England and Sri Lanka will lock horns in Headingley on June 21 as the home team and tournament favourites England will hope their cement their position further in the top four of the points table.
Sri Lanka were handed an 87 runs defeat by Australia, England, on the other hand, piled up 397 against Afghanistan and won convincingly, all thanks to a memorable Eoin Morgan innings.
WHEN: June 21th 3:00 PM
WHERE: Headingley Stadium
WEATHER FORECAST: “Times of cloud and sun” that’s how AccuWeather defines Headingley weather on the game day. There is zero per cent chances of rain and we can expect a full 50 over a side game. It will be a cool day with the temperature hovering around 17 degree Celsius.
PITCH REPORT: The pitch has seen decent high scoring games and the team beating second have come victories in more occasions in comparison. In the last game played here, England defeated Pakistan by 54 runs after setting a tough target of 352.
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HEAD-TO-HEAD at the World Cups:
Total matches between the two sides – 10
England have won – 6
Sri Lanka have won – 4
TEAM NEWS (PROBABLE XIs)
England
Squad: Eoin Morgan (capt), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Jos Buttler (wk), Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, James Vince, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
Probable XI: Jonny Bairstow, James Vince, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood
Sri Lanka
Squad: Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Isuru Udana, Thisara Perera, Lahiru Thirimanne, Nuwan Pradeep, Dhananjaya de Silva, Milinda Siriwardana, Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Kusal Perera (wk), Kusal Mendis BenchSuranga Lakmal, Jeevan Mendis, Jeffrey Vandersay, Avishka Fernando
Probable XI: Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Isuru Udana, Thisara Perera, Lahiru Thirimanne, Nuwan Pradeep, Dhananjaya de Silva, Milinda Siriwardana, Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Kusal Perera (wk), Kusal Mendis
Sri Lanka aim for survival against sublime England (Preview)
