England Vs Sri Lanka

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No handshakes and high fives for England cricketers on Sri Lanka tour

Players will instead use the well-established fist bump to avoid coronavirus risk

03 Mar 2020 3:46 PM

The five matches in four days, perhaps the some of the most easily predictable ones of the tournament, turned out to be really close fixtures. (Photo: AFP / AP / PTI)

How the World Cup turned upside down in 4 days

The thought of West Indies, Pakistan or Sri Lanka beating England to the top-four before the semi-finals has now become a possibility.

24 Jun 2019 4:30 PM

The England coach Bayliss also said that the team missed Jason Roy's presence in the team. (Photo: Twitter)

'Lack of urgency cause of defeat against SL': England coach Trevor Bayliss

England will next take on Australia, India and New Zealand in their remaining matches.

23 Jun 2019 4:14 PM

With England scheduled to face Australia at Lord's next week, Morgan has asked his teammates to come back strongly.(Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Morgan rues England's poor run chase; promises fightback against Aussies

England suffered a shocking 20-run defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka here on Friday, failing to chase down what looked like a sub-par 232/9.

22 Jun 2019 4:42 PM

For all his disappointment, Jos Buttler remains adamant that England will be a different side come their next game, against Australia at Lord's on Tuesday. (Photo:AP)

ICC CWC'19: 'We've played like that after a long time': Jos Buttler after shock loss

England lacked their usual intensity with the bat as they failed to chase what appeared a relatively modest target of 233 at Headingley.

22 Jun 2019 11:15 AM

Malinga, who finished with figures of 4-43, became only the fourth bowler to capture 50 or more wickets in the competition after Australia’s Glenn McGrath (71), his compatriot Muttiah Muralitharan (68) and Pakistan’s Wasim Akram (55). (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Lasith Malinga rips apart England

Chasing 233 for victory on a slow track, England struggled against veteran Malinga’s variations before they fell to their second defeat.

22 Jun 2019 10:54 AM

Angelo Mathews held the Sri Lanka innings together with a defiant, unbeaten 85 from 115 balls. (Photo: Cricket World Cup/Twitter)

ICC CWC'19: ENG vs SL; England need 233 runs to win

Archer's fifth three-wicket haul in six games allowed him to join Australian paceman Mitchell Starc with 15 wickets so far in the tournament.

21 Jun 2019 6:46 PM

Ali is known to be a huge Liverpool fan. So this message by Gerrard can be considered all the more special. (Photo: England Cricket/Twitter)

Steven Gerrard congratulates Moeen Ali on his 100th cap for England

England has so far shown a good performance in the World Cup as they have defeated South Africa, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and West Indies.

21 Jun 2019 5:04 PM

England can regain the lead in the standings with a victory, on run-rate over Australia. (Photo: Cricket World Cup/Twitter)

ICC CWC'19: ENG vs SL; Sri Lanka wins toss and elects to bat against England

England retained the same XI that beat Afghanistan earlier this week in Manchester.

21 Jun 2019 3:14 PM

The home team is coming off a massive win over Afghanistan at Old Trafford, where skipper Eoin Morgan belted a record 17 sixes. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Top-ranked England aim to go back atop World Cup standings

The weather forecast is for a mostly cloudy but fine day with a top of 18 Celsius.

21 Jun 2019 2:55 PM

Sri Lanka could only manage to win against Afghanistan in the five matches they have played so far. (Photo:AP)

ICC CWC'19: Key players to look for out for in England Sri Lanka clash

England who have won 4 out of 5 games, are currently at 2nd position with 8 points. Sri Lanka are having their worst World Cup since 2011.

21 Jun 2019 8:00 AM

To stop this brute force called England, Sri Lanka will have to play out of their skins with the onus resting on the pace duo of Lasith Malinga and Nuwan Pradeep. (Photo:AP)

ICC CWC'19: Sri Lanka battle to survive as England aim to go on top

With just one win, Sri Lanka are currently at the 6th spot with four points and will have to win rest of their 4 matches to reach the semis.

20 Jun 2019 1:50 PM

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