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.
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.
performance of both teams in the tournament so far
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.
Playing 11 of both the teams
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nisanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Aslanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasoon Shanaka (c), Vanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratna, Mahish Thikshana, Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajita
England: Jos Buttler (c), Alex Hales, David Malan, Ben Stokes, Harry Brooke, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingston, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid