Preview: Sri Lanka v England

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Where: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
When: Saturday Mar 26, 14:30 local, 09:00 GMT, 20:00 AEDT, 22:00 NZDT
ODI Head to Head: Played: 44, Wins: Sri Lanka 21, England 23
Last meeting: September 25, 2009, Sri Lanka 212-10 (47.3 ov) mislaid to England 213-4 (45 ov) by 6 wickets
World Cup Head to head: Played: 8, Wins: Sri Lanka 2, England 6
World Cup Last meeting: Apr 4, 2007, Sri Lanka 235-10 (50 ov) def England 233-8 (50 ov) by dual runs

Selection Table:
Likely Sri Lankan team: Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Angelo Mathews, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralidaran, Ajantha Mendis

Expect a Sri Lankans to go in with an unvaried choice from a a single which thumped New Zealand by 112 runs in their last start.

Likely England team: Andrew Strauss, Matt Prior, Jonathan Trott, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan, Ravi Bopara, Luke Wright, James Tredwell, Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, Chris Tremlett

England might be tempted to opt for a knowledge of maestro all-rounder Paul Collingwood in this break fixture, though after seeking woefully out of hold in new months, knowledge would be about all a 34-year-old would offer.

X-Factor:
Sri Lanka: Muttiah Muralidaran – After a delayed begin to a tournament, a maestro off-spinner has claimed 3 as well as 4 wickets in his past dual games.

England: Andrew Strauss – The captain has been in glorious hold this contest as well as his cadence fool around during a tip of a sequence can set up a large sum for this side.

Summary:
Sri Lanka conduct in to this quarter-final as a single of a form teams of a foe after dropping usually a single diversion upon their approach to finishing second to Pakistan in Group A, as well as could have surfaced a list had their strife with Australia not been cleared out.

England have been most some-more formidable to get a review on, with a little typical performances opposite a Netherlands as well as Ireland countered by a win over contest fancies South Africa as well as a tie opposite India.

In fact, Andrew Strauss’ organisation usually done certain of their place in a last 8 with an 18-run win over a West Indies in their last organisation match.

Heading in to a clash, all indicators appear to be indicating towards a Sri Lankan win in front of what is certain to be a prejudiced climax in Colombo.

But England showed in a new Ashes array in Australia, as well as by relating India’s huge sum of 338 in Banglaore during a organisation stage, which they have been not a side which is simply intimidated, as well as Sri Lanka will have to be upon tip of their diversion to allege to a semi-finals.