5th Match: Sri Lanka v Netherlands, 16th Sep 2002

 
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This banner might have been addressing the Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE who were due to begin peace talks later in the day in Thailand. But with Sri Lanka looking to be on course for a total in excess of 300, it could well have summed up the feelings of the two Dutch fans seen in the picture.

 

What was the turning point of the Sri Lanka-Netherlands match?

Sri Lanka's decision to play a full-strength squad
Atapattu's hundred
Tim De Leede's dismissal