Sri Lanka qualify for 2019 WC following West Indies defeat

The West Indies will now progress to the 10-team Qualifier, where they will be joined by the bottom three sides in ODI Rankings - Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and Ireland, as well as the top four sides from the ICC World Cricket League Championship and the top two sides from the ICC World Cricket League Division 2. (Photo: AFP)

The top two sides from the World Cup Qualifier will complete the 10-team line-up for the Cricket World Cup 2019, which will be staged in the United Kingdom from May 30 to July 15. (Photo: ICC)

Sri Lanka have become the eighth and last team to earn a direct qualification into the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, following West Indies' defeat against England in the first ODI at Old Trafford. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lanka, the 1996 champions, join hosts England, India, Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa for the ICC's showpiece event. (Photo: AP)

West Indies' seven-wicket defeat last night means that they cannot move ahead of Sri Lanka (86 points) by September 30, the cut off mark for direct entry. (Photo: AP)

The ICC said that with Sept. 30 as the cutoff for automatic qualification, West Indies could not move past Sri Lanka regardless of the outcome of its remaining matches in England. (Photo: AP)

The Caribbean side (78 points in the ODI Team Rankings) can still qualify for the World Cup by finishing in the top two of next year’s World Cup Qualifier, an ICC release said. (Photo: AP)