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Sri Lanka win toss, opt to bat against England

Sri Lanka win toss, opt to bat against England

London, Jun 21 (UNI) Sri Lanka won toss and opted to bat first against England at Headingley stadium here on Friday.
England are currently placed at the second position on points table, while Sri Lanka are struggling to find their feet in the ongoing tournament.
The Dimuth Karunaratne-led Sri Lanka have just managed to get one win out of their three games, while two of their matches have been washed out.
Sri Lanka will have to come up with win this match, if they want to keep their hopes alive in the ongoing World Cup.
SQUADS:
England (Playing XI): James Vince, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Jos Buttler(w), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Dimuth Karunaratne(c), Kusal Perera(w), Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Jeevan Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Isuru Udana, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Pradeep
UNI XC AKC 1442

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