Abu Dhabi: Defending champions West Indies crash out of semi-final race t20 world cup Their aging stars failed to recreate the magic of the past after their 20-run loss to Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. After going into the game with two losses in three matches, West Indies were always against it and Sri Lanka bowled them out for 189 for three on a good batting surface. Pathum Nisanka (51 off 41) and Charit Aslanka (68 off 41) scored brilliant half-centuries to give Sri Lanka the lead.
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West Indies could manage only 169 for eight despite Shimron Hetmyer’s unbeaten 81 off 54 balls. Leg spinner Wanindu Hasaranga once again took two wickets for 19 runs in four overs with the ball.
West Indies, having won two of the last three world titles, are now mathematically out of the competition with two points from four matches. His last match is against Australia on Saturday. Sri Lanka’s batsmen played with freedom and flair to set a challenging target, which proved to be very tough for West Indies, who could never recover from a poor start to run chase. For Sri Lanka, it was their first win of the Super 12 stage and they go home looking forward to a bright future.
West Indies’ forgettable campaign showed the need to look beyond greats like Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo while rebuilding ahead of the 2022 edition. Gayle’s struggle continued and he was the first to depart for the West Indies. In the second over, fast bowler Binura Fernando put a lot of pressure on the opposition team by dismissing Gayle and Evin Lewis.
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Nicholas Pooran (46) and Hetmyer batted well but wickets at regular intervals kept West Indies behind in the chase. Earlier in form Nissanka and Aslanka enjoyed batting on the surface. Nissenka played some shocking strokes during his third half-century of the tournament. If the switch hit wasn’t bowled enough, the opener went across the off stump to hit Ravi Rampaul towards square leg for a boundary. Aslanka also hit a brilliant half-century and one of the highlights of his innings was the six off Dwayne Bravo.
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With nothing to lose, the Sri Lankan batsmen played to their promising potential and made the West Indies attack on foot. He also demonstrated that the future of Sri Lankan batting lies in capable hands and with more experience at the highest level, they will only get better. Sri Lanka scored 48 for one in the powerplay with the loss of Kusal Perera, who scored 29 off 21 balls. Andre Russell took a brilliant catch to dismiss him. Nissenka and Aslanka came together again and put the West Indies attack under tremendous pressure with their free-flowing strokeplay.
Aslanka went ballistic after Nisanka’s dismissal. In the 18th over, he hit Bravo for a straight six and then hit a boundary off the bowler’s head for a boundary. Captain Dasun Shanka also played an unbeaten 25 off 14 balls in the death overs.
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