Hosts England will eye to seal their semi-final berth when they face Sri Lanka in match no 27 of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. The encounter – a do-or-die match for the Lankans – will be played at the Headingley Cricket Ground in Leeds, which is hosting its opening match in this tournament. Both teams have experienced contrasting fortunes in their CWC19 campaign so far. While England has time and again exhibited their supremacy by registering this World Cup’s top two highest totals (397/6 vs Afghanistan & 386/6 vs Bangladesh), Sri Lanka has been mediocre and mostly below par. If a win here can more or less secure the semi-final berth for the hosts, another defeat for Sri Lanka will virtually end their 2019 World Cup hopes with three groups games still to play. Meanwhile, if you are looking for the weather report, rain forecast and pitch report for the England vs Sri Lanka match in CWC 2019, please scroll down below for all the required details. England vs Sri Lanka Cricket Score 27th ODI Match.

As the 2019 Cricket World Cup moved towards the north west of England bright sunny lanes start appearing. After a bygone week of continuous rainfall and washed-out matches, the fans have finally been treated to some spectacular games and it finally looks to extend to another full game. The weather predictions for Headingley shows no rainfall but only the sun shining at the famous cricket ground in Leeds. The weather for the most part of the match will be partly cloudy which could only mean the foretelling of a run-fest. It rained in the early hours of Thursday before the sun came out. England vs Sri Lanka Betting Odds: Free Bet Odds, Predictions and Favourites During ENG vs SL in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match 27.

Headingley Weather Report

Weather Report for ENG vs SL CWC 2019 (Photo Credits: Accuweather.com)

Pitch Report: This will be the first game played at the Headingley Cricket Ground in this CWC 2019 campaign. In the last international fixture here exactly a month ago, England posted 351 for nine against Pakistan. The pitch is fresh and with no forecast of rain interruptions, the fans could be treated to another high-scoring game.

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

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

England vs Sri Lanka, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match 27 Video Preview.

England are unbeaten in this ground since 2011 winning all of their last six ODI matches. But their last defeat here also came against Sri Lanka. The hosts are ranked third in the points table with eight points from five games, while Sri Lanka from the same no of matches have four points and are placed sixth.

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