The Sri Lanka cricket team will be keen on defeating the England cricket team in their Super 12 group 1 match of the ICC men’s T20 World Cup at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Monday night. While England are unbeaten in the group, Sri Lanka will be eyeing to record a morale-bosting win.

Winning the toss, Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka invited England to bat and said that familiarity with the venue will be an advantage for them.

“We will bowl first. The wicket looks better, dew might come in later. We’re sticking with the same team. The youngsters will gain with this sort of experience. Batting has been a bit of a concern for us. We have the advantage of having played over here,” the Sri Lankan captain said.

England captain Eoin Morgan, who lost the toss, said: “We would have bowled as well. It’s a different challenge tonight, change in conditions and against a challenging opposition. We are playing the same team. Everyone has pulled well and are fresh. It’s extremely important, we have played as a group and that’s the way we will go.”

Playing XI (from)

England (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Jos Buttler(w), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan(c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Tymal Mills

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera(w), Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Avishka Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dasun Shanaka(c), Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara

Pitch report

“Looks like a standard Sharjah wicket, there’s a nice sheen which means the ball will skid on. Decent sized boundaries all around. The pitch was watered last night. There is a bit in it for the bowlers as well, back of the length is the way to go,” said Niall O’Brien and Shane Watson in their pitch report.