Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to field first against England in the T20 World Cup Group 1 game in Sharjah.
England, considered to be the favourites, have won all three of their matches so far, beating the likes of West Indies, Bangladesh, and Australia.
In their previous contest, the Eoin Morgan-led team bowled Australia out for just 125 runs and then romped home in just 11.4 overs.
England’s thumping win over Australia on Sunday maintained their 100 per cent start to the tournament and victory against Sri Lanka today in Sharjah would all-but confirm their place in the semi-finals.
That is far from guaranteed though. Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh to start the Super 12s and, after defeat to Australia, pushed South Africa close in their last match.
A win today would keep them in the mix for a last four spot.
Teams
England: 1 Jason Roy, 2 Jos Buttler (wk), 3 Dawid Malan, 4 Jonny Bairstow, 5 Eoin Morgan (capt), 6 Liam Livingstone, 7 Moeen Ali, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Chris Jordan, 10 Adil Rashid, 11 Tymal Mills.
Sri Lanka: 1 Pathum Nissanka, 2 Kusal Perera (wk), 3 Charith Asalanka, 4 Dhananjaya de Silva, 5 Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 6 Dasun Shanaka (capt), 7 Chamika Karunaratne, 8 Wanindu Hasaranga, 9 Dushmantha Chameera, 10 Maheesh Theekshana, 11 Lahiru Kumara.
