West Indies vs Sri Lanka: Match 35 Report – Windies out of World Cup race!

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Toss: West Indies won the toss and elect to bowl

Defending champions West Indies crashed out of T20 World Cup race as Sri Lanka finished on a high with a 20 run win. 91 run stand in 10.1 overs between Pathum Nissanka and Charith Asalanka set Sri Lanka the base to 189-3 in 20 overs.

West Indies lost both their openers at the score of 10 – as seamer Binura Fernando removed both the south-paws (Gayle 1 & Lewis 8) – Nicholas Pooran and Shimron Hetmyer steadied the ship after the fall of Roston Chase (9). Sri Lanka continued picking important wickets of Pooran, Russell and Pollard at regular intervals which made it difficult for Hetmyer to steer Windies to win.

Hetmyer remained unbeaten on 81 in 54 balls with the help of 8 fours & 4 sixes!

Playing XIs:

West Indies:

Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Roston Chase, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Kieron Pollard (captain), Shimron Hetmyer, Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Ravi Rampaul

Sri Lanka:

Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera (wk), Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (captain), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Binura Fernando

Points Table Positions:

4. Sri Lanka – 4 points (5 matches)

5. West Indies – 2 points (4 matches)

West Indies vs Sri Lanka – Match Summary:

Sri Lanka 189-3 in 20 overs

Pathum Nissanka 51 (41) – 5 fours

Kusal Perera 29 (21) – 2 fours & 1 six

Charith Asalanka 68 (41) – 8 fours & 1 six

Dasun Shanaka 25*(14) – 2 fours & 1 six

Andre Russell 4-0-33-2

DJ Bravo 4-0-42-1

West Indies 169-8 in 20 overs

Nicholas Pooran 46 (34) – 6 fours & 1 six

Shimron Hetmyer 81*(54) – 8 fours & 4 sixes

Binura Fernando 2-0-24-2

Chamika Karunaratne 4-0-43-2

Wanindu Hasaranga 4-0-19-2

Result: Sri Lanka won by 20 runs

Player of the Match: Charith Asalanka

Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi