Aaj English TV

Sunday, December 22, 2024  
19 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1446  

World Cup: England, Sri Lanka to fight for second win

Another run fest expected in Bengaluru
Photo via AFP.
Photo via AFP.

England and Sri Lanka will look to boost their world cup campaigns by getting their second win in the tournament when they face off on Thursday.

The match will be played in the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Begaluru and will begin at 1:30 pm.

Both countries have had underwhelming beginnings to the tournament, losing three out of four matches.

Sri Lanka’s lone win came against Netherlands while England have only defeated Bangladesh.

The conditions in Bengaluru have favoured batsmen throughout the tournament and the trend isexpected to continue today.

Probable squads

Sri Lanka

1 Pathum Nissanka, 2 Kusal Perera, 3 Kusal Mendis (capt, wk) 4 Sadeera Samarawickrama, 5 Charith Asalanka, 6 Dhananjaya de Silva, 7 Dushan Hemantha/Dunith Wellalage, 8 Chamika Karunaratne, 9 Maheesh Theekshana, 10 Kasun Rajitha, 11 Dilshan Madushanka

England

1 Jonny Bairstow, 2 Dawid Malan, 3 Joe Root, 4 Ben Stokes, 5 Jos Buttler (capt, wk), 6 Harry Brook, 7 Moeen Ali, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 David Willey, 10 Adil Rashid, 11 Gus Atkinson/Mark Wood

For the latest news, follow us on Twitter @Aaj_Urdu. We are also on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

England

Sri Lanka

World Cup 2023