ICC World Cup 2019: Dhananjaya de Silva Upbeat About Beating India And Finish On A High

Sri Lanka’s ICC World Cup 2019 campaign came to a premature end when England defeated India on June 30 at Edgbaston. But all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva is upbeat to finish their campaign on a positive note beating India in their last group game.

De Silva confident of beating India

Sri Lanka have blown hot and cold so far in the World Cup, and it continued as they beat West Indies by 23 runs at Durham. Avishka Fernando, who has been in great form, scored his first ODI century to post a mammoth total on the scoreboard. Previously, Kusal Perera and Dimuth Karunratne got them off to a brilliant start, and contributions from their middle order helped them post 338 runs at the end of 50 overs. Chasing a mammoth total of 339 runs, West Indies fought till the last ball. Nicholas Pooran led the chase partnering Fabian Allen but had to sink in front of Lasith Malinga’s brilliance. Pooran reached his first ODI century scoring 118 runs while Allen contributed with 51 runs off just 32 deliveries.

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It was their third victory of the tournament, and Dhananjaya de Silva is confident of beating India and securing their fourth victory of the competition. The 27-year-old admitted that his side has nothing to lose against India and will give their all to finish the tournament on a high.

“We have done well against India in other ICC tournaments and we have just beaten West Indies so if we can take that confidence and momentum into the next game then we can beat India again,” de Silva said.

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“We are trying hard to win every game and if we beat India then we can finish fifth,” Dhananjaya de Silva added.

Sri Lanka have defeated India only once in the in their last eight meetings. They will look to draw confidence from their seven wickets victory over the Men in Blues in the ICC Champions Trophy at The Oval in 2017. The Islanders play India on July 6 (Saturday) at the Headingley in Leeds.

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