Producer: Peuli Bakshi
Sri Lanka ended their T20 World Cup campaign with a memorable Group D match win by a big margin of 83 runs at Gros Islet on Monday (June 17).
Put to bat first, Sri Lanka posted 201/6 in 20 overs, powered by Kusal Mendis' opening knock of 46 off 29.
Charith Asalanka top-scored with 46 off 21 and was named the player of the match.
Dhananjaya de Silva and Angelo Mathews also added 29+ runs each to reach the big total.
Logan van Beek, in his 4 overs, took the crucial wicket of Charith Asalanka and dismissed Dasun Shanaka for a duck, but conceded most runs (45).
In Netherlands' run chase, skipper Scott Edwards and opener Michael Levitt were the only ones with 30+ scores.
Nuwan Thushara was a big part of the second-innings success of Sri Lanka as he took three wickets in 3.4 overs.
Skipper Hasaranga and Pathirana also scalped two wickets, bundling out Nepal for 118 in 16.4 overs.