West Indies once again lost a match that they could have won or had it in their reach. Chasing 339 for victory after Avishka Fernando's hundred and Kusal Perera's 64 guided Sri Lanka to their highest score in the tournament, West Indies were going strong at one point, with a hundred by Nicolas Pooran and fifty by Fabian Allen, but the run-out and Lasith Malinga's three wicket-haul and Angelo Mathews dismissing Pooran restricted West Indies to 315/9 in 50 overs as Sri Lanka won by 23 runs.
OUT! Malinga gets Oshane Thomas LBW. Thomas lbw b Malinga 1 run off 6 balls.
What an over that was from Angelo Mathews. He has completely changed the course off the game. Dismisses Nicolas Pooran for 118. West Indies now need 28 runs in 12 balls.
OUT! Nicolas Pooran is gone. Mathews gets his first ODI wicket since December 2017. And what a time to get it. Bowls one outside off, Pooran goes for it but ends up edging it. Keeper completes the catch. N Pooran c K Perara B A Mathews 118 runs off 103 balls.
West Indies reach beyond 300. Nicolas Pooran is the key here. Isuru Udana has been expensive in his spell as well as this over. 31 runs needed off 18 balls.
Malinga bowling those deadly yorkers. However, a misjudgment in the field leads to a four and let off for Nicolas Pooran. But Malinga gets back strongly. West Indies requires 40 runs in 24 balls.
Nicolas Pooran has reached his hundred. However, he will lament that mix-up that resulted in the run-out of Fabian Allen. West Indies need 47 off 30 balls.
OUT! Just what the West Indies did not need at this stage. A horrible mix-up and Fabian Allen has to depart as he is run-out. Fabian Allen run out (Rajitha/Udana) 51 runs off 32 balls.
West Indies requires 57 runs in 36 balls. That's what the equation has come down to thanks to Fabian Allen and Nicolas Pooran's partnership.
Sri Lanka defeated England to make the road to ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 semi-finals tough for the hosts. And now, England defeated India to end Sri Lanka’s hopes of making it to last four. The Dimuth Karunaratne-led side is on the seventh spot on the CWC 2019 points table. Even if Sri Lanka win their remaining two matches, they will be left at 10 points, which are not sufficient to take them through. So, against West Indies, Sri Lanka plays for pride as does their opponent. Stay tuned for SL vs WI CWC19 match live score updates. Sri Lanka vs West Indies Cricket Score 39th ODI Match.
At the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street in Durham, the World Cup hosts a dead-rubber. But both the teams will be still looking to secure a win and that will help them prepare for the future. West Indies after defeating Pakistan, have lost five matches. One of their games was washed-out as well. Sri Lanka vs West Indies ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Weather Report: Check Out the Rain Forecast and Pitch Report of Riverside Ground in Chester-Le-Street.
Sri Lanka, on the other hand, apart from defeating hosts, outplayed Afghanistan. Fortunately or unfortunately, their two games were washed-out. Sri Lanka have been struggling in white ball cricket for some time now and that reflected in their World Cup 2019 campaign. Sri Lanka vs West Indies Betting Odds: Free Bet Odds, Predictions and Favourites During SL vs WI in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match 39.
This game is an opportunity for both the teams to taste rare win in the ongoing World Cup. Sri Lanka and West Indies have met each other eight times in the World Cups. Windies leads the head to head with fours wins against three. The 1979 World Cup encounter between these two sides was a washout. Interestingly, Sri Lanka’s three wins have come in the last three editions of the World Cup.