6.35PM UPDATE – TEAM LISTS ARE IN
SRI LANKA
Pathum Nissanka
Kusal Mendis (WK)
Dhananjaya de Silva
Charith Asalanka
Bhanuka Rajapaksa
Dasun Shanaka (C)
Wanindu Hasaranga
Chamika Karunaratne
Maheesh Theekshana
Lahiru Kumara
Kasun Rajitha
ENGLAND
Jos Buttler (C) (WK)
Alex Hales
Dawid Malan
Ben Stokes
Harry Brook
Moeen Ali
Liam Livingstone
Sam Curran
Chris Woakes
Adil Rashid
Mark Wooden
6.20PM UPDATE RAIN WON’T SAVE AUSSIES
One among Australia’s two avenues of creating the semis already appears closed with just about no probability of rain coming to their rescue.
The Aussies would sneak into the knockout levels if Saturday’s remaining group 1 match between England and Sri Lanka was washed out however Mom Nature isn’t enjoying ball.
There’s hardly a cloud within the sky above the Sydney Cricket Floor and the forecast for rain is 1%.
A lot for the wettest 12 months on report.
That leaves Australia with just one remaining path to remain alive – they now want Sri Lanka to beat the Poms.
CAN SRI LANKA SEND AUSSIES THROUGH?
Australia is hours away from studying whether or not its T20 World Cup defence is over.
The reigning champion paid the worth for a disastrous loss to New Zealand in its match opener, ending the Tremendous 12 stage with a web run fee of -0.173.
New Zealand has booked its passage to the ultimate 4 after ending equal on seven factors with Australia, however with a far superior NRR of two.112.
Aaron Finch’s males wanted to defeat Afghanistan by about 60 runs of their remaining Tremendous 12 match to overtake England’s NRR of 0.547, however solely fell over the road on Adelaide on Friday evening.
Whereas that end result has saved the Australians a nervous evening calculating NRR adjustments, it means solely a Sri Lankan win will safe them a spot within the semi-finals.
Sri Lanka has 4 factors and can’t qualify, though it might nonetheless end third in Group 1 forward of England.
Tonight’s match begins at 7pm. Observe the most recent speaking factors from the SCG right here.
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