ICC World Cup 2019: Match 27, England vs Sri Lanka – Toss Report

Host England will go up against Sri Lanka in match 27 of the ongoing ICC World Cup 2019 on June 21 (Friday) at Headingley in Leeds. While England have had a thumping start to the campaign, Sri Lanka is floating in the middle of the points table with one win and two washouts. They need to start winning games and will look to make a shift from the game against the top-ranked ODI side.

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Sri Lanka will face an uphill battle but have enough games left to try and make something out of this campaign. Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne has excelled with the bat so far and will have to inspire his teammates to produce the best effort against the top-ranked ODI side. Moreover, the senior cricketers are yet to stand up, and the management will hope them to deliver at this juncture. It will take a monumental effort from the players to overcome the England challenge, and Sri Lanka will have to win the game to keep their hopes alive in the World Cup.

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On the other hand, England will again be without Jason Roy as he continues to recover from the hamstring tear he suffered against West Indies. However, his absence won’t deter them much as they have the depth in the batting order. Skipper Eoin Morgan played a classical knock in the last game which will keep the bowlers on their feet. The bowling has also come good in the right time as they will hope for another win which will take England one step closer to the semifinals.

Date and Time: England vs Sri Lanka, June 21 (Friday), at 3:00 PM IST, at Headingley in Leeds

Toss Report

Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne has won the toss against England and has elected to bat first.

Here is what the captains said,

Dimuth Karunaratne

We’ll bat first, looks a batting surface and want to put runs on the board. Hoping to put some scoreboard pressure. We have two changes. We have had time to regroup and discuss. Need to do something special against England.

Eoin Morgan

We would have batted as well, looks a really good wicket. Best time to bat on. We’re playing the same team. The wicket here has assisted turn a bit in recent games, so we have both Adil and Moeen. First priority is to get to the semifinals and when/if we do that, we’ll decide whom to rest.

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Playing XI

England: Jonny Bairstow, James Vince, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (capt), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood

Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne(c), Kusal Perera(w), Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Jeevan Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Isuru Udana, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Pradeep