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Sri Lanka were bowled out for 233 by the Netherlands, in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe.
Put into bat, Sri Lanka were reduced to 44 for 2 before Kusal Mendis and Sahan Arachchige put on 72 for the third wicket.
After Mendis was dismissed for 44, Arachchige put on 64 with Charith Asalanka, scoring his maiden half-century in his second ODI.
Arachchige was dismissed soon after reaching that milestone however, caught by Logan van Beek off the bowling of Saqib Zulfiqar for 57.
That triggered a batting collapse as Sri Lanka lost seven wickets for 53 runs, to be bowled out for 233.
Sri Lanka made two changes with Wanindu Hasaranga and Dhananjaya de Silva coming back into the playing XI in place of Dushan Hemantha and Dimuth Karunaratne.
Meanwhile, Bas de Leede, who scored a herioc century against Scotland on Friday that sealed Netherland's World Cup spot, returned to County Cricket duty back in England.