In the ICC Cricket World Cup, Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 23 runs. Chasing the victory target of 339 runs set by Sri Lanka, West Indies could make only 315 for the loss of 9 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs at Chester-le-Street.
Avishka Fernando who scored 104 runs in 103 balls declared player of the match.
For Sri Lanka, Lasith Malinga took 3 wickets for 55 runs. Today, Team India will take on Bangladesh in Birmingham. The match will start at 3 PM Indian time.
Indian all-rounder Vijay Shankar has been ruled out of the ongoing World Cup due to a toe injury and will be replaced by batsman Mayank Agarwal, who is yet to make his ODI debut