Sri Lanka vs West Indies Live Cricket Score Online: Both sides play for prideSri Lanka vs West Indies, SL vs WI Live Cricket Score Streaming Online: Sri Lanka and West Indies meet in a Cricket World Cup group game on Monday that will have no bearing on the playoffs but has plenty of pride at stake for each team. West Indies skipper Jason Holder won the toss and elected to field first. The Windies pace battery spearheaded by Sheldon Cottrell and Oshane Thomas have not been very effective so far as the side is still searching for the first breakthrough.
Sri Lanka was still in semifinal contention until Sunday evening, when England’s victory over previously unbeaten India ended the chances of Dimuth Karunaratne’s squad making it to the last four. It was a payback of sorts from the tournament hosts, after Sri Lanka’s upset win over England at Leeds had opened up the competition. The West Indies slipped out of contention last week following a fourth consecutive defeat, but coach Floyd Reifer said the future starts with the game against Sri Lanka.
BOWLED HIM!
DISMISSED! Jason Holder gets Angelo Mathews out for 26. SL are 247/4 are 39.1 overs.
Babylon is on fire
Sri Lanka are cruising right now. They seem well on their way to a commendable total like 330, as they have scored 34 runs in the last four overs. And the runrate is only going to increase. SL are 235/3 after 38 overs.
West Indies in discomfort
It's Avishka Fernando vs Shannon Gabriel again. And it's the same result, another boundary. The Carribeans are frustrated, and now they are also injuring themselves too. After Jason Holder was in some discomfort, Sunil Ambris has now injured himself while trying to stop a boundary. SL are 224/3 after 37 overs.
All Avishka
Angelo Matthews has been on the pitch for three overs now, yet he has just faced five balls, because for the moment it's all Avishka Fernando for Sri Lanka. This time, it was Shannon Gabriel who got hit for a boundary quite cheekily. SL are 209/3 after 35 overs.
Two-hundred up for SL
After the play was interrupted due to Jason Holder being in some discomfort, Avishka Fernando resumes the game calmly, by hitting Allen for a boundary over extra-cover on the first ball of the over itself. SL are 201/3 after 34 overs.
FIFTY!
With a brilliant boundary to long-on, Avishka Fernando brings up his half-century in 57 balls. SL are 195/3 after 32.5 overs.
WICKET!
CAUGHT AND BOWLED! What a catch by Fabian Allen to dismiss Kusal Mendis! Finally a breakthrough for West Indies. SL are 189/3 after 31.5 overs.
Lankans on fire
Oshane Thomas and Fabian Allen keep at it to get either of Mendis and Fernando dismissed as they are on their way to building up a game-changing partnership. They have settled down, and they look dangerous on the front foot. West Indies need to come up with something. SL are 173/2 after 30 overs.
50-run partnership up
After nine singles in the last three overs, a two and a three from Mendis has brought the 50-run partnership between himself and Fernando. Mendis is on 24 and Fernando is on 28. SL are 158/2 after 27 overs.
First six of the afternoon
SIX! Avishka Fernando hits the ball 83 metres away from the crease. First of the innings off Sheldon Cottrell for Sri Lanka. 8 runs off the over. SL are 141/2 after 23 overs.
No stopping Sri Lanka
Ever since Kusal Perera has been run out, Sri Lanka hasn't been in a slump surprisingly. They have carried on the frontfoot with Mendis supporting Fernando with a couple of sweet boundaries. Already on a 29-run partnership from 24 balls. Jason Holder's head in hands. SL are 133/2 after 22 overs.
RUN-OUT
There is a mix-up and Perera departs for 64 after a run-out. He managed to help Sri Lanka cross the 100-run mark
DROPPED!
Perera pulls to Pooran, who cannot hold on to a fairly straight-forward catch. Sri Lanka are still only one down.
OUT
OUT! West Indies finally get a breakthrough as Karunaratne departs for 32. Jason Holder with the first wicket!
Perera half-century
Kusal Perera slams a half-century off just 38 balls. This is his third fifty in the World Cup so far and 14th overall.
Four! Four! Four
Perera is on fire! Three back-to-back boundaries just after the end of powerplay as Sri Lanka cross the 50-run mark smoothly
Sri Lanka start on a positive note
The Windies pace battery spearheaded by Sheldon Cottrell and Oshane Thomas have not been very effective so far as the side is still searching for the first breakthrough.
FOUR!
Dinesh Karunaratne is finally getting warmed up. He has slammed three boundaries so far in the powerplay. Sheldon from third man runs to his left, dives, does push it back in but the ball hits the other hand and rolls back towards the ropes. Sheldon once again pushes it back in but this time he is in contact with the ropes.
FOUR!
Match underway
Sri Lanka vs West Indies is now underway at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street. Karunaratne and Kusal Perera open for Sri Lanka. Cottrell with the attack
National anthems
The national anthems of the two sides are underway and the match is about to start any minute now.
PLAYING XI
West Indies: Chris Gayle, Sunil Ambris, Shai Hope(w), Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder(c), Carlos Brathwaite, Fabian Allen, Shannon Gabriel, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne(c), Kusal Perera(w), Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dhananjaya de Silva, Isuru Udana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Kasun Rajitha, Lasith Malinga
TOSS!
West Indies win toss, elect to field first
Hello and Welcome!
Hello and welcome to the LIVE coverage of the match between Sri Lanka and West Indies. Both the teams are already out of the semi-final race after an inconsistent campaign but will seek to earn back the lost reputation when they lock horns at the River Ground.