Sri Lanka bring back Chameera and Mishara, ask unchanged England to bat
Toss Sri Lanka selected to subject vs england
Sri Lanka have opted to chase in opposition to england in Pallekele, hoping to replicate their dominant victory over Australia right here to kickstart their Super Eight marketing campaign.
It was six days in the past that Pathum Nissanka‘s unbeaten 100 noticed the hosts chase down Australia’s complete of 181 with eight wickets and two overs to spare. And house skipper Dasun Shanaka is trying to use that confidence on this Group 2 encounter. “We’ve been chasing well in the past few occasions and happy to chase again,” Shanaka stated on the toss. “The boys are very confident playing here.”
England skipper Harry Brook – on his twenty seventh birthday – once more referred to as for bravery after his aspect stumbled into the second stage of this event. The two-time champions have gone in with an unchanged group for the fourth match in a row, with Jamie Overton retaining his place because the allrounder. Brook’s solely slight fear is a minimize to Jacob Bethell‘s bowling hand (sustained throughout the match in opposition to West Indies), which is probably going to forestall him from bowling due to the strapping on his finger.
Sri Lanka, in the meantime, made two adjustments to their XI, with Dushmantha Chameera returning rather than Pramod Madushan, having been rested for the defeat to Zimbabwe. Kamil Mishara got here back in for the person who changed him, Kusal Perrera, because the hosts shuffled as soon as extra in an try to discover a useful opening partnership.
These two squads know one another very properly, having solely concluded a three-match T20I sequence in opposition to each other at the beginning of the month, which happened completely in Pallekele. England secured a 3-0 scoreline, capping issues off with a professional 12-run win in a low-scoring encounter.
As for the outfield, either side are primed for a special night of ground-fielding on patchy grass. Heavy rains have punctuated the 5 days main into this conflict. Overnight precipitation has sodden the perimeters of the sphere, though the center components of the bottom had been well-covered.
Sri Lanka: 1 Pathum Nissanka, 2 Kamil Mishara, 3 Kusal Mendis (wk), 4 Pavan Rathnayake, 5 Kamindu Mendis, 6 Dasun Shanaka (capt), 7 Dunith Wellelage, 8 Dushan Hemantha, 9 Maheesh Theekshana, 10 Dilshan Madushanka, 11 Dushmantha Chameera
england: 1 Phil Salt, 2 Jos Buttler (wk), 3 Jacob Bethell, 4 Tom Banton, 5 Harry Brook (capt), 6 Sam Curran, 7 Will Jacks, 8 Liam Dawson, 9 Jamie Overton, 10 Jofra Archer, 11 Adil Rashid
