It was a day late and counted for little in the context of the Cricket World Cup, but there was no lack of tension as Sri Lanka fended off the West Indies by 23 runs on Monday, 1 July.
Avishka Fernando scored 104 from 103 balls to guide Sri Lanka to 338-6, its highest total of the tournament, and Lasith Malinga took two early wickets to have West Indies reeling at 22-2 in the fifth over of the chase. The veteran paceman's late wicket all but finished it off and moved him into the top three of most prolific World Cup bowlers.
West Indies, with some star power support from Rihanna on a blustery, slightly overcast day — no need for shade, or shelter from the rain — made a chase of it but ran out of time and finished 315-9.
Rihanna's reaction when Chris Gayle got out for 35 — head back in disbelief — summed up the overall feeling of game over at 71-3.
On Tuesday, 2 July, Rihanna posted a photo on her Twitter showing support for Windies, saying that she was representing Barbados and the West Indies.
Rihanna is a Barbadian singer known for best selling records like Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), Talk That Talk (2011) and Anti (2014). She made her acting debut with films like Ocean's 8 and Guava Island. Lately her cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty and clothing line Fenty has received a lot of attention for its inclusive approach to fashion.
(With inputs from AP)
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