World Cup Preview, Sri Lanka v West Indies: Nothing to lose, nothing to gain
Op IndiaThe first contest of the World Cup where the result won’t matter to both the teams as both have been eliminated from the World Cup. Sri Lanka lost to South Africa gave England a chance to go through, and they did it by beating India in Birmingham, shutting the doors for Sri Lanka of reaching the semis. Sri Lanka v West Indies in ODIs: Overall: Matches 57, Sri Lanka Won 26, West Indies Won 28, No Result 3 World Cup: Matches 6, Sri Lanka Won 2, West Indies Won 4 Recent Form : Sri Lanka L W L NR NR, West Indies L L L L NR ICC Rankings: Sri Lanka, West Indies Upcoming Records: Lasith Malinga needs five more wickets to become the third highest wicket-taker in World Cup history. Squads: Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Avishka Fernando, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Jeevan Mendis, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Pradeep, Dhananjaya de Silva, Milinda Siriwardana, Lahiru Thirimanne, Isuru Udana, Jeffrey Vandersay. West Indies: Jason Holder, Fabian Allen, Carlos Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Shannon Gabriel, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope, Evin Lewis, Ashley Nurse, Nicholas Pooran, Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Oshane Thomas.