Sri Lanka vs Netherlands Weather Report And Pitch Report Of St Lucia Stadium– ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 38

The Sri Lanka vs Netherlands T20 World Cup match will be played at St Lucia on Monday, June 17 from 6 am IST. This is the last match for both teams. Sri Lanka are already eliminated from the tournament.

The Netherlands' fortunes depend on whether they will win this final game against Sri Lanka. They will need to win by a big margin to eclipse Bangladesh's NRR who are on four points. The Dutch will level Bangladesh on points and if Bangladesh win against Nepal in their final league game they will qualify along with South Africa from Group C.

Sri Lanka as said earlier are already out of the tournament. They are yet to win in this tournament so far. The Lankans lost their previous two games against South Africa and Bangladesh. Their previous match against Nepal was a washout denying them two crucial points. They have a winning record against the Dutch and would like to end their campaign with a win.

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Two more group games will remain after the match between Sri Lanka and the Netherlands. New Zealand takes on PNG in Trinidad and West Indies takes on Afghanistan in St Lucia.

Sri Lanka vs Netherlands Weather Report And Pitch Report Of  St Lucia Stadium– ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 38

Sri Lanka vs Netherlands Weather Report Of St Lucia

The match starts at 8.30 pm local time in Gros Islet on June 17, Monday. The temperatures in the evening will be around 28 degrees with breezy and warm conditions, partly cloudy skies, and a thunderstorm expected. Rain has been a constant feature in the Caribbean and the USA venues. Matches in Florida have been washed out. For this match, there is a rain prediction of 40 percent with humidity levels of 81 percent.

Sri Lanka vs Netherlands Pitch Analysis

The venue will host three Group games and three Super 8 games. So far 35 T20I matches have been played at this venue with 15 matches won by the team batting first and 20 batting second. 140 is the average score batting first but the highest total recorded batting first is 199. 197 is the highest total recorded in chases. Thus the metrics say that this is a high-scoring venue with good batting conditions.

Weather Impact on Sri Lanka vs Netherlands, T20 World Cup 2024, Match 38

The result of this match is inconsequential for Sri Lanka but not so much for the Netherlands. They will need to play very good cricket to win the match but for that, they will need the weather conditions to be good enough for a game. A rained-out match will end hopes for the Dutch with Sri Lanka already eliminated. They need a win and a big win.

Conclusion

Inclement weather have affected the results of key matches in this World Cup so far. Sri Lanka already have had a match rained out while the Dutch have lost two back-to-back games. They have a negative NRR and can only get to four points if they win. If Bangladesh beats Nepal, they will join South Africa as the two qualifiers from Group D.

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