What a world cup we are having! England beat India by 31 runs in Edgbaston, Birmingham on Sunday, which has helped England reached to the fourth spot in the points table. England's win means that Sri Lanka, who are facing West Indies in match 39 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at the Riverside Ground, at Chester-le-Street, have to win this match to keep any hopes alive of qualifying for the semi-finals. This will also be probably the last contest between veterans Chris Gayle and Lasith Malinga as the senior players are playing their last world cup. The toss for the SL vs WI match is scheduled to take place at 2.30 PM - Indian Standard Time (IST). West Indies skipper Jason Holder has won the toss, and elected to field first against Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka vs West Indies, Full Scorecard.

The Dimuth Karunaratne led Sri Lanka are number seven on the points table and face an uphill task qualifying for the world cup semi-finals. The island nation and 1996 edition champions have six points from seven games so far and a win against West Indies is a must. Sri Lanka vs West Indies Live Cricket Score of ICC World Cup 2019 Match.

On the other hand, the Jason Holder led West Indies team is number nine, the second last team on the points table. The two time world cup winning champions have only three points from seven games and are  staring at an exit in the League stage itself.

West Indies Playing 11: Chris Gayle, Sunil Ambris, Shai Hope(WK), Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder(Captain), Carlos Brathwaite, Fabian Allen, Shannon Gabriel, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas.

Sri Lanka Playing 11: Dimuth Karunaratne(Captain), Kusal Perera(WK), Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dhananjaya de Silva, Isuru Udana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Kasun Rajitha, Lasith Malinga.

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