses his flick. Wided.

Close! Flatter, full and on middle and leg, Paul van Meekeren goes down to reverse sweep but misses, the ball just goes past the leg pole.

A single to end the over as Paul van Meekeren cuts it to third man for a single.

Very full and on off, Paul van Meekeren punches it to cover.

Dishes in a widish yorker, outside off, and gets it to reverse swing. Paul van Meekeren looks to dig it out but misses.

On a length and on middle, Scott Edwards strokes it to deep square leg for a single.

Leg bye! A yorker, shaping on the leg side. Paul van Meekeren looks to flick but misses and it rolls away to fine leg for a leg bye.

OUT! BOWLED! Matheesha Pathirana gets his second wicket. Aryan Dutt backs away and shows up his stumps, Matheesha Pathirana keeps it simple and targets the off pole with a length delivery, Dutt fails to cut and it crashes the stumps.

Tossed up, on middle, Dutt looks to whip it away but inside edges it to square leg for a single. Wanindu Hasaranga ends his spell with two wickets to his name.

FOUR! Welcome boundary! A bit of intent shown by the Dutch! Floaed full and on the pads. Dutt paddles it over square leg and bags a boundary.

Flat and on middle, slower through the air and was the googly. Scott Edwards eases it to long on for a single.

Full and on off, Scott Edwards pushes it to cover.

This is full and on middle, Scott Edwards slog-sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Tossed up, outside off, Aryan Dutt plays it through covers for a single.

A single to end the over! Shorter and on off, Dutt ramps it over to third man for a single.

Wide! Way, way down the leg side. Dutt lets it go for a wide.

Too full and on middle, Scott Edwards whips it to deep square leg for a single.

CHANCE! Scott Edwards had given up already! On middle, Dutt plays it on the off side but not far away. Nuwan Thushara runs across and picks up the ball, sees Scott Edwards halfway down and not making any attempt to get back, Nuwan Thushara takes his time to hit the target but still misses it.

Hits the deck hard and bowls it outside off, Scott Edwards works it to deep cover for a single.

On a length and on middle, Scott Edwards plays it back to the bowler. Maybe Netherlands have accepted the result at this point.

Too full and on  middle, Dutt flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Wide! Looks for the yorker but spills it down the leg side. Dutt leaves it alone.

Flighted full and on off, Dutt drives it to long off for a single.

OUT! STUMPED! Kusal Mendis is busy once again! Easy work this time! Smart from Wanindu Hasaranga as he pushes this full at 85 kph, the googly and on middle. Tim Pringle comes down the track to heave but misses and Mendis does the rest of the job.

Too full and on off, Scott Edwards pushes it to long off for a single.

Slides it full and around leg, spins. Scott Edwards looks to sweep but mistimes it on the deck.

Wanindu Hasaranga brings out the wrong 'un again, but this one skids on, this is outside off and Scott Edwards fails to cut it away.

A googly, flat and on off, Pringle punches it to long off for a single.

Digs it short and bowls it on middle, Scott Edwards pulls it to square leg for a couple more.

Bowls it full and on leg, Scott Edwards tucks it through square leg and collects a brace.

Lands the yorker perfectly, this is on middle, Pringle eases it to mid on for a single.

A low full toss on middle, Scott Edwards tickles it down to fine leg for a single.

A length ball, outside off, it shapes away before nipping back in. Scott Edwards looks to cut but misses.

On a length and outside off. Scott Edwards cuts it through point for a couple of runs.

Wide! Full and down the leg side. Scott Edwards fails to flick it away.

Quicker, short and on middle, Tim Pringle pushes it back to the bowler.

OUT! Netherlands are falling like nine pins here! This is a googly, full and on middle, turns in, Logan van Beek goes down to sweep but gloves it down as the ball rolls behind, he has no idea where the ball is and steps out of his crease, Kusal Mendis fumbles the first time, but quickly gathers and breaks the stumps with van Beek still out of his crease.

OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! Flighted, full and on off, turns away a bit again, Bas de Leede tries to slog it away, but fails to get the timing right, it holds up in the wind as well and flies towards long off, Charith Asalanka runs to his right and slides in to take a fantastic catch. Netherlands loses half their side now!

Short again and on middle, Bas de Leede nudges it through mid-wicket for a brace.

BEAUTY! Tossed up, full and on off, turns away, Bas de Leede looks to block but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Short and on off, Bas de Leede punches it to short covers.

A huge appeal for LBW, but turned down! Matheesha Pathirana bowls another fine yorker, on middle and leg, angling in, Scott Edwards this time fails to get bat and the ball hits him on the pads. Sri Lanka decides against the review and that turns out to be the correct decision.

A slower one again, short of a length and on off, Scott Edwards goes through his pull early and misses.

Nails the yorker, on middle, Bas de Leede just about manages to dig it out to the leg side for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! Matheesha Pathirana gets his man! He bowls this full again, on middle, slower too, Sybrand Engelbrecht backs away and tries to loft it, but gets deceived by the lack of pace, ends up chipping it towards long on where Charith Asalanka takes a comfortable catch. Sri Lanka on top!

Matheesha Pathirana follows the batter again and pitches it up, angling in, Sybrand Engelbrecht once again fails to connect.

Fuller and on leg, angling in, Sybrand Engelbrecht backs away to play at it but misses as the ball goes off his pads to the keeper.

FOUR! Fine shot! Back of a length and on middle, Scott Edwards stands tall and pulls it away from the middle of the bat, the ball races to the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

Fuller and on middle, Sybrand Engelbrecht knocks it to long on for one.

On a length and on off, Scott Edwards runs it down to third man for a run.

OUT! TAKEN! Dasun Shanaka strikes in his first over! He bangs this into the pitch, on off, Vikramjit Singh goes for the pull but the ball hurries onto him and he mistimes his shot, it goes high up in the air wide of deep mid-wicket, Kamindu Mendis runs to his left, tries to grab but it goes through the hands, hits his knee and lobs up, he shows good awareness and takes it on the second attempt. Netherlands three down now!

Back of a length and on middle, Sybrand Engelbrecht punches it through extra covers for a single.

Short of a length and outside off, Vikramjit Singh punches it aerially but well wide of deep point for three runs.

SIX! BANG! Exactly what Netherlands needed! Flighted, full and on middle, in the slot as well, Sybrand Engelbrecht clears his front leg away and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Flatter, short and on middle, Sybrand Engelbrecht stays back and slaps it hard back towards the bowler, Wanindu Hasaranga gets a hand to it but the ball goes behind him. Two runs taken!

Quicker, full and on middle, Vikramjit Singh clips it through square leg for a run.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Vikramjit Singh blocks it out.

Short again and on middle, Sybrand Engelbrecht pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a run.

Wanindu Hasaranga begins with a short delivery, on middle, Vikramjit Singh nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.

Flighted, full and on off, Sybrand Engelbrecht goes for the reverse sweep but misses.

OUT! STUMPED! A huge breakthrough for Sri Lanka! Maheesh Theekshana floats it up, full and on off, turns away, Michael Levitt skips down the track for a big shot, but gets beaten on the flight, the ball sneaks past his bat and Kusal Mendis behind the stumps does the rest.

Short and on middle, Vikramjit Singh flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up, full and on off, turns away, Vikramjit Singh tries to slog but misses.

Floated, full and on middle, Vikramjit Singh blocks it out.

Flatter, full and on middle, angling in, Vikramjit Singh looks to play but gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Superb over from Nuwan Thushara! Just two runs and a wicket. A length ball on top of off. Michael Levitt miscues his hoick and it rolls on the off side.

A yorker, right at the base of off. Michael Levitt digs it out to covers.

Fuller delivery on middle, Singh tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! Five balls without a boundary and the pressure got big on the Dutch! That's the situation they are in! This was in the slot yet again but Nuwan Thushara deceives the ball by bowling an off-pace delivery, this is on middle, Max O'Dowd heaves it to deep square leg, across the breeze and Kamindu Mendis takes it well.

This is full and on off, Michael Levitt knocks it to covers for a quick single. The fielder throws at the bowler's end but misses his shy.

Dishes out a widish yorker, outside off, Michael Levitt looks to drive it away but misses.

A single to end! 13 runs of the over. Tad short and outside off, Michael Levitt steps across and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Too full and on middle, Max O'Dowd eases it to long on and gives back the strike to his hitting partner.

Tossed up on middle, Michael Levitt flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

SIX NOW! This is an incredible start by the Dutch! It's not easy to hit Maheesh Theekshana with the ball doing its bit but Michael Levitt is not backing away at all. Full and outside off, this is slammed over covers for a biggie.

Tossed up, quicker and outside off, Michael Levitt punches it back to Maheesh Theekshana.

FOUR! Welcomes Maheesh Theekshana with a boundary! A flatter delivery to start, outside off and Michael Levitt slashes it through covers for a boundary.

15 runs off the over. Short of a length and on off, Max O'Dowd looks to cut but misses.

Keeps it full but changes his line and bowls it in the channel outside off, Max O'Dowd keeps it out as he plays it back to Angelo Mathews.

SIX! Max O'Dowd joins the carnage now! We are up for some real entertainment if this continues for a long period of time. Angelo Mathews tries the slower delivery, off-cutter again but bowls it full and on middle, Max O'Dowd thumps it down the ground for a biggie.

Wide! That is harsh on the bowling group. A length ball, outside off, near the tramline. Max O'Dowd makes room and then leaves it alone.

Full and on middle, Michael Levitt plays it to mid on for a single.

An off-cutter from Angelo Mathews, length and outside off, Michael Levitt looks to cut but misses.

Angelo Mathews goes very full, on off, not enough room for Michael Levitt to get underneath and he hits it to mid-wicket. He's caught but it doesn't count. The non-striker was eyeing a run but returned safely in his crease as the throw missed the target at his end.

SIX! The message seems to be clear! Netherlands won't give up without a fight! Angelo Mathews bowls it in the slot for Levitt, this is full and on middle, Michael Levitt whacks it over deep mid-wicket for  a biggie. Salt to the wound as Angelo Mathews has overstepped. Free-hit next.

Leg bye! Serves it very full and on the leg side, Michael Levitt backs away to flick but misses and it rolls off the pads to point for a leg bye.

Much better from Nuwan Thushara! A length ball on middle and off. Michael Levitt lunges forward and blocks it.

Better line! Bowls it full and wide of off, shapes away. Michael Levitt looks to drive but misses.

SIX! Pressure straight on Thushara! Errs in line and tails it on the pads. Michael Levitt flicks and uses the pace of the delivery as he hits it behind square leg. Pathum Nissanka in the deep, leaps but in vain as it sails over him.

FOUR! First boundary of the chase! Really well played. Nuwan Thushara bowls it full and on middle, swings away. Michael Levitt makes room for himself and lofts it over covers for a boundary.

Nuwan Thushara with his slingy action starts with a yorker-length delivery on middle. Michael Levitt digs it out back to the bowler.

Mistimes the shot! A good-length delivery, around off, Max O'Dowd tries to work on the leg side but mistimes and it goes high up. Luckily, it gets enough distance to get over the mid on fielder.

Drags his length back by a bit, this is on middle, Max O'Dowd nudges it to mid-wicket.

Max O'Dowd is off the mark as well. Angelo Mathews pitches it up, outside off, Max O'Dowd creams it through covers for a brace.

Netherlands are underway! Bowls it full and on middle, little bit of shape on it. Michael Levitt flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Well bowled! On a length and outside off, this one lands and nips back in off the deck. Michael Levitt is not sure how it went past his inside edge as he was trying to play on the off side. Very close to the off pole as well.

Angelo Mathews starts with a fuller delivery, outside off. Michael Levitt pushes it to cover.