England vs Sri Lanka World Cup 2023 LIVE updates: Struggling bottom-half sides clash at Bengaluru
As the toss for the England vs Sri Lanka World Cup 2023 is just a few hours away, let’s have a look at probable playing XIs.
Defending champions England will meet Sri Lanka at Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy stadium for a fiery World Cup 2023 encounter. Both England and Sri Lanka are struggling at the bottom-half of the points table with just one win each. It's almost a must win game for the team competing today if they want to keep their World Cup 2023 campaign alive. While injuries are bothering the Sri Lanka squad, England's ‘all-rounder’ team is struggling to find the form. Matches in Bengaluru are often high-scoring, offering a thrilling experience to the viewers and today’s match is also expected to deliver the same. As the toss for the England vs Sri Lanka World Cup 2023 is just a few hours away, let’s have a look at probable playing XIs.
England’s probable playing XI: Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook/Liam Livingstone, Jos Buttler (c & wk), David Willey/Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes/Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood
Sri Lanka’s probable playing XI: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Dushan Hemantha/Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka
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Chinnaswamy stadium is expcted to offer a flat pitch as always for the England vs Sri Lanka World Cup 2023 clash. The stadium has witnessed only one World Cup 2023 clash till now and the recored a first inning total of 367 runs.
England and Sri Lanka are currently struggling with injured players as key members of the both squads won't be playing today's match. While Sri Lanka will be playing under a different skipper tonight, England will likley have Brydon Carse as Reece Topley's replacement.