In the high-scoring encounter, Sri Lanka beat Windies by 31 runs at Chester-le-Street in the match 39 of the 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
After the Windies captain (Jason Holder) decided to bowl first, Sri Lanka managed 338/6 (50 overs). In reply, Windies scored 315/9 (50 overs) in the second innings.
Brief Scores: Sri Lanka – 338/6 in 50 overs (Avishka Fernando 104, Kusal Perera 64; Jason Holder 2/59)
Windies – 315/9 in 50 overs (Nicholas Pooran 118, Fabian Allen 51; Lasith Malinga 3/55)
Result – Sri Lanka won by 23 runs
Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:
(Teams’ stats)
Sri Lanka
i) Sri Lanka scored 338/6 in 50 overs.
- It is the highest ODI total for Sri Lanka against Windies. Their previous record was 330/7 (50 overs) at Bulawayo on 23rd November 2016.
- It is the third highest total for Sri Lanka in Cricket World Cup history. Their top two records are 398/5 (50 overs) against Kenya (at Kandy on 6th March 1996) and 363/9 (50 overs) against Scotland (at Hobart on 11th March 2015).
Windies
i) In the second innings, Windies managed to score 315/9 (50 overs).
- It is the highest score for Windies in the second innings of a Cricket World Cup match. Windies’ previous record was 289/9 (50 overs) against South Africa at St George’s on 10th April 2007.
- It is the second highest CWC total for Windies against Sri Lanka. The record is 360/4 (50 overs) at Karachi on 13th October 1987.
ii) In the ongoing 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, Windies have lost six matches.
- It is the most defeat for Windies in an edition of the Cricket World Cup. The previous record was five defeats for Windies in the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup.
(Player’s stats)
Chris Gayle
i) Windies star Chris Gayle played his 455th international match for this team.
- Chris Gayle is the most-capped international player for Windies. During this match, he surpassed Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s 454 international matches’ record for Windies.
Avishka Fernando
i) At the age of 21 years and 87 days, Sri Lankan batsman Avishka Fernando scored a CWC century (104 runs).
- Avishka Fernando is the third youngest player to score a century in Cricket World Cup history. The top two record holders are Ireland’s Paul Stirling (20 years and 196 days) and Australia’s Ricky Ponting (21 years and 76 days).
- Avishka Fernando is the third youngest Sri Lankan batsmen to score maiden ODI century. The top two record holders are Dinesh Chandimal (20 years and 199 days) and Upul Tharanga (20 years and 212 days).
ii) Avishka Fernando scored 104 runs in this match.
- It is the second highest individual score by a Sri Lankan batsman against Windies in CWC history. The record is 115 by Sanath Jayasuriya at Providence on 1st April 2007.
Jason Holder
i) As a Windies captain, Jason Holder has taken 100 ODI wickets.
- Jason Holder is the first Windies ODI captain to take 100 wickets.
- Jason Holder is the fourth ODI captain to take 100 or more wickets. The other three ODI captains are Wasim Akram (Pakistan; 158 wickets), Shaun Pollock (South Africa/Africa XI/ICC World XI; 134 wickets) and Imran Khan (Pakistan; 131 wickets).
Nicholas Pooran
i) At the age of 23 years and 272 days, Nicholas Pooran scored his maiden ODI century.
- Nicholas Pooran is the second youngest Windies batsman to score a century in the Cricket World Cup history. The record holder is Chris Gayle (23 years and 164 days).
ii) In this match, Nicholas Pooran scored 118 runs while chasing the big target.
- It is the highest individual score by a Windies batsman in the second innings of a Cricket World Cup match. The previous record was 106* by Gordon Greenidge against India at Birmingham on 9th June 1979.
- It is the second highest individual score by a Windies batsman against Sri Lanka in CWC history. The record is 181 runs by Sir Viv Richards at Karachi on 13th October 1987.
Lasith Malinga
i) Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga has taken 55 wickets in CWC history.
- It is the joint third most wickets for a bowler in CWC history. Former Pakistan left-arm pacer Wasim Akram also picked up 55 CWC wickets. Only the former Australian pacer Glenn McGrath (71 wickets) and the former Sri Lanka off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan (68 wickets) are ahead of Malinga and Akram in this list.