The pitch in Sharjah has been a sporting one thus far. The track has helped the slower bowlers to a large extent. But run-scoring hasn’t been all that difficult either. The deck has also favoured the teams batting second. Therefore, chasing should be the way forward. Average first innings score: 142 (7 T20Is in Sharjah in T20 World Cup 2021) Record of Chasing teams: Won – 5, Lost – 2, Tied – 0

Probable Playing XIs

England

Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Tymal Mills Bench: David Willey, Tom Curran, Mark Wood, Sam Billings

Sri Lanka

Kusal Perera (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara Bench: Dhananjaya de Silva, Akila Dananjaya, Binura Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal

Head-to-head

Overall

Matches- 12, England– 8, Sri Lanka– 4, Tied- 0

In T20 World Cups

Matches- 4, England– 3, Sri Lanka– 1, Tied- 0

Probable best batter of the match

Jos Buttler (England)

Jos Buttler has been in jaw-dropping form in the ongoing edition of the T20 World Cup. He played well in one of the practice games and he carried his form into the Super 12s as well. On Saturday, he demolished the Australian bowlers after scoring an unbeaten 32-ball 71 with the help of five fours and as many sixes. In three games, he has scored 113 runs at a strike rate of 156.94.

Probable best bowler of the match

Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka)

Wanindu Hasaranga, on Saturday, became the third bowler to take a hat-trick in the history of the T20 World Cup. But his efforts went in vain as the Lankans lost to the Proteas. He has arguably been the standout bowler for the Islanders in the tournament. The leg-spinner has picked up 11 wickets from six matches at an excellent economy rate of 5.27.

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