MATCH OF THE DAQ previews England v Sri Lanka (ICC Champions Trophy, K.O 13.00, Sky Sports 1)
England take on Sri Lanka in the eighth game of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy at the Oval this afternoon with the hosts needing a win to qualify for the semi-finals.
England v Sri Lanka
ICC Champions Trophy
K.O 13.00, Sky Sports 1
HEAD TO HEAD
(Max last 10 only)
9 Jul 2011 England won by 16 runs v Sri Lanka, Manchester
6 Jul 2011 England won by 10 wickets v Sri Lanka Nottingham
3 Jul 2011 England lost by 6 wickets v Sri Lanka Lord’s
1 Jul 2011 England lost by 69 runs v Sri Lanka, Leeds
28 Jun 2011 England won by 110 runs v Sri Lanka, The Oval
26 Mar 2011 England lost by 10 wickets v Sri Lanka, Colombo
25 Sep 2009 England won by 6 wickets v Sri Lanka, Johannesburg
13 Oct 2007 England lost by 107 runs v Sri Lanka, Colombo
10 Oct 2007 England won by 5 wickets v Sri Lanka, Colombo
7 Oct 2007 England won by 2 wickets v Sri Lanka, Dambulla
PREVIEW
England take on Sri Lanka in the eighth game of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy at the Oval this afternoon with the hosts needing a win to qualify for the semi-finals and Sri Lanka knowing defeat will see them return home.
The Three Lions were impressive on the weekend in a 48-run win against Australia and that victory continued an upward curve in form following back-to-back defeats at the start of the one-day series with New Zealand.
England will be further boosted by the return from injury of Graeme Swann after a back problem stopped the off-spinner from facing the Aussies.
Their opponents today lost their opener to New Zealand by a single wicket but Sri Lankan paceman Lasith Malinga, who took four wickets in his side’s narrow loss to the Kiwis, is a man captain Alastair Cook fears.
The hosts have won their last two one-day internationals versus Sri Lanka but the sides haven’t met in this format since July 2011. However, England are two places ahead of today’s rivals in the world rankings and, with home advantage, they should prove too strong.
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