ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 – Sri Lanka vs West Indies Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Sri Lanka vs West Indies taking place? Monday 1st July – 10:30 (UK)
Where is Sri Lanka vs West Indies taking place? Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
What is the expected weather for Sri Lanka vs West Indies? 16-18c with sunshine and cloudy spells
What television channel is Sri Lanka vs West Indies on in the UK? Sky Sports Cricket
Where can I stream Sri Lanka vs West Indies? Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match live on Sky Go
Where can I get tickets for Sri Lanka vs West Indies? Tickets for the game can still be purchased from Stubhub here!
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Last meeting: Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 1 run
THE TEAM NEWS
SRI LANKA
Coach: Chandika Hathurusinghe
Captain: Dimuth Karunaratne
- Sri Lanka’s disappointing defeat on Friday at the hands of South Africa along with England’s win over India on Sunday saw them eliminated from the tournament so they have nothing but pride to play for like their opponents here.
- Nuwan Pradeep missed that game due to chicken pox and will play no further part in the competition so talented pace bowler Kasun Rajtiha should be given a chance to get some experience while there could well be further changes.
- Avishka Fernando and the manner of which he has batted so far has been a bright spot for them and that may well encourage selectors to give Milinda Siriwardana an opportunity as he has only featured in one match so far.
WEST INDIES
Coach: Floyd Reifer
Captain: Jason Holder
- West Indies will be hoping to produce some fireworks in their penultimate match of the tournament and they will be eager to bounce back after they were well and truly hammered by India at Old Trafford on Thursday.
- Evin Lewis has been struggling with injury but he has an outside chance of starting this match so he will come in for Sunil Ambris potentially at the top of the order although the selectors may decide not to risk the fragile Lewis.
- The West Indies have rotated their bowlers around in recent games but Ashley Nurse may come back in for Fabian Allen while Oshane Thomas could be rested with Shannon Gabriel a candidate to come back in.
THE PREDICTION
It is difficult to have much confidence in either of these two teams in this dead rubber and it will be interesting to see which team can motivate themselves the most. Sri Lanka may be the team that can fathom the greater energy and motivation but the Windies have the greater quality. Should one of the Windies batsmen raise themselves sufficiently, they will fancy their chances against this poor Sri Lanka team and they should have too much firepower for them ultimately.
