The 12th Match of the T20 World Cup 2021 is scheduled to play Sri Lanka vs Netherland on Friday, 22nd October 2021 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.

Sri Lanka had beaten Ireland in their most recent match with a handsome margin of 70 runs. The way how their batting order performed in this match was just outstanding. They scored a total of 170 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Wanindu Hasaranga was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side who scored 71 runs on 47 deliveries with the help of 10 boundaries and one huge six. Pathum Nissanka also had an outstanding performance with the bat. He scored 61 runs while he faced 47 balls and smashed six boundaries and one huge six during his inning.

The Netherlands had lost their most recent match against Namibia by the margin of six wickets. They lost the toss and were asked to bat first. The way how their batting order performed was just outstanding. They scored 164 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Max ODowd was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side who scored 70 runs on 56 deliveries with the help of six boundaries and one huge six. Colin Ackermann scored 35 runs while Scott Edwards remained not out after scoring 21 runs.

Sri Lanka had played just one match against the Netherlands which was won by Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka is overall a strong team as compared to the Netherlands at least on papers. According to our match prediction, Sri Lanka is the favorite team that will win this match. There are many factors that make Sri Lanka a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• Sri Lanka had won their both played matches
• The bowling unit of Sri Lanka is strong
• Both teams have a strong batting order in the side at least on papers
• The batting order of Sri Lanka is strong and experienced

Sri Lanka is full of experienced and young players of the t20 format. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for Sri Lanka have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

Sri Lanka has a 70% chance to win this match
The Netherlands has a 46% chance to win this match

The toss will play an important role in the decision of all matches of World Cup T20. Having a good total on the board is always a big advantage in these kinds of big matches. According to our toss prediction, the team that will win the toss may choose to bat first.

The 12th Match match of World Cup T20 2020-21 is going to be held at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah. We had observed in the previous matches played here that the pitch here at this venue is good for batting. The track is slower than the others we have seen and helps the spinners quite a bit. We are hoping that the surface is bound to get slower and be a bit more difficult for batting in this match. A score of 180 is going to be tough to chase.

The weather forecast in Sharjah is predicting some clouds around on match day but the weather forecast does not predict rain. We should be able to have a full uninterrupted match.

Date: Friday, 22nd October 2021
Time: 08:00 PM BD.

Stadium: Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Opened: 1982
Capacity: 16,000
Time Zone: UTC +04:00
Ends: Pavilion End, Sharjah Club End
Home to: United Arab Emirates
Floodlights: Yes
Location: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Total matches: 13
Matches won batting first: 9
Matches won bowling first: 4
Average 1st Inns scores: 149
Average 2nd Inns scores: 131
Highest total recorded: 215/6 (20 Ov) by AFG vs ZIM
Lowest total recorded: 90/10 (19.1 Ov) by AFG vs NED
Highest score chased: 140/3 (17.3 Ov) by AFG vs SCO
Lowest score defended: 154/8 (20 Ov) by ENG vs PAK

Pieter Seelaar (c), Logan van Beek, Timm van der Gugten, Ben Cooper , Brandon Glover, Paul van Meekeren, Philippe Boissevain, Max ODowd, Stephan Myburgh, Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Ryan ten Doeschate, Scott Edwards (wk), Roelof van der Merwe, Fred Klaassen.