With England registering a win against India, Sri Lanka were knocked out of the competition while West Indies were already out of the competition with just one win from seven matches.
Having failed to capitalize on good form against Pakistan to seal a win, Sri Lanka came back from the jaws of defeat courtesy of Lasith Malinga's magic to register a 20-run victory over hosts England.
Sri Lanka will have to toil hard in their remaining games against West Indies and India to end their campaign on a high.
With a sole win in their seven outings, West Indies team have been struggling to find form in England. Apart from the frontline pacers, none of the other players have had much impact for the two-time world champions in this World Cup
Venue Stats
Avg 1st Innings score: 240Avg 2nd Innings score: 182
Highest Total: 314/4 (44.4 Ov) by ENG vs AUS
Lowest Total: 99/10 (26.1 Ov) by ENG vs SL
Highest Chased: 314/4 (44.4 Ov) by ENG vs AUS
Lowest Defended: 274/6 (41 Ov) by ENG vs PAK
Head-to-Head Record
Matches played: 56Won by West Indies: 28
Won by Sri Lanka: 25
Tied: 0
No result : 3
Head-to-Head at WC
Matches played: 8Won by West Indies: 4
Won by Sri Lanka: 3
No Result: 1
Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 23 Runs
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 338/6 in 50 Overs
West Indies 315/9 in 50 Overs
Match Result Sri Lanka won by 23 Runs
MOM
Sri Lanka registered a consolation win in the ICC World Cup 2019 at Chester-le-Street on Monday July 1,2019 beating the West Indies by 23 runs despite Nicholas Pooran scoring a fighting maiden ODI century.A ton from Avishka Fernando followed by another good showing from Lasith Malinga meant West Indies could score only 315-9 chasing 339.
West Indies’ hopes of a fast start were dashed when Malinga got rid of both Sunil Ambris and Shai Hope in quick succession.
Chris Gayle passed Brian Lara to become the highest ODI run-scorer for the West Indies but failed to convert another start and had to walk after holing out to Jeffrey Vandersay off Kasun Rajitha’s bowling.
Shimron Hetmyer was run out by Dhananjaya de Silva but a 61-run stand for the fifth wicket between Nicholas Pooran and Jason Holder revived the flagging run chase.
Holder would depart for a patient 26 but Pooran would continue to wage a lone battle, even after Carlos Brathwaite was dismissed cheaply.
He put together an 83-run partnership that Fabian Allen that gave them some hope of a win with both players striking the ball well.
Allen would bring up his half-century but was run out shortly thereafter after a mix-up and his exasperation at being out told the story.
Pooran battled on and brought up his century and was looking in good touch but had to depart after nicking one behind off Angelo Mathews – who was bowling for the first time since December 2017.
The wicket all but ended West Indies’ chances of registering a win, rendering the remaining 2 overs a formality
Earlier, Fernando smashed his first one-day international century as Sri Lanka scored an imposing 338-6 in the first innings
Neither team can qualify for the semi-finals of the tournament after disappointing campaigns in England and Wales but that did not appear to dampen Sri Lanka's spirits as they attacked the West Indies bowlers with gusto
Captain Dimuth Karunaratne (32) put on 93 for the first wicket with Kusal Perera to lay a solid base for Sri Lanka
Perera was run out for 64 to leave Sri Lanka 104-2 in the 19th over but Fernando kept up the momentum, building useful partnerships with Kusal Mendis, Mathews and Lahiru Thirimanne
The 21-year-old reached three figures off exactly 100 balls with eight fours and two sixes but was caught by Allen off the bowling of Sheldon Cottrell for 104
Thirimanne ended unbeaten, with 45 off 33 balls
West Indies captain Holder was the pick of the bowlers, returning figures of 2-59 off his 10 overs. But, having chosen to field, the Caribbean side failed to keep a lid on the runs
Match Highlights
# Sri Lanka posted a score of 338 for six after being asked to bat first. It is by far Sri Lanka's highest total in the 2019 editon of the ICC World Cup.
# Avishka Fernando smashed a blistering knock of 104 off 103 balls. En route to his knock, the Sri Lankan batsman brought up his maiden World Cup 2019 half-century as well as maiden ODI ton off as many deliveries
# While chasing the target, West Indies' Nicholas Pooran too smashed his maiden ODI ton off 92 balls. He also brought up his second half-century of the 2019 World Cup en route to his magnificent knock
# During the match, experienced player Angelo Mathews bowled his very first over since December 2017. Intrestingly, he also bagged the big wicket of West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran (118) in the only over he bowled during the match
# It became the first time in the history of the World Cup that two men under the age of 25 have scored hundreds in the same game. 21-year-old Avishka Fernando and 23-year-ol Nicholas Pooran smashed centuries during the match
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