England vs. Sri Lanka, World T20: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info, Preview

England and Sri Lanka meet at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi, India, on Saturday in a pivotal fixture in the Super 10 stage of the ICC World Twenty20.

Group 1 looks like it may go down to the wire, with a semi-final berth potentially being decided by net run-rate.

As for the history books, Sri Lanka have won four of the six previous T20 meetings with England, although the latter triumphed when the nations met in the 2014 edition of the tournament.

However, it was the Sri Lankans who made it out of Group 1 on their way to winning the trophy in Bangladesh. If they want to make it to the knockout stages again, they need to reverse the result from two years ago.

Date: Saturday, March 26

Time: 7:30 p.m. local (2 p.m. GMT / 10 a.m. ET)

Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, India

Live Stream and TV Info: Channel 9 and Fox Sports (Australia), Ariana TV Network (Afghanistan), BTV (Bangladesh), ESPN Star and Star Sports (India), SkySports NZ (New Zealand), Sky Sports 2 (UK), Willow TV (subscription, USA and Canada), PTV Sports and Ten Sports (Pakistan), SuperSport (South Africa), OSN Sports (Middle East)

Weather: According to AccuWeather.com, it will mainly be sunny on Saturday in Delhi. Worryingly for the teams, however, there is a 40 per cent chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.

Overview

England's campaign has had more swings and roundabouts than a children's playground.

So far, they've been on the wrong end of a Chris Gayle hundred in a defeat to the West Indies, completed a tournament record run chase against South Africa and then dug themselves out of a hole to beat Afghanistan.

After all that, they sit with four points heading into their final outing in the round-robin stage.

England have not reached the semi-finals of the competition since they were crowned champions in the Caribbean in 2010.

If Eoin Morgan's side are to repeat the achievement of Paul Collingwood's squad six years ago, they will have to turn in an improved batting display than the one they managed against the Afghans on Wednesday.

While the pitch in Delhi wasn't quite the batting paradise England played on at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in their first two games, it definitely wasn't the minefield they made it appear to be either.

At 85 for seven after 14.3 overs, a shock looked on the cards.

However, England's long batting lineup rescued them, with Moeen Ali and David Willey sharing an unbroken stand of 57 to carry the total to 142. It proved to be more than enough for their bowlers to defend.

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Sri Lanka were also pushed by the same opponents in their first game, eventually chasing down a target of 154 with six wickets and seven balls to spare.

However, the reigning champions were soundly beaten by the West Indies on Sunday.

They only managed to post 122 for nine after being sent in at Bangalore, a score that never troubled an opposing team who didn't even need to send Gayle to the middle (he was unable to open the innings due to a hamstring injury).

Sri Lanka have now won just three of their 11 T20 internationals in 2016 and are without the services of skipper Lasith Malinga—the paceman pulled out of the squad with a knee injury.

Angelo Mathews, who has taken over the captaincy, pinpointed fielding as an area of concern after the West Indies defeat, per Andrew Fidel Fernando of ESPN Cricinfo:

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We were so sloppy on the field. We've been giving ourselves a good chance by working really hard with the fielding coaches. It's just the pressure situations. We've seen even the best fielders dropping catches, and unfortunately for us, we've been dropping a few in the last couple of games, which we can't afford to do.

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They will have watched their next opponents struggle to cope with Afghanistan's spinners at the Feroz Shah Kotla, so the absence of Malinga may not be too costly if pitch conditions are similar on Saturday.

England, meanwhile, will hope to have Alex Hales back at the top of the order.

The batsman missed the last game with a back injury, with James Vince filling in alongside Jason Roy. Per Lawrence Booth of the Daily Mail, Hales should be fit to return against Sri Lanka.

Key Players

England

Eoin Morgan's form with the bat rather sums up England as a whole. When he's good, he's great, but his lows can be deeper than a billionaire's pockets.

Against Afghanistan, the left-hander was bowled for a duck without offering a shot. He needs to forget about the dismissal quickly and start scoring runs again. It might help if he starts using his bat, too.

Sri Lanka

Tillakaratne Dilshan shows no sign of slowing down with old age. The 39-year-old is the last veteran standing for Sri Lanka, with Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara now retired.

The opening batsman—who made his international debut in a Test against Zimbabwe way back in 1999—proved his value to the team with an unbeaten 83 in the win over the Afghans.

Squads

England

Eoin Morgan (capt), Sam Billings (wk), Liam Dawson, Alex Hales, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Reece Topley, David Willey, Moeen Ali, Jos Buttler (wk), Chris Jordan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, James Vince, Liam Plunkett.

Sri Lanka

Angelo Mathews (capt), Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Shehan Jayasuriya, Milinda Siriwardana, Dasun Shanaka, Chamara Kapugedera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dushmantha Chameera, Thisara Perera, Sachithra Senanayake, Rangana Herath, Suranga Lakmal, Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeffrey Vandersay.

All statistics used in the preview are from ESPN Cricinfo.