Dushmantha Chameera (3/15) and Wanindu Hasaranga (3/8) led Sri Lanka’s fiery bowling display against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a T20 World Cup game at the Simonds Stadium on Tuesday as the Islanders got their campaign back on track with an emphatic 79-run victory.

Opening Pathum Nissanka played a sensible knock of 74 in 60 balls, helping Sri Lanka post a competitive 152-8 after a hat-trick from leg-spinner Karthik Meiyappan derailed the Asia Cup champion, who suffered an e?mbarrassing 55-run defeat against Namibia in the opening match of the tournament.

Wanindu Hasaranga vs UAE:

Overs: 4️⃣
Maidens: 1️⃣
Runs: 8️⃣
Wickets: 3️⃣

An elite performance from the Islander 👏#PlayBold #T20WorldCup #SLvUAE @Wanindu49 pic.twitter.com/aNa002PInv

— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) October 18, 2022

Brief Scores: Sri Lanka 152-8 (Pathum Nissanka 74, Dhananjaya de Silva 33; Karthik Meiyappan 3/19, Zahoor Khan 2/26) beat UAE 73 in 17.1 overs (Junaid Siddique 18; Wanindu Hasaranga 3/8, Dushmantha Chameera 3/15, Pramod Madushan 2/15) by 79 runs.

Netherlands beats Namibia

Earlier, Netherlands suffered a m??iddle-order collapse on their way to a nerve-racking, five-wicket win over Namibia that took them a step closer to qualifying for the Super-12 stage.

Chasing a modest total of 122 for victory, the Dutch’ lost three wickets for just 10 runs between the 14th to 17th over, turning the game into a thriller.

With six runs required in the final over, all-rounder Bas de Leede (30 not out) smashed his counterpart David Wiese for a boundary and ran another two down the ground to register a win with five wickets in hand and three ball?s to?? spare.

How good is Bas de leede,
One of the most complete cricketer bowls 140+- bats #3 and a gun fielder
Well played @KNCBcricket @basdeleede 👏👏

— Ahsan Malik (@ahsanmalik786) October 18, 2022

Brief scores: Namibia 122-6 in 20 overs (Jan Frylinck 43; Bas de Leede 2/18) lost to Netherlands 122-5 in 19.3 overs (Vikramjit Singh 39, Bas de Leede 30 not out; JJ Smit 2/24) by 5 wickets.

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Namibia will lock horns with Netherlands in the fifth match of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022 at Simonds Stadium in Geelong on Tuesday, Oc?tober 18.

Both teams have opened their account with victories in their first matches. Namibia pulled off a big upset in the tournament opener by defeating Sri Lanka.

Similarly, in the second match, Netherlands registered a thrilling win over United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Pitch report:

The previous two matches played in Geelong showed th?at the track offers a fair bit of assistance for seamers, especially in the initial stages of the match. At the same time,? batters struggled to accelerate the run rate and clear the long boundaries at this venue. Team winning the toss might opt to bowl first.

Probable XIs:

Namibia: Michael van Lingen, Divan la Cock, Stephan Baard, Jan Ni??col Loftie-Eaton, David Wiese, Gerhard Erasmus (c), Jan Frylinck, JJ Smit, Zane Green (wk), Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo

Netherlands: Max O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Bas de Leede, Tom Cooper, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards (c & wk), Tim Pringle, Logan van Beek, Fred Klaassen, Paul van Meekeren, Roelof van der Merwe.

Match Prediction:

Case 1

• Namibia wins the toss and bowls first
• Powerplay score: 40-45
• Netherlands total: 140-150

Case 2

• Netherlands wins the toss and bowls first
• Powerplay score: 45-50
• Namibia total: 145-155

Teams batting second to win the contest.

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