Sri Lanka Vs West Indies Quick Review – Sharp Sri Lanka ends West Indian T20 legacy.

Sri Lanka are leaving with their heads held high, 5 wins out 8 & a positive brand of cricket. WI depart as an era ends.

Match Details, Scorecard, & Video Highlights

Scorecard: Sri Lanka Vs West Indies Video Highlights

Toss: West Indies won the toss and chose to field first.

Venue: Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Umpires: Aleem Dar & Langton Rusere

What Actually Happened

• Winner: Sri Lanka won by 20 runs
• Scores: Sri Lanka 189/3 West Indies 169/8
• Player of the Match: Charith Asalanka 68 (41)
• Best Figures
  • Andre Russell (4-0-33-2)
  • Wanindu Hasaranga (4-0-19-2)
• Most Runs
  • Charith Asalanka 68 (44)
  • Shimron Hetmyer 81* (54)

Moments of The Day: Sri Lanka Batted Better, Fielded Better, Bowled Better

• Everyone from Sri Lanka contributed today. Kusal Perera 29 (21) & Pathum Nissanka 51 (41) gave them yet another bright start, but it was Asalanka’a clinical timing and Shanaka’s finishing 25* (14) that gave SL an above-par sore.
• In every one of these quick summaries, we have mentioned Hasaranga. Sometimes he has contributed with the bat, sometimes with the ball, and sometimes both. Oh and the fielding is pretty good as well. Here is how he fared in the tournament, definitely a player of the tournament contender:
  • 2/24
  • 71 & 1/12
  • 3/9
  • 6 & 0/29
  • 4 & 2/22
  • 4 & 3/20
  • 34 & 3/21
  • 2/19
• In a must win crunch game, 8 out of the 10 West Indian batters, most of them legends, scored in the single digits. Only the young guns, Nicholas Pooran (age 26) scored 46 (34) and Shimron Hetmyer (age 24) made sure West Indies at least competed. Hetmyer did not give up till the very end, bringing the target down to 35 in 6 balls.

Honorable Mention: Rajapaksa’s diving catch to dismiss Roston Chase & Karunatne’s running catch to dismiss Holder were outstanding

Broken Cricket Dream of the Day: The Sun Sets For the Legends

Darren Sammy had repeatedly set on air that these group of West Indian players were aware that this tournament would define their legacies, especially Chris Gayle & Dwayne Bravo. However, Gayle went out for 1 & Bravo for 2 (and only one wicket at an economy rate of 10.50). Bravo is officially retiring from international duty after this World Cup and one can only assume the same with Chris Gayle.

Pollard is still staying although his captaincy status depends on the board. With Pooran, Hetmyer, & Holder (only 29 years old), the leadership group for the next generation is there but rebuilding needs to start now.

In any case, thank you Legends. We love you for all you have given this sport. They have defined the T20 format and made it their own.

Also Read: 200th Article Special: 5 Things I have Learned From My Journey of Cricket Writing

T20 World Cup Points Table, Most Runs, Wickets, Catches, Dismissals

No need to go elsewhere for the Points Table, Highest Run Scorer, Highest Wicket Taker, Most Catches, and Most Dismissals. We will keep updating it in every article!

• Charith Asalanka – 231 runs (Sri Lanka, 6 Matches)
• Wanindu Hasaranga – 16 wickets (Sri Lanka, 8 Matches)
• Calum MacLeod – 7 catches (Scotland, 6 Matches)
• Matthew Wade – 7 dismissals (Australia, 4 Matches)

Group 1 Table

Teams	Played	Won	Lost	Tied No-Result	Points	Net Run Rate
1. England	4	4	0	0	8	+ 3.183
2. Australia	4	3	1	0	6	+ 1.031
3. South Africa	4	3	1	0	6	+ 0.742
4. Sri Lanka	5	2	3	0	4	– 0.269
5. West Indies	4	1	3	0	2	– 1.558
6. Bangladesh	5	0	5	0	0	– 2.383

Group 2 Table

Teams	Played	Won	Lost	Tied No-Result	Points	Net Run Rate
1. Pakistan	4	4	0	0	8	+ 1.065
2. Afghanistan	4	2	2	0	4	+ 1.481
3. New Zealand	3	2	1	0	4	+ 0.816
4. India	3	1	1	0	2	+ 0.073
5. Namibia	3	1	2	0	2	– 1.600
6. Scotland	3	0	3	0	0	– 2.645

Also, if you have not yet read our T20 World Cup Previews, here is a list of all of them! Check them out and share ahead:

1. A Review – Group A 2021 T20 World Cup Squads Dissected: Ireland, Namibia, Netherlands, Sri Lanka
2. B Review – Group B 2021 T20 World Cup Squads Dissected: Bangladesh, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Scotland
3. 1 Review – Group 1 2021 T20 World Cup Squads Dissected: Australia, England, South Africa, West Indies
4. 2 Review – Group 2 2021 T20 World Cup Squads Dissected: India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, New Zealand

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