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Sri Lanka [338/6] defeat West Indies [315/9] by 23 runs in the 39th match of World Cup 2019
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I hope Sri Lanka win.
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10 an over required now.
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As a Pak fan I can imagine what WI fans must go through, and we don't even half their hitting power.
Pooran seems to be on a mission here, would be a Babaresque achievement if he does pull it off. All the potential finally fulfilled.
Pooran seems to be on a mission here, would be a Babaresque achievement if he does pull it off. All the potential finally fulfilled.
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WI reliant completely on Pooran to win this one.
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Angelo Mathews will bowl an over! He last bowled in December 2017.
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Pooran doing a Hafeez.
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Wc s highest chase if this happens!
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Angelo Matthews strike the danger man Nicolas pooran has to go
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Sri Lanka won by 23 runs
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It saddens me to see not only their batsmen, but also their bowlers be this inconsistent besides Holder and Cotrell maybe. Guys like Thomas and Gabriel have everything to be a good bowler but are waaay to inconsistent with their line and lengths.
And then their batsmen Hope, Hetmeyer, Holder, Pooran (played well today), Ambris and even Brathwaite ( who is a pretty good batsman if he is given some time to get in) they're all way too inconsistent. I've the feeling that, just like Pakistani batsmen, they dont know how to construct an innnings.
And then their batsmen Hope, Hetmeyer, Holder, Pooran (played well today), Ambris and even Brathwaite ( who is a pretty good batsman if he is given some time to get in) they're all way too inconsistent. I've the feeling that, just like Pakistani batsmen, they dont know how to construct an innnings.
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This has been such a great World Cup that even a dead-rubber like this made many of watch till the very end. One of the best matches of the tournament.
Even though he´d lost Allen at the other end was standing alone there, but I still felt that Pooran looked seriously threatening to be running away with the match entirely on his own. So I thought that the turning point was his wicket. Mathews did it for Sri Lanka. It´s a pity that he can´t bowl much due to the number of injuries that he has had in his career, because he always had a golden arm. He often used to strike when others couldn´t.
Lastly, what a disappointing sight it is to see Sri Lanka field and drop catches like they do nowadays! There was once a time where they used to be the only Asian team who were good in the field and had great fielders like Dilshan and Jayawerdene doing the job for them so efficiently. Sad, plain sad!
Even though he´d lost Allen at the other end was standing alone there, but I still felt that Pooran looked seriously threatening to be running away with the match entirely on his own. So I thought that the turning point was his wicket. Mathews did it for Sri Lanka. It´s a pity that he can´t bowl much due to the number of injuries that he has had in his career, because he always had a golden arm. He often used to strike when others couldn´t.
Lastly, what a disappointing sight it is to see Sri Lanka field and drop catches like they do nowadays! There was once a time where they used to be the only Asian team who were good in the field and had great fielders like Dilshan and Jayawerdene doing the job for them so efficiently. Sad, plain sad!
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WI should have won this match.The pitch was good for batting and the ground is small.The three run outs cost WI the match.At this level dropped catches and run outs are are very costly.
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Rusty Mathews thwarts Windies historic run chase
Angelo Mathews hadn’t bowled a ball in an ODI for 18 months, and hadn’t even bowled in the nets all tournament for Sri Lanka.
But when the moment came he answered the call for his country and, with his very first ball, removed Nicholas Pooran in the 48th over to set up a dramatic win over the West Indies.
In an enthralling ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup clash in Durham, the 32-year-old former all-rounder rolled back the years to quell a West Indies fightback.
Pooran was on 118 and leading what looked like being a record World Cup run chase before Mathews struck – much to his surprise and delight.
“I haven’t had a bowl for a good eight months and that was the first ball. But we knew we had to make up two overs,” he said.
“Pooran was batting beautifully so I said to the captain, ‘look I have a bit of experience’.
“He was the man we needed to get and I was quite fortunate to get him with the first ball before he clubbed me for a few sixes!
“I’m a guy who wants to take up a challenge at any given time. I have played quite a number of ODIs before this and have got a bit of experience, playing all three formats and bowling in all three formats and in different situations. I knew what I wanted to do and I am glad I was able to do it.”
Injuries have plagued Mathews in recent years and prevented him from filling the all-rounder role he had made his own in this team across all three formats.
The former skipper remains a key cog in the middle order with the bat, he made 85 not out in their win over England in Leeds, but the veteran admits he would love to get back to bowling more often as well.
“I haven’t been bowling in the nets at all. That was the first ball after eight months,” he added.
“If I got injured at that time, I wouldn’t have regretted it because we had the game in our hands.
“Unfortunately I didn’t have the time to build the body up. I need a bit of time, the body needs to adapt.
“I didn’t have enough time before the World Cup, but I’m glad that I was able to help the team out and I am looking forward to bowling more moving forward.”
Youngster Avishka Fernando smashed 104 for Sri Lanka in their best effort with the bat of this tournament at Chester-le-Street.
Their total of 338 looked like more than enough before Pooran’s late fireworks, but Mathews admits it is case of what might have been overall.
England’s win over India – who are Sri Lanka’s final opponents on Saturday - had ended their knockout hopes before this match.
“We are disappointed, we had our chances throughout the tournament,” he added.
“The Australia game the middle order didn’t fire, we had that game in our hands after a brilliant start.
“The South African game we didn’t bat well. We had our opportunities but unfortunately we couldn’t reach the semi-finals. If we can finish off well (against India) that will be a good thing.”
Angelo Mathews hadn’t bowled a ball in an ODI for 18 months, and hadn’t even bowled in the nets all tournament for Sri Lanka.
But when the moment came he answered the call for his country and, with his very first ball, removed Nicholas Pooran in the 48th over to set up a dramatic win over the West Indies.
In an enthralling ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup clash in Durham, the 32-year-old former all-rounder rolled back the years to quell a West Indies fightback.
Pooran was on 118 and leading what looked like being a record World Cup run chase before Mathews struck – much to his surprise and delight.
“I haven’t had a bowl for a good eight months and that was the first ball. But we knew we had to make up two overs,” he said.
“Pooran was batting beautifully so I said to the captain, ‘look I have a bit of experience’.
“He was the man we needed to get and I was quite fortunate to get him with the first ball before he clubbed me for a few sixes!
“I’m a guy who wants to take up a challenge at any given time. I have played quite a number of ODIs before this and have got a bit of experience, playing all three formats and bowling in all three formats and in different situations. I knew what I wanted to do and I am glad I was able to do it.”
Injuries have plagued Mathews in recent years and prevented him from filling the all-rounder role he had made his own in this team across all three formats.
The former skipper remains a key cog in the middle order with the bat, he made 85 not out in their win over England in Leeds, but the veteran admits he would love to get back to bowling more often as well.
“I haven’t been bowling in the nets at all. That was the first ball after eight months,” he added.
“If I got injured at that time, I wouldn’t have regretted it because we had the game in our hands.
“Unfortunately I didn’t have the time to build the body up. I need a bit of time, the body needs to adapt.
“I didn’t have enough time before the World Cup, but I’m glad that I was able to help the team out and I am looking forward to bowling more moving forward.”
Youngster Avishka Fernando smashed 104 for Sri Lanka in their best effort with the bat of this tournament at Chester-le-Street.
Their total of 338 looked like more than enough before Pooran’s late fireworks, but Mathews admits it is case of what might have been overall.
England’s win over India – who are Sri Lanka’s final opponents on Saturday - had ended their knockout hopes before this match.
“We are disappointed, we had our chances throughout the tournament,” he added.
“The Australia game the middle order didn’t fire, we had that game in our hands after a brilliant start.
“The South African game we didn’t bat well. We had our opportunities but unfortunately we couldn’t reach the semi-finals. If we can finish off well (against India) that will be a good thing.”
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1 July - Chester-le-Street - West Indies Captain Jason Holder post-match press conference
Q. Jason, how do you assess that game? A fantastic game of cricket if you won. If you are a neutral, some great innings, but you didn't get over the line.
JASON HOLDER: Yeah, that seems to be a trend here in this World Cup for us. You know, we have had a few close games, but we have just been unable to get over the line. You can look back in hindsight and pinpoint a number of areas in this game. I don't think we fielded particularly well.
You know, probably gave up 30 to 40 runs in the field. Yeah, when we were batting, I felt we were always in the game with a shout and we just lost wickets at crucial stages and, you know, you can also say that the run-outs were probably gifted wickets, and probably what we didn't want at that stage.
Q. Just on the run-outs, Jason. How difficult is it to manage that from off the field when you can see people getting a bit nervous and you know they are critical wickets at vital stages of the match? How do you sort of assess that, guys going out to the ground to bat afterwards?
JASON HOLDER: Oh, man, it's virtually impossible to control off the field.
Yeah, you can probably sense one or two things in the dressing room and you get a message out, telling them to calm down a little bit. But both of them, for me, was against the run of play and unnecessary. Unfortunate but I don't think it should be happening really at this level.
Q. Carlos at Old Trafford obviously and Nicholas here. If there is one thing to take away from this World Cup it must be, you must be delighted with the never-say-die attitude in the camp?
JASON HOLDER: Yeah, we have shown some fight in this entire campaign. Yeah, I'm proud of certain individuals who have definitely put their hands up and put their heart on the line. And that is what we want. We want guys to just give their all. When you leave the cricket field, make sure you don't have anything in the body left to be given.
And credit to Nicholas. I thought he played an outstanding innings today. He batted maturely and he got boundaries, you know, he knocked it around as easily as he possibly can.
And then obviously a knock like Fabian, a knock like what Fabian played, is exceptional as well. Again, unfortunate with the run-out. But the young talent is there, the young talent is there. It's just a matter for us to bring it together more often and get over the line.
Q. How disappointing is it like -- you came with a lot of promise in the tournament -- how disappointing is it to see that things not going your way despite some really good performances by individuals? What do you think needs to be looked into in the next few years after the World Cup?
JASON HOLDER: Firstly, it's disappointing, definitely disappointing to come so close on a number of occasions and not get over the line.
Yeah, secondly, in terms of talent we have, we have just got to find ways to manage it, you know, manage the talent we have, you know, put things in place to make sure that they are developing.
And if we don't put things in place to make sure they are developing, we come in four years' time and probably see similar results. So it is just a matter for us to look after them, look after all our players, try to manage them as best as we possibly can.
When they go back home and go into their franchises, we need to put things in place for them to develop.
Q. Jason, were the players expecting Rihanna to turn up to today's game?
JASON HOLDER: No, it was a pleasant surprise. It was great to see her here. I just want to personally thank her for coming out. I guess it's not easy for a celebrity to come down (smiling) to Durham to watch the West Indies play. But I'm sure the boys felt her presence in the stands and she came down to the dressing room as well and met quite a few of the players and that was also refreshing.
Q. Jason, another word on your assessment of Nicholas's innings. Because he has always been seen as a very promising talent, he's just played ten ODI games so far and this is his biggest ever score that he's made. Do you see him, this innings, as a one that will make a jump? You have seen other young players and how they develop. What is your reckoning of what this innings will do for him?
JASON HOLDER: What I have seen here of Nicholas prior to this entire World Cup is nothing surprising to me. What he's produced here is exactly what we expect him to produce. Ideally, we want him to get better and we want him to improve and he would only improve over a period of time.
We have selected him for a reason and we give him full backing, you know, we give him full confidence to go out there and play the game that he knows he needs to play.
Yes, he will make mistakes, he is a young player, and it is just important again for development to continue to take place for him and development... Learning is part of his development and he just needs to learn from the scenarios that he has put himself into.
And we all need to learn from the scenarios that we have been faced with in this World Cup as well.
Q. One more. What are the expectations you have for him? What is your vision for him in five years, ten years from now?
JASON HOLDER: Again, once we look after Nicholas as best as we possibly can, we create an environment for him to learn and develop and I expect big things from him.
He's got the talent, he's got the ability to change gears, he's very skilled and he can improvise. He's got pretty much every shot in his locker. It's just a matter for him to put it together more often than not.
But I think we as a body, West Indies Cricket Board body, we have got to make sure that we can have things in place to continue to help these players to develop.
Q. You have been a young captain -- and you are still a young captain leading younger guys as well. How confident do you feel that the development that you talk about is going to happen between now and the next World Cup for West Indies?
JASON HOLDER: Well, I can tell you now, I mean, definitely in this World Cup, you have done, or I have done lots of thinking and finding, well trying to find ways and means of which we can continue to improve.
Definitely is a situation where we have got to sit down as a management group, you know, as leaders of the organisation, and find things to put in place.
We can't let talent go to waste. It is our responsibility to make sure that we harness this talent as best as we possibly can and make sure that these guys get better.
Q. Jason, how do you assess that game? A fantastic game of cricket if you won. If you are a neutral, some great innings, but you didn't get over the line.
JASON HOLDER: Yeah, that seems to be a trend here in this World Cup for us. You know, we have had a few close games, but we have just been unable to get over the line. You can look back in hindsight and pinpoint a number of areas in this game. I don't think we fielded particularly well.
You know, probably gave up 30 to 40 runs in the field. Yeah, when we were batting, I felt we were always in the game with a shout and we just lost wickets at crucial stages and, you know, you can also say that the run-outs were probably gifted wickets, and probably what we didn't want at that stage.
Q. Just on the run-outs, Jason. How difficult is it to manage that from off the field when you can see people getting a bit nervous and you know they are critical wickets at vital stages of the match? How do you sort of assess that, guys going out to the ground to bat afterwards?
JASON HOLDER: Oh, man, it's virtually impossible to control off the field.
Yeah, you can probably sense one or two things in the dressing room and you get a message out, telling them to calm down a little bit. But both of them, for me, was against the run of play and unnecessary. Unfortunate but I don't think it should be happening really at this level.
Q. Carlos at Old Trafford obviously and Nicholas here. If there is one thing to take away from this World Cup it must be, you must be delighted with the never-say-die attitude in the camp?
JASON HOLDER: Yeah, we have shown some fight in this entire campaign. Yeah, I'm proud of certain individuals who have definitely put their hands up and put their heart on the line. And that is what we want. We want guys to just give their all. When you leave the cricket field, make sure you don't have anything in the body left to be given.
And credit to Nicholas. I thought he played an outstanding innings today. He batted maturely and he got boundaries, you know, he knocked it around as easily as he possibly can.
And then obviously a knock like Fabian, a knock like what Fabian played, is exceptional as well. Again, unfortunate with the run-out. But the young talent is there, the young talent is there. It's just a matter for us to bring it together more often and get over the line.
Q. How disappointing is it like -- you came with a lot of promise in the tournament -- how disappointing is it to see that things not going your way despite some really good performances by individuals? What do you think needs to be looked into in the next few years after the World Cup?
JASON HOLDER: Firstly, it's disappointing, definitely disappointing to come so close on a number of occasions and not get over the line.
Yeah, secondly, in terms of talent we have, we have just got to find ways to manage it, you know, manage the talent we have, you know, put things in place to make sure that they are developing.
And if we don't put things in place to make sure they are developing, we come in four years' time and probably see similar results. So it is just a matter for us to look after them, look after all our players, try to manage them as best as we possibly can.
When they go back home and go into their franchises, we need to put things in place for them to develop.
Q. Jason, were the players expecting Rihanna to turn up to today's game?
JASON HOLDER: No, it was a pleasant surprise. It was great to see her here. I just want to personally thank her for coming out. I guess it's not easy for a celebrity to come down (smiling) to Durham to watch the West Indies play. But I'm sure the boys felt her presence in the stands and she came down to the dressing room as well and met quite a few of the players and that was also refreshing.
Q. Jason, another word on your assessment of Nicholas's innings. Because he has always been seen as a very promising talent, he's just played ten ODI games so far and this is his biggest ever score that he's made. Do you see him, this innings, as a one that will make a jump? You have seen other young players and how they develop. What is your reckoning of what this innings will do for him?
JASON HOLDER: What I have seen here of Nicholas prior to this entire World Cup is nothing surprising to me. What he's produced here is exactly what we expect him to produce. Ideally, we want him to get better and we want him to improve and he would only improve over a period of time.
We have selected him for a reason and we give him full backing, you know, we give him full confidence to go out there and play the game that he knows he needs to play.
Yes, he will make mistakes, he is a young player, and it is just important again for development to continue to take place for him and development... Learning is part of his development and he just needs to learn from the scenarios that he has put himself into.
And we all need to learn from the scenarios that we have been faced with in this World Cup as well.
Q. One more. What are the expectations you have for him? What is your vision for him in five years, ten years from now?
JASON HOLDER: Again, once we look after Nicholas as best as we possibly can, we create an environment for him to learn and develop and I expect big things from him.
He's got the talent, he's got the ability to change gears, he's very skilled and he can improvise. He's got pretty much every shot in his locker. It's just a matter for him to put it together more often than not.
But I think we as a body, West Indies Cricket Board body, we have got to make sure that we can have things in place to continue to help these players to develop.
Q. You have been a young captain -- and you are still a young captain leading younger guys as well. How confident do you feel that the development that you talk about is going to happen between now and the next World Cup for West Indies?
JASON HOLDER: Well, I can tell you now, I mean, definitely in this World Cup, you have done, or I have done lots of thinking and finding, well trying to find ways and means of which we can continue to improve.
Definitely is a situation where we have got to sit down as a management group, you know, as leaders of the organisation, and find things to put in place.
We can't let talent go to waste. It is our responsibility to make sure that we harness this talent as best as we possibly can and make sure that these guys get better.
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1 July - Chester-le-Street - Sri Lanka player Angelo Mathews post-match press conference
Q. Angelo, maybe the best place to start is with Avishka's knock. How long have you been excited about him and what he can achieve and how impressed were you with him today?
ANGELO MATHEWS: Yeah, I mean, it was a brilliant knock, you know, against that attack. I mean, it looks like he has a lot of time to face the quicker bowlers and, you know, he was showing it in the past two games as well.
But after the 30s and 40s, he never got going. But I thought, you know, after getting that wonderful start, he carried on and he made sure that we got to a very good score towards the end.
Q. Angelo, was it a surprise for you to be asked to bowl towards the end?
ANGELO MATHEWS: Yeah. I haven't held the ball for, what, a good eight months and that was the first ball after eight months so... (smiling). Yeah, I mean, we knew that we had to make up two overs. We couldn't just bowl the spinner towards the end when Pooran was batting beautifully, so I said to the captain, "Look, I have a bit of experience, so I'll just try bowling the two overs."
Q. You must be delighted to have got the prime wicket as well? Is it something you will be putting your hand up for in the future as well?
ANGELO MATHEWS: Absolutely (smiling). Pooran was the man that we needed to get and, you know, quite fortunate to get him in the first ball before he clobbered me for a few sixes (laughter) I thought. But, yeah, it was a fantastic effort by Pooran. He batted all the way through and he nearly got them through, but it was fortunate for us, you know, to get him at the right time.
Our fielding was not up to the mark, but we fought our way through all the way.
Q. Angelo, do you think that -- you spoke about Pooran, but do you think that Fabian Allen's run-out actually brought you guys back into the game? Back then they were looking very aggressive and everything.
ANGELO MATHEWS: Yeah. He was batting brilliantly, too. We needed one wicket as soon as possible when they were getting going and they were hitting it clean. You know, our bowlers didn't have answers to how they played at the time.
Credit should go to them because they batted really well. Our bowlers put their hearts out. Once again, Lasith was brilliant. All the bowlers tried their extreme best and we needed a little bit of luck towards that latter part of the innings and we were fortunate to get that run-out.
Q. Angelo, have you been bowling in the nets? And also what was going through your mind as you were running into bowl that first ball?
ANGELO MATHEWS: Yeah, as I said, I haven't been bowling in the nets at all. That was the first ball that I got Pooran out and that was after eight months, that was the first ball (smiling).
So, yeah, I mean, if I got injured at that time, I wouldn't have regretted it because we had the game in our hands and we needed the bowler to come in and bowl a couple of overs to make that two overs and I said to the captain, "Look, I'll just bowl and see how it goes."
Q. Angelo, trying to finish the tournament at No. 5, is that a realistic target now for you guys?
ANGELO MATHEWS: Yeah. Look, we're disappointed. We had our chances throughout the tournament. I thought the Australian game, the middle order didn't fire. We had that game in our hands after the brilliant start.
Again, the South African game, we didn't bat well, so we had our opportunities in the tournament, but unfortunate that, you know, we couldn't reach the semifinals. But at least if we can finish off well, that would be a good thing.
Q. Obviously, you have had quite a bit of success bowling your overs in t20 format and one-day cricket as well. It's obviously a huge drawback for the team. Are you anywhere closer to start to resume bowling again?
ANGELO MATHEWS: Yeah, unfortunately, I didn't have the time to build it up. I mean, I need a little bit of time to start bowling and build it up because the body needs to adapt, so it takes a little bit of time.
Unfortunately, I didn't have enough time to build it up before the World Cup. Glad that I was able to, you know, help the team out bowling a couple of overs today, but I'm trying my best to start bowling as soon as possible going forward.
Q. Angelo, if you hadn't been a captain before and didn't have the experience and leadership capabilities that you have, do you think you would have offered to bowl that last couple of overs, or do you think you would have kept quiet and hoped that something happened?
ANGELO MATHEWS: Look, I'm a guy who wants to take up a challenge, you know, at any given time. And I have played quite a number of ODIs, you know, before this and I've got a little bit of experience playing all three formats, bowling in all three formats and bowling in different occasions, different situations, and I knew exactly what I wanted to do at the time and I'm glad that I was able to do it, you know.
Thinking it is something else. Doing it, doing that is something else, different. So you've got to think and you'll be able to sort of do it, do what you think on the park, so I was able to do that.
Maybe my experience, you know, helped. And we had no choice, too. So I had to bowl that couple of overs.
Q. Angelo, you saw two young batsmen get centuries today. Avishka you know. And what was assessment how Nicolas Pooran played? Had you seen him before? Have you heard about him?
ANGELO MATHEWS: Yeah, I have seen him play. He's played in the IPL and he's played quite a few games for West Indies as well. He showed his class previously as well and we have seen him.
We know all their batters are extremely dangerous. If they get going, they can clear any ground. So we needed to keep taking wickets and Pooran just got stuck in there and he was batting right through to the end and if he had batted that three overs as well, it would have been a different story. So, credit should go to him and also Avishka was a fantastic innings.
I must mention Kusal and his start as well, and Kusal Mendis, he was fighting in the middle, and Thirimanne finished off well. So it was all in all a very good game for us.
Q. Angelo, maybe the best place to start is with Avishka's knock. How long have you been excited about him and what he can achieve and how impressed were you with him today?
ANGELO MATHEWS: Yeah, I mean, it was a brilliant knock, you know, against that attack. I mean, it looks like he has a lot of time to face the quicker bowlers and, you know, he was showing it in the past two games as well.
But after the 30s and 40s, he never got going. But I thought, you know, after getting that wonderful start, he carried on and he made sure that we got to a very good score towards the end.
Q. Angelo, was it a surprise for you to be asked to bowl towards the end?
ANGELO MATHEWS: Yeah. I haven't held the ball for, what, a good eight months and that was the first ball after eight months so... (smiling). Yeah, I mean, we knew that we had to make up two overs. We couldn't just bowl the spinner towards the end when Pooran was batting beautifully, so I said to the captain, "Look, I have a bit of experience, so I'll just try bowling the two overs."
Q. You must be delighted to have got the prime wicket as well? Is it something you will be putting your hand up for in the future as well?
ANGELO MATHEWS: Absolutely (smiling). Pooran was the man that we needed to get and, you know, quite fortunate to get him in the first ball before he clobbered me for a few sixes (laughter) I thought. But, yeah, it was a fantastic effort by Pooran. He batted all the way through and he nearly got them through, but it was fortunate for us, you know, to get him at the right time.
Our fielding was not up to the mark, but we fought our way through all the way.
Q. Angelo, do you think that -- you spoke about Pooran, but do you think that Fabian Allen's run-out actually brought you guys back into the game? Back then they were looking very aggressive and everything.
ANGELO MATHEWS: Yeah. He was batting brilliantly, too. We needed one wicket as soon as possible when they were getting going and they were hitting it clean. You know, our bowlers didn't have answers to how they played at the time.
Credit should go to them because they batted really well. Our bowlers put their hearts out. Once again, Lasith was brilliant. All the bowlers tried their extreme best and we needed a little bit of luck towards that latter part of the innings and we were fortunate to get that run-out.
Q. Angelo, have you been bowling in the nets? And also what was going through your mind as you were running into bowl that first ball?
ANGELO MATHEWS: Yeah, as I said, I haven't been bowling in the nets at all. That was the first ball that I got Pooran out and that was after eight months, that was the first ball (smiling).
So, yeah, I mean, if I got injured at that time, I wouldn't have regretted it because we had the game in our hands and we needed the bowler to come in and bowl a couple of overs to make that two overs and I said to the captain, "Look, I'll just bowl and see how it goes."
Q. Angelo, trying to finish the tournament at No. 5, is that a realistic target now for you guys?
ANGELO MATHEWS: Yeah. Look, we're disappointed. We had our chances throughout the tournament. I thought the Australian game, the middle order didn't fire. We had that game in our hands after the brilliant start.
Again, the South African game, we didn't bat well, so we had our opportunities in the tournament, but unfortunate that, you know, we couldn't reach the semifinals. But at least if we can finish off well, that would be a good thing.
Q. Obviously, you have had quite a bit of success bowling your overs in t20 format and one-day cricket as well. It's obviously a huge drawback for the team. Are you anywhere closer to start to resume bowling again?
ANGELO MATHEWS: Yeah, unfortunately, I didn't have the time to build it up. I mean, I need a little bit of time to start bowling and build it up because the body needs to adapt, so it takes a little bit of time.
Unfortunately, I didn't have enough time to build it up before the World Cup. Glad that I was able to, you know, help the team out bowling a couple of overs today, but I'm trying my best to start bowling as soon as possible going forward.
Q. Angelo, if you hadn't been a captain before and didn't have the experience and leadership capabilities that you have, do you think you would have offered to bowl that last couple of overs, or do you think you would have kept quiet and hoped that something happened?
ANGELO MATHEWS: Look, I'm a guy who wants to take up a challenge, you know, at any given time. And I have played quite a number of ODIs, you know, before this and I've got a little bit of experience playing all three formats, bowling in all three formats and bowling in different occasions, different situations, and I knew exactly what I wanted to do at the time and I'm glad that I was able to do it, you know.
Thinking it is something else. Doing it, doing that is something else, different. So you've got to think and you'll be able to sort of do it, do what you think on the park, so I was able to do that.
Maybe my experience, you know, helped. And we had no choice, too. So I had to bowl that couple of overs.
Q. Angelo, you saw two young batsmen get centuries today. Avishka you know. And what was assessment how Nicolas Pooran played? Had you seen him before? Have you heard about him?
ANGELO MATHEWS: Yeah, I have seen him play. He's played in the IPL and he's played quite a few games for West Indies as well. He showed his class previously as well and we have seen him.
We know all their batters are extremely dangerous. If they get going, they can clear any ground. So we needed to keep taking wickets and Pooran just got stuck in there and he was batting right through to the end and if he had batted that three overs as well, it would have been a different story. So, credit should go to him and also Avishka was a fantastic innings.
I must mention Kusal and his start as well, and Kusal Mendis, he was fighting in the middle, and Thirimanne finished off well. So it was all in all a very good game for us.
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West Indies and Sri Lanka have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match in Durham on Monday, which Sri Lanka won by 23 runs.
David Boon of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the fines after Jason Holder’s West Indies and Dimuth Karunarathne’s Sri Lanka were both ruled to be two overs short of their target after time allowances were taken into consideration.
In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minor over-rate offences, players are fined 10 per cent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time, with the captain fined double that amount.
As such, Jason Holder has been fined 40 per cent of his match fee, while his players have received 20 per cent fines.
Dimuth Karunarathne has also been fined 40 per cent of his match fee, while his players have received 20 per cent fines.
If either West Indies or Sri Lanka commit another minor over-rate breach in an ODI within 12 months of this offence with Holder or Karunarathne as captain, it will be deemed a second offence and they will face a suspension.
Both Holder and Karunarathne pleaded guilty to the offences after the end of the match and accepted the proposed sanctions, so there was no need for formal hearings.
On-field umpires Bruce Oxenford and Paul Reiffel, third umpire Sundaram Ravi and fourth umpire Rod Tucker leveled the charge.
David Boon of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the fines after Jason Holder’s West Indies and Dimuth Karunarathne’s Sri Lanka were both ruled to be two overs short of their target after time allowances were taken into consideration.
In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minor over-rate offences, players are fined 10 per cent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time, with the captain fined double that amount.
As such, Jason Holder has been fined 40 per cent of his match fee, while his players have received 20 per cent fines.
Dimuth Karunarathne has also been fined 40 per cent of his match fee, while his players have received 20 per cent fines.
If either West Indies or Sri Lanka commit another minor over-rate breach in an ODI within 12 months of this offence with Holder or Karunarathne as captain, it will be deemed a second offence and they will face a suspension.
Both Holder and Karunarathne pleaded guilty to the offences after the end of the match and accepted the proposed sanctions, so there was no need for formal hearings.
On-field umpires Bruce Oxenford and Paul Reiffel, third umpire Sundaram Ravi and fourth umpire Rod Tucker leveled the charge.
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