World Cup 2015, 22nd Match, Pool A : England Vs Sri Lanka, Mar 01, 2015
Match scheduled to begin at 11:00 local time (22:00 GMT -1d, 3:30 AM IST)
Teams: : England Vs Sri Lanka
Venu: Played at Basin Reserve, Wellington
Match Time: 3:30 AM IST, 22:00 GMT -1d
Toss: England won the toss and chose to bat first
Previous matches results:(last five completed matches, most recent first)
England: W L L L W
Sri Lanka: W W L W L
Pitch Condition:The same pitch will be used in this game as the one on which New Zealand thrashed England. To that end, England have been preparing with an expectation that the ball may again swing throughout the innings. At least one side has been bowled out in each of the last three ODIs on the ground and only five times has a team exceeded 300 here; once since the end of 2005.
Match Stats:
England have won only five games against one of the top eight Test nations at World Cups since they lost the 1992 final in Melbourne.
Sri Lanka have won both ODI series against England in the last year; home and away
Upul Tharanga's average in World Cups rises to 38.50, from a career average of 33.57
James Anderson has 24 World Cup wickets at 40.41 overall
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