AFP, New Delhi :
Holders Sri Lanka face being dumped out of cricket’s World Twenty20 on Saturday unless they can overcome an England team desperate for runs to clinch their own spot in the semi-finals.
After a stuttering start to their title defence, the islanders will have next to no chance of reaching next week’s semis if they lose in New Delhi even though they still have one more game to go.
England meanwhile will be hoping the failure by their top-order batsmen in Wednesday’s tie against Afghanistan was a mere blip and they can reproduce the swashbuckling form that helped them to a record-breaking victory over South Africa last weekend.
Little has gone right for Sri Lanka of late and they were left reeling by the withdrawal of leading paceman Lasith Malinga at the start of the tournament with injury problems.
Holders Sri Lanka face being dumped out of cricket’s World Twenty20 on Saturday unless they can overcome an England team desperate for runs to clinch their own spot in the semi-finals.
After a stuttering start to their title defence, the islanders will have next to no chance of reaching next week’s semis if they lose in New Delhi even though they still have one more game to go.
England meanwhile will be hoping the failure by their top-order batsmen in Wednesday’s tie against Afghanistan was a mere blip and they can reproduce the swashbuckling form that helped them to a record-breaking victory over South Africa last weekend.
Little has gone right for Sri Lanka of late and they were left reeling by the withdrawal of leading paceman Lasith Malinga at the start of the tournament with injury problems.
