NED vs SL Weather Report Live Today and Pitch Report Of Lucknow Stadium, ICC World Cup 2023, Match 19

NED vs SL Weather Report Live Today and Pitch Report Of Lucknow Stadium, ICC World Cup 2023, Match 19. In match 19 of ICC World Cup 2023, Netherlands and Sri Lanka will take on each other. The NED vs SL match is scheduled to be played on Saturday, October 21. Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow is the venue of the NED vs SL clash.

Led by Scott Edwards, the Netherlands gave an astonishing performance in their previous match, defeating mighty South Africa to surprise global cricket fans. Batting first, Netherlands piled up 245-8 in 1st innings, thanks to a memorable 78-run knock by skipper Scott Edwards.

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The match was reduced to 43 overs per side due to rain. During the chase, South Africa faced a top-order collapse, losing 4 wickets for just 44 runs on the board. Key batters like Temba Bavuma (16), Quinton de Kock (20), Rassie van der Dussen (4), Aiden Markram (1), and Heinrich Klaasen (28) lost their wickets without scoring a good knock.

David Miller kept some hopes alive with his 43 runs but once he was out, South Africa remained far away from victory. Getting out for 207, Proteas lost by 38 runs. Logan van Beek grabbed 3 wickets while Paul van Meekeren, Roelof van der Merwe, and Bas de Leede hunted 2 scalps each.

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Sri Lanka, led by Kusal Mendis, lost their previous match to Australia by 5 wickets. Batting first, the Asian side started well with an opening stand of 125 runs. Opener Pathum Nissanka (61) and Kusal Perera (78) bashed brilliant half-centuries.

However, Sri Lanka faced a severe batting collapse after their openers went to the pavilion. Losing the rest of the batters for single digits except for Charith Asalanka (25), Sri Lanka got all out for just 209. Aussie spinner Adam Zampa grabbed a 4-wicket haul.

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During the chase, Australia lost 2 wickets quickly in the form of David Warner (22) and Steve Smith (0). However, Mitchell Marsh (52) slammed a half-century to provide a good start to the team. Later, Josh Inglis followed up with his 58 runs and grabbed victory for the team.

NED vs SL Weather Report Live Today and Pitch Report Of Lucknow Stadium, ICC World Cup 2023, Match 19

The NED vs SL match of ICC World Cup 2023 is scheduled to be played on Saturday, October 21. The venue of the match is Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, India. The match begins at 10:30 AM IST.

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According to weather reports, the temperature of Lucknow city on Saturday, October 21 will be 31° Celcius during the day and fall to 19° Celcius at night. The sky will be clear during the day and night.

The chances of rain are 3% during the day and 3% at night. Hence, the NED vs SL match will not be affected by rain. The humidity will be 50% during the day and rise to 69% at night.

Ekana Cricket Stadium is a low-scoring ground. The average 1st innings total at the stadium in ODIs is 226 while the average 2nd innings total is 209. The stadium has hosted 11 ODI games so far. Out of those, the team batting first won 3 games while the team batting second won 8 games. Hence, chasing is a big advantage at the stadium according to stats.

The highest-ever total at the stadium stands at 311/7, scored by South Africa in a recent game against Australia in ICC World Cup 2023. Bowlers have always found an advantage at the stadium and spinners have enjoyed a lot of success due to turning tracks.