India registered a 28 run victory against Bangladesh to seal a semi final berth in the ongoing world cup. India currently stands with 14 points in 8 games at the second spot in the points table and if they manage to win their next game and Australia loses their last game to South Africa then the men in blue will rise to the numero uno position in the table.
Now before the knockouts, Indian team will face a dejected Sri Lanka who are allready out from the race of semi-final and it will offer a good opportunity for Virat Kohli led side to test their preparation before the business end of the tournament.
Head to head in world cup
Matches– 8
Sri Lanka won– 4 times
India won– 3 times
No result- 1 time
Match details
Match timings: 3 PM in India and Sri Lanka, 2:30 PM in Pakistan, 3:30 PM in Bangladesh, 10:30 AM in England
Venue: Headingley, Leeds
Match date: 6st July, 2019
Pitch report
In the starting two games on the ground, the bowlers dominated the proceedings but West Indies vs Afghanistan clash turned out to be a high scoring encounter as over 600 runs were scored through the course of the day. The captain winning the toss should choose to bat first as the pitch will continue to get slow as the day progresses.
The weather conditions should also be taken into consideration as the overcast conditions may benefit the pacers.
Live streaming
You can catch the action unfold on Hotstar mobile app or go to www.hotstar.com. Sky Sports will have the broadcasting rights in England.
Where to watch on Television
Star Sports network– India and subcontinent
Sky Sports- United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
SuperSport- South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa
OSN- Middle East & North Africa
Fox Sports Australia and Channel 9- Australia
Willow TV- USA
Sky TV and Prime- New Zealand
Ten Sports and PTV- Pakistan
ESPN- Caribbean
Gazi TV, Maasranga and BTV- Bangladesh
SLRC- Sri Lanka
Fox Network Group- China and South East Asia
Digicel– Asia Pacific
Radio Television Afghanistan– Afghanistan
Yupp TV- (Continental Europe and Central Asia)
Other streaming or Television options
In the rest of South Asia which includes Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam, Fox Sports will telecast highlights at noon each day. The channel will also telecast late-night replay of the best ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 moments at 10pm, local time.
Weather forecast and Chances of rain
Rain is not expected to spoil the sport as heat wave has allready hit the Europe including the United Kingdom and the weather will remain partly sunny through the course of the day.
According to Accuweather, Sun will shine brightly on the day and there is 0% chances of rain. The pitch at Leeds is flat and will favour the batsman. The team winning the toss will be eager to put runs on the board and put pressure on the opposition team.
Here’s the hourly weather forecast
Squads
India: Virat Kohli (C), Dinesh Karthik(W), MS Dhoni (W), Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Lokesh Rahul, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kedar Jadhav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mayank Agarwal and Rishabh Pant(W)
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne (C), Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Kusal Perera (W), Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis (W), Isuru Udana, Milinda Siriwardana, Avishka Fernando, Jeevan Mendis, Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeffrey Vandersay, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Pradeep, Suranga Lakmal
