World Cup 2019: Sri Lanka battle for survival against hosts England
Updated On: 21 June, 2019 08:43 AM IST | | PTI
To stop this brute force called England, Sri Lanka will have to play out of their skins with the onus resting on the pace duo of Lasith Malinga and Nuwan Pradeep
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SL skipper Dimuth Karunaratne
Leeds: Still recovering from their 87-run drubbing against Australia, former champions Sri Lanka will now face a tough battle for survival when they lock horns with a dominant England in their World Cup fixture here Friday. With just one win, Sri Lanka are currently at the sixth spot with four points and will have to win rest of their four matches to salvage hopes of a semifinal berth.
The 1996 champions had lost their opening match against New Zealand and then rain robbed them off a chance to fight when two of their games were washed out. Last week, Sri Lanka suffered a 87-run loss against Australia at London and it will take a special performance for the Island nation to keep themselves afloat for the knockout stage when they come across hosts England, who have looked simply unstoppable. England are placed comfortably at the second spot with four wins from five games, the only blemish being their loss to Pakistan.
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