Sri Lanka vs West Indies Highlights, World Cup 2019: Nicholas Pooran's Hundred In Vain As West Indies Lose To Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka vs West Indies Highlights, 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup: Nicholas Pooran scored his maiden ODI hundred but couldn't take his side past the winning line.
Nicholas Pooran's maiden ODI century went in vain as Sri Lanka beat the West Indies by 23 runs in Chester-le-Street on Monday. West Indies got off to a poor start as they lost Sunil Ambris and Shai Hope early in the tough chase. Chris Gayle once again failed to put up an impressive show and lost his wicket for 35. Nicholas Pooran batted positively from one end but the wickets kept falling from the other end. He got some support from Faben Allen. Allen completed his maiden ODI half-century, while Pooran scored his maiden ODI ton. A mix-up between the two batsmen resulted in an unfortunate run out. Sensing the game is slipping away, Sri Lanka brought former skipper Angelo Mathews into the attack and he dismissed Pooran on his first ball which turned out to be the biggest turning point of the match. Earlier, Sri Lanka posted a mammoth total of 338/6 in 50 overs. Avishka Fernando scored his maiden hundred, which powered Sri Lanka to their highest total of World Cup 2019. He smashed 104 runs off 103 balls with the help of nine fours and two sixes. After being invited to bat by the West Indies, Sri Lanka got off to a terrific start as openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Perera stitched a 93-run partnership for the first wicket. Kusal Perera hit 64 runs off 51 balls, including eight boundaries. Efforts of Kusal Mendis (39), Dimuth Karunaratne (32) and Lahiru Thirimanne (45*) also added to Sri Lanka's total. For West Indies, skipper Jason Holder was the leading wicket-taker with two wickets. Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas and Fabian Allen claimed one wicket apiece. (SCORECARD)
World Cup 2019 Match Today, Highlights Between Sri Lanka vs West Indies, Straight from Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street.
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Sri Lanka have reviewed the decision and replay shows there was no bat involved and the ball would have crashed into the stumps. Malinga gets his third wicket of the day as Thomas departs.
Isuru Udana drops a straight forward chance to deny Mathews his second wicket. Nevertheless his first ball could be the biggest turning point in the match.
Angelo Mathews comes to bowl after two years and picks up wicket on his first ball as Pooran tries to smack him over but only manages an outside edge which goes straight into keeper's gloves. He last bowled in December 2017.
Isuru Udana is feeling the pressure here as he bowls a wide trying to keep Pooran off strike. These freebies might haunt Sri Lanka for we are up for a close finish.
Lasith Malinga almost did the job for his side but Thisara Parera dropped a sitter at long off after charging in from the fence. The ball brushed his finger tips and crossed the fence to West Indies four runs. West Indies get massive reprieve as Pooran survives.
Nicholas Pooran completes his maiden ODI hundred with two runs. The match is not over for him though. He needs to bat till the end and take his side home.
Fabian Allen deserves all the praise for the kind of knock he is playing. He has eased pressure from Nicholas Pooran by hitting boundaries from the other end. He smashed Kasun Rajitha for a four straight over his head
Unlucky for Sri Lanka but West Indies will take those. Pooran wanted to cut the ball but bottom edge went between keeper's legs and raced away to the third man fence for four.
Mid-off was inside the circle and Fabian Allen puts the full and wide ball from Lasith Malinga in the gap to collect another boundary. Allen is doing what no other batsmen could do, support Pooran from the other end.
Fabian Allen continues to impress with his clean hitting. He picked up Udana's short delivery outside off stump and played it through extra cover for a boundary.
Nichols Pooran played the ball too straight down the ground, ball kisses Isuru Udana's finger tips and crashes on to the stumps and Brathwaite was found outside his crease. A terrible way to get out. Huge blow for the Windies.
You can't bowl there to Nicholas Pooran as he has the ability the to put the ball into the stands. Rajitha pitched the ball short and Pooran pulled it over square leg fence for a maximum.
Jeffrey Vandersay has bowled too many freebies today. This time he drifted down leg side and Pooran got down on his knees and swept it behind sqaure leg fence for a four.
Jeffrey Vandersay finally gets his man as Jason Holder fails to clear the infield and hits straight to Jeevan Mendis at mid-on who times his tiny jump to perfection to complete a good catch.
Width outside off stump from Dhananjaya de Silva, Nicholas Pooran puts the ball in the gap between backward point and short third man fielder and gets a boundary for that shot.
Dhananjaya de Silva bowls full outside off stump to Nicholas Pooran, he plays that along the ground away from mid-on fielder and the ball races away to the fence.
This is third boundary for Jason Holder in his short innings. All result of beautiful timings. The ball was drifting down leg side and Holder flicked it nicely using his bottom hand to earn another boundary.
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