wickets in the Super 10 tie of the World Twenty20 on Monday.
The 2007 and 2012 finalists made the quickest ever chase with 90 balls remaining to considerably boost their net run rate after skittling the Dutch out for 39 in 10.3
overs. Sri Lanka lost opener Kushal Perera (14) who lobbed Ahsan Malik for a catch at mid-on before Mahela Jawawardene (11) and Tilakratne Dilshan (12) polished off the total in just five overs to pick up their second victory in Group 1.
The Netherlands, who slayed both
Zimbabwe and Ireland en route to a famous entry into the Super 10s, were brought crashing down to the earth at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong.
Only Tom Cooper got into double figures as the Associate Nation received a harsh wake-up call after their heroics against Ireland
ast Friday when they chased down 190 in 13.5 overs.
Their batsmen lacked the application and aptitude and had no answer to the seam of Angelo Mathews and Nuwan Kulasekara
with the new ball as they slumped to 1-3. After sent in to bat, the ambitious Dutch side had a nightmare start when they were
reduced to 9 for 4 in four overs.
This was the shortest innings in
international T20 history as well.
Stephan Myburgh (0) gave his side the worst start in the first over when he slogged at Kulasekara's third ball slicing it to the backwards point boundary, where
Lasith Malinga pouched a comfortable catch.
Mathews, from the reverse end, wreaked havoc on the Netherlands top-order sending
back Michael Swart (0) and Wesley Barresi (1) in successive balls in his first over. He was adjudged man of the match for obliterating the Dutch top order.
A power cut after that paused the game for some time.
As the lights were back and play resumed, the top Sri Lankan allrounder continued making inroads in his second over to trap
Peter Borren in the front for the third Dutch duck.
After adding 16 runs for the fifth wicket, the highest partnership of the innings, Ben Cooper (8) ran himself out to hasten their descent on 25 for 5. Cooper topscored with 16 before being trapped leg-before by Ajantha Mendis. Malinga made a double strike in the 10th over, getting rid of Logan van Beek (1) and Mudassar Bukhari (4) in his second.
In the next over, Mendis landed another Sri Lankan twin strike to send back Pietar Seelar (3) and Ahsan Malik (0). Mathews and Mendis bagged three wickets
each. Malinga picked two and Kulasekera one.
Sri Lanka came into the match with a close victory over South Africa by 5 runs.
Sri Lanka now lead the Group 1 table with four points with two wins. The islanders will take on England in their third match
on Thursday (March 27).
The Dutch will face South Africa earlier on the same day. Both the Group 1 matches will be held at the Chittagong.
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