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England take on Sri Lanka in the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup.
The game is scheduled for 6pm local time (2pm BST) on Monday, November 1, 2021.
The game will be held at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium: Ground guide
England have been imperious thus far and already have one foot in the semi-finals courtesy of emphatic victories over West Indies, Bangladesh, and Australia.
The latter was their most complete display of the competition and included a blitz from Jos Buttler.
A fourth win in a row would guarantee them a last-four berth and due to their dominant net run-rate would all but secure them top spot and a meeting with the runner-up from Group 2.
Sri Lanka have enjoyed an impressive campaign but the results have not followed in the Super 12s. They chased down 172 to beat Bangladesh in their opening game of the second round before defeat to Australia.
They looked destined to beat South Africa after Wanindu Hasaranga's hat-trick but David Miller's successive sixes secured a four-wicket win with a ball to spare.
Dafabet are tipping England to go four from four, offering odds of 2/9 for them to prevail.
Sri Lanka meanwhile can be backed at 16/5.
There are also several head-to-head markets available for the match.
The 50-over world champions are 2/5 to hit the most runs during the powerplay, while Sri Lanka are 21/10.
You could even back the tie at 25/1.
Having made telling contributions with the ball in the last two games, perhaps this will be the game we see Liam Livingstone come to the fore in his preferred discipline.
The Lancashire man suffered upon the resumption of the IPL, scoring just 42 runs in five innings at an average of 8.40.
That run was in stark contrast to his returns on the international stage, which were remarkable during the English summer.
In 12 England appearances in 2021, he's averaged 37.57 at a strike rate of 154.70, while in the men's Hundred for Birmingham Pheonix his 348 runs saw him finish as the tournament's top scorer.
Dushmantha Chameera, No.392 in the men's T20 Player Index, was one of the few players to emerge from the tour of England during the summer with some credit.
The seamer picked up six wickets at 11.66 in the three T20s, at an economy rate of 6.26 and it'll be hoped his intensity can trouble England again. He added three more in the ODI series and went at just 5.64 an over.
Eoin Morgan has ruled out rotating during the final two group games and will likely go with the same XI. Mark Wood is the only candidate to come in, though his ankle problem remains a concern.
Sri Lanka may be tempted to draft in Akila Dananjaya to give them another pace-off option on a low-scoring Sharjah track, particularly after the harrowing finale to Lahiru Kumara's display against South Africa.
The following umpires and match referees have been named by the ICC to officiate in the T20 World Cup 2021:
Referees: David Boon, Jeff Crowe, Ranjan Madugalle, Javagal Srinath
Umpires: Chris Brown, Aleem Dar, Kumar Dharmasena, Marais Erasmus, Chris Gaffaney, Michael Gough, Adrian Holdstock, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough, Nitin Menon, Ahsan Raza, Paul Reiffel, Langton Rusere, Rod Tucker, Joel Wilson, Paul Wilson
The following officials have been allocated to this fixture:
On-field umpires: Tucker, Holdstock
TV umpire: J Wilson
Fourth umpire: Menon
Referee: Boon
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Temperatures will drop from their afternoon peak but will still be around 31 degrees Celsius for the start of play. Clear skies are expected once again.
Follow the Met Office forecast here.
Yes, though Covid protocols including the wearing of face masks will be in place.
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Sharjah might act as a leveller and ensure the gap between these two sides is reduced from the summer. That said, England are on a roll and should make it four from four.
T20 WORLD CUP TEAM GUIDES
Sky Sports Cricket (Sky 404, Talk Talk 404, BT TV 423, Virgin 504) will broadcast the series in the United Kingdom, with the content available online via its streaming platform Sky Go.
BBC Radio Five Live Sports Extra will have live ball-by-ball radio commentary of all tournament matches, accessible through the BBC Sport website, BBC Sounds or DAB radio.
The Star Sports network is showing the tournament in India. Matches can be streamed via Disney+ Hotstar
Other broadcasters by territory:
Australia - Fox Sports, Channel 9, Kayo Sports
New Zealand – Sky Sport New Zealand
Pakistan - PTV Sports, Ten Sports
Bangladesh - Ghazi Tv (GTV)
Sri Lanka – SLRC (Channel Eye)
South Africa – SuperSport
Caribbean – ESPN
Middle East and North Africa – eLife TV, StarzPlay, Switch TV
USA – ESPN+
Singapore - Star Cricket, Star Hub and Singtel
Malaysia - Fox International Channels
Hong Kong - Star Cricket
England: Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Tymal Mills, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood
Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal Perera, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya De Silva, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Chamika Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theekshana, Akila Dananjaya, Binura Fernando
England: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Tymal Mills
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera (wk), Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Avviska Fernando, Dasun Shanaka (c), Chamika Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Akila Dananjaya
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