- Sri Lanka Vs Netherlands – 16, September 2002; 206 Runs:
In the fifth match of Pool 4 at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka posted 292 for six on board after riding on right-handed batsman Marvan Atapattu’s significant hundred (101 off 118 balls), as Lions comfortably won the match by 206 runs.
The left-handed power-hitting sensation Sanath Jayasuriya, who led Sri Lanka, scored run-a-ball 36 before Kumar Sangakkara registered 41 off 68 balls, as they were eventually dismissed on 292 in 49.2 overs.
The Roland Lefebvre-side was skittled out for 86 in 29.3 overs which further saw only four batsmen crossing past the double figure mark. Ace off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan bagged four wickets after giving away just 15 runs in his 5.3 overs.
Pulasthi Gunaratne, Kumar Dharmasena bagged two wickets each, as Chaminda Vaas claimed a wicket of Bas Zuiderent.