On Thursday, October 20 at Simonds Stadium in Geelong, Sri Lanka and the Netherlands will play in game nine of the Twenty20 World Cup 2022. pertaining to the two Group A squads. After two victories, the Netherlands find themselves atop the standings. However, they have been eliminated from further competition. If the Netherlands lose this match and Namibia beats the United Arab Emirates in their next match, they may be eliminated from the tournament early due to having the lowest net run rate among the three teams.

Pitch and Weather Report

The weather is predicted to be mostly cloudy, sunny, or clear and rainy for the SL vs NED 9th Match on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at Simonds Stadium in South Geelong, Victoria. The expected temperature is 12°C, with a humidity of 81% and a wind speed of 20 km/hr.

In South Geelong, Victoria, Simonds Stadium has a level playing field. Which side bats first will be decided by the toss winner’s team. However, the opening few overs on this pitch benefit pacers. Spinners will likely have an advantage in the middle overs. The pitch is often favourable to hitters as reported by The Australia Time.