Sri Lanka, who have won both their opening matches, will look to beat England and step closer to a spot in the semi-finals. Catch all the live updates.
Sri Lanka take on England in Group 1 match of ICC World Twenty20 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong. Follow live updates here: (Live Scorecard | Text Commentary | Points table)
19:14 (IST): Has Mahela Jayawardene been caught safely by Michael Lumb? Looks like he has but the umpire refers it upstairs where they decide to give it not-out. Sri Lanka 4/1 (1.3 overs).
19:10 (IST): WICKET! Kusal Perera c Jos Buttler b Jade Dernbach 3. Sri Lanka 4/1 (1.2 overs).
19:09 (IST): Moeen Ali bowls a tight first over for England giving away just four runs. Sri Lanka 4/0 (1 over).
Playing XIs
England
Michael Lumb, Alex Hales, Moeen Ali, Eoin Morgan, Jos Buttler, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Chris Jordan, Stuart Broad, James Tredwell, Jade Dernbach
Sri Lanka
Kusal Perera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Sachitra Senanayake, Ajantha Mendis, Lasith Malinga
18:33 (IST): England win the toss and elect to bowl first vs Sri Lanka. Stuart Broad wants his bowlers to have a crack with the dew factor around. Sri Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal looks worried. Both teams are going to field an unchanged side for this match.
Preview
Sri Lanka will target a place in the semis in their match against England in Chittagong, as action resumes after a day's rest in World Twenty20 on Thursday. A win will establish Sri Lanka's position in Group One.
However, Sri Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal said his side will not take anything for granted. "England are a good T20 side and we have special game plans for them but we are never going to underestimate them," said Chandimal, whose team beat South Africa by five runs in their opening match.
They then crushed the Netherlands by nine wickets after demolishing them for 39 all out -- the lowest-ever total in Twenty20 internationals. "To win the first match was important for our team and it is that momentum we carried into the second game and that is very important," said Chandimal. "We know if we win one of our last two games we can make it to the semi-finals, but we are looking to win both."
England's middle-order batsman Ravi Bopara said his team is looking forward to the challenge. "It is a must win game for us," admitted Bopara. "We have to win, winning against Sri Lanka would be a big thing for us, which will be a big confident boost and that's the way we are looking at it."
Bopara said England will be up to the challenge of facing paceman Lasith Malinga. "It is tough to hit Malinga," said Bopara of the slinger Malinga, regarded as one of the best death over bowlers. "I think the best way to approach him is trying to deflect him past the gaps, and hope to get some bat on it to square, he does a very good slower ball."
Teams
England: Stuart Broad (captain), Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Jos Buttler, Jade Dernbach, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Craig Kieswetter, Michael Lumb, SD Parry, James Tredwell, Chris Woakes
Sri Lanka: Dinesh Chandimal (captain), Lasith Malinga, Tillakartne Dilshan, Rangana Herath, Mahela Jayawardene, Nuwan Kulasekara, Suranga Lakmal, Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis, Kusal Perera, Thisara Perera, S Prasanna, Kumar Sangakkara, Sachitra Senanayake, Lahiru Thirimanne
Story first published on: Thursday, 27 March 2014 18:01
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