England vs Sri Lanka match preview, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Squads, Head to Head, Recent form and more

Hosts England take on Sri Lanka in the 27th game of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at Headingley, Leeds on Friday. England are currently placed at third position in the points table with four wins from five games and are well on course for a semifinal spot. In their previous match against Afghanistan, skipper Eoin Morgan's 148, which was studded with a record 17 sixes helped them post a mammoth 397. Also, all their batters including Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler have contributed heavily towards their team's cause.

While England have amassed scores in excess of 300 in four of their five games in the tournament, Sri Lanka are yet to play to their potential. They have managed to get one win out of five games, while two have been washed out. Also, their only win came against Afghanistan and are currently at sixth spot in the points table. They need to win all their remaining games and would want other results to go in their favor if they want to seal a knockout berth.

Squads: 

England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Tom Curran, James Vince, Liam Dawson, Liam Plunkett

Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne(c), Kusal Perera(wk), Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews,  Milinda Siriwardana, Thisara Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Isuru Udana, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Pradeep, Avishka Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay, Suranga Lakmal, Jeevan Mendis

Head to Head records:

In ODIs: Played-74, England-36, Sri Lanka-35, Tied-1, No Result-2

In World Cups: Played-10, England-6, Sri Lanka-4

Recent form: 

England: Won, Won, Won, Lost, Won

Sri Lanka: Lost, No Result, No Result, Won, Lost

At this venue- Headingley, Leeds:

Highest total: 351 for 9 by England against Pakistan on 19th May 2019

Lowest total: 93 by England against Australia on 18th Jun 1975

England have won 21 of their 32 games at this venue, while Sri Lanka have won only 2 of their 5 games here.