England is facing Sri Lanka in the Super-12 Group-1 on Saturday in the T20 World Cup. Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to bat first.
The Sri Lankan team is already out of the semi-final race. It is a do-or-die match for England. If England wins, it will advance to the semi-finals.
If England loses, Australia will reach the last four as the second team from this group. New Zealand has already qualified for the semi-finals.
Now see the performance of both teams in the tournament
Sri Lanka has won 2 out of 4 matches and lost 2. Even if the team wins, they will only have 6 points which is not enough to enter the semi-finals. At the same time, England lost 1 match against Ireland. If the team wins the match, then they will also get 7 points, then due to the high net run rate, England will come second instead of Australia.
Sri Lanka would like to end the journey with a win
Sri Lanka is the only team in Group 1 to have played their entire matches. Not a single match of the team got washed out in the rain. Despite playing four games, Sri Lanka could not make much use of it. Because the team won only 2 matches out of 4 and now they are out of the race for the semifinals.
Sri Lanka won their first match against Ireland but after that, they had to face defeats against New Zealand and Australia. Sri Lanka’s star players Wanindu Hasaranga and Dhananjay de Silva won the team against Afghanistan in the last match. Despite a six-wicket win over Afghanistan, their semi-final hopes are over.
must win match for England
If England wants to go to the semi-finals, it will be necessary for them to beat Sri Lanka. Australia and New Zealand have 7 points so far while England has 5 points. England’s net run rate is lower than New Zealand’s but better than Australia’s. In such a situation, if England beat Sri Lanka, then its ticket to the semi-finals is confirmed.
England had initially lost against Ireland. But by winning against New Zealand, England strengthened its claim in the World Cup again. The team has power hitters like Jos Buttler and players like David Malan who can change the course of the match with their batting. On the other hand, Sam Curran and Mark Wood can trouble the front team with their bowling.