Stats highlights of Match No 12 – Netherlands Vs Sri Lanka at Sharjah on 22 Oct 21
Sri Lanka won this game by eight wickets to provide the 15th occasion of a team winning a World Cup game by exact eight wickets. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Res | Margin | BR | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RSA | won | 8 wkts | 14 | Win | Jo’burg | 11 Sep 2007 |
| 2 | Aus | won | 8 wkts | 31 | Eng | Cape Town | 14 Sep 2007 |
| 3 | Ind | won | 8 wkts | 15 | Ire | Nottingham | 10 Jun 2009 |
| 4 | Pak | won | 8 wkts | 8 | Srl | Lord’s | 21 Jun 2009 |
| 5 | Win | won | 8 wkts | 1 | Eng | Providence | 03 May 2010 |
| 6 | Pak | won | 8 wkts | 8 | Ban | Pallekele | 25 Sep 2012 |
| 7 | Aus | won | 8 wkts | 14 | RSA | Col-RPS | 30 Sep 2012 |
| 8 | Ind | won | 8 wkts | 18 | Pak | Col-RPS | 30 Sep 2012 |
| 9 | Ban | won | 8 wkts | 27 | Nep | Chattogram | 18 Mar 2014 |
| 10 | Ind | won | 8 wkts | 9 | Ban | Dhaka | 28 Mar 2014 |
| 11 | Sco | won | 8 wkts | 12 | HKG | Nagpur | 12 Mar 2016 |
| 12 | RSA | won | 8 wkts | 14 | Srl | Delhi | 28 Mar 2016 |
| 13 | Sco | won | 8 wkts | 18 | Oma | Al Amerat | 21 Oct 2021 |
| 14 | Nam | Won | 8 wkts | 9 | Ire | Sharjah | 22 Oct 2021 |
| 15 | Srl | Won | 8 wkts | 77 | Net | Sharjah | 22 Oct 2021 |
Sri Lanka won this game with 77 balls remaining to provide the fourth occasion of a team winning a WC game with 50 plus balls remaining. All the four occasions are listed below
| No | Team | Res | Margin | BR | Bat | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Srl | won | 09 Wkts | 90 | 2nd | Net | Chattogram | 24 Mar 2014 |
| 2 | Srl | won | 08 wkts | 77 | 2nd | Net | Sharjah | 22 Oct 2021 |
| 3 | NZl | won | 09 wkts | 74 | 2nd | Ken | Durban | 12 Sep 2007 |
| 4 | Aus | won | 10 wkts | 58 | 2nd | Srl | Cape Town | 20 Sep 2007 |
Sri Lanka won this game with 77 balls remaining to provide its second occasion of winning a WC game with 50 plus balls remaining. Its first such win against Netherlands at Chattogram on 24 Mar 2012 when it had won the game by eight wickets with 90 balls remaining. Both the occasions are listed below
| No | Team | Res | Margin | BR | Bat | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Srl | won | 09 Wkts | 90 | 2nd | Net | Chattogram | 24 Mar 2014 |
| 2 | Srl | won | 08 wkts | 77 | 2nd | Net | Sharjah | 22 Oct 2021 |
Sri Lanka is the only team in the tournament to win a WC game with 50 plus balls remaining. It is interesting to note that the opposition was Netherlands and the margin of victory was identical – eight wickets on both the occasions.
Netherlands was dismissed for 44 in this game to provide the 63rd occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in the tournament. It also provides the fifth occasion of Netherlands dismissed all out in an innings in the tournament.
Netherlands was dismissed for 44 in this game to provide the tenth occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in the tournament against Sri Lanka. It also provides the second occasion of Netherlands dismissed all out in an innings in the tournament against Sri Lanka
Netherlands was dismissed for 44 in this game to provide the 25th occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 runs in an innings in the tournament. It also provides the third occasion of Netherlands dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 runs in an innings in the tournament.
Netherlands was dismissed for 44 in this game to provide the sixth occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 runs in an innings against Sri Lanka in the tournament. It also provides the second occasion of Netherlands dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 runs in an innings in the tournament against Sri Lanka.
Netherlands’ ten batsmen were dismissed for single digits in this game to provide the second occasion of such an occasion for Netherlands in the World Cup. The first such occasion was also against Sri Lanka at Chattogram on 24 Mar 2014. Netherlands were dismissed for 39 in this game and Sri Lanka won the game by nine wickets.
L Kumara {3 for 7} and WH de Silva {3 for 9} captured three wickets each in this game to provide the 24th occasion of two bowlers capturing exact three wickets in an innings in a WC game. It also provides the fifth occasion of Sri Lankan bowlers performing such a feat in the tournament.
L Kumara {3 for 7} and WH de Silva {3 for 9} captured three wickets each in this game to provide the first and the only occasion of two bowlers capturing exact three wickets in an innings conceding single digits in a WC game.