Sri Lanka won the toss and has decided to field first in the crucial Group A game of the Champions Trophy 2013 math being played at the Oval on Thursday, June 13, 2013.
There is one change in the Sri Lanka squad that played the last game, Nuawn Kulasekara coming in for Thisara Perera. For England Graeme Swann replaces James Tredwell.
The match starts at 5:30 Sri Lanka time. 12:00 GMT. See the Eng vs SL live scorecard here.
The weather is cloudy and there is some grass on the pitch too, so all signs of the pitch favoring the bowlers. Both teams have included enough fast bowlers.
Its a very crucial game for both teams, If England win they will be though to the semi-finals, a Sri Lanka win puts them back in the frame to qualify for the semi’s.
England are always a favorite in their home grounds and Sri Lanka is known to make upsets. Overall a interesting contest between bat and ball.
Sky Sports will be telecasting the match live in the UK while Star Sports will be broadcasting the game live in Sri Lanka. The live streaming can be watched on Star Sports website.
The squads are as below:
Sri Lanka: LD Chandimal, AD Mathews, HDRL Thirimanne, KMDN Kulasekara, HMRKB Herath, RMS Eranga, SL Malinga, MDKJ Perera, TM Dilshan, KC Sangakkara†, DPMD Jayawardene.
England: RS Bopara, JC Buttler, TT Bresnan, SCJ Broad, GP Swann, JM Anderson, AN Cook, IR Bell, IJL Trott, JE Root, EJG Morgan.
Watch the highlights of the match later here.
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