The Netherlands showed surprise by defeating Bangladesh in the last ODI World Cup. The Dutch are also in the group of Tigers in the T20 World Cup. So the Netherlands threatened Bangladesh before the main event. The Netherlands defeated Sri Lanka in the warm-up match.
Sri Lanka faced the Netherlands in the official World Cup warm-up match at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium in Florida on Tuesday (May 28) night. Batting first in this match, the Dutch threw Sri Lanka a target of 182 runs. In reply, the Lankans were bowled out for 161 runs. The Netherlands won by 20 runs.
South Africa, Sri Lanka, the Netherlands, Bangladesh and Nepal form Group D in the World Cup. The Netherlands defeated Bangladesh in the ODI World Cup last year. The Dutch have threatened the Tigers before the main match of the World Cup after defeating Sri Lanka in the preparation match.
