Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the England-West Indies series on the Old Trafford The match could be lost to the Caribbean, this is the prayer of Sri Lanka. That prayer has been successful. West Indies lost If this rate means to play in the one-day World Cup in 2019, the world champions will have to compete with the qualifying twice. The Sri Lankans are still struggling to qualify for the qualifying, with England, Australia, South Africa, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh getting the opportunity to play in the World Cup.
West Indies lost to England by 7 wickets in Old Trafford yesterday. The West Indies will not have any chance to overtake Sri Lanka in this rate by 30 September. At the moment, West Indies' points are ranked 78, Sri Lanka's 86 in ODIs. The World Cup qualifying will be played in the Caribbean if they win the remaining ODIs.
In the first two World Cups of 1975 and 1979, winning the title, West Indies established itself as the unpredictable best team in limited-overs cricket. In 1983, Kapil Dev got to be very close to winning the third title in India, and lost to India. In 1987, the West Indies, who took part in the World Cup jointly organized by India and Pakistan in the 1987 World Cup, could not reach the last four of the World Cup until further sub-continent in 1996. Then in 1999 in England, 2003 in South Africa, West Indies did not reach the final four of the World Cup in 2007. They have to depart from the quarter-finals in 2011 and 2015.
The next World Cup in England will begin on 30th May, 2019. The tournament will be 10 teams. Zimbabwe, Afghanistan and Ireland, the three top-ranked teams from the ICC ODI rankings, will play in the West Indies next month.