England v Sri Lanka Cricket Tips & Live Stream from the U19s Cricket World Cup

Conrad Castleton

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Last updated: 03 Feb 2020

Conrad Castleton 03 Feb 2020

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England play Sri Lanka in the U19 Cricket World Cup
Match starts shortly and is being live streamed at bet365

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Ben Charlesworth of England U19s hits out during an Under 19 Tri-Series match between England U19 and India U19 at the County Ground on August 09, 2019 in Beckenham, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

England v Sri Lanka Cricket Tips & Live Stream from the U19s Cricket World Cup

England and Sri Lanka go head-to-head this morning to be crowned 'best of the rest' in the 9th-place play-off at the Under-19 World Cup.

England lost to West Indies and Australia in the group stage, but wins against Nigeria, Japan and Zimbabwe ensure they can claim the consolation prize of ninth place. Sri Lanka has lost to India and New Zealand in the group stage and have since beaten Japan, Nigeria and Scotland to qualify for this play-off.

Match Stream Details

You can watch The Plate Final of the ICC U19 World Cup 2020 between Sri Lanka and England today from the Willowmoore Park in Benoni. All the action is being shown live on desktop and mobile at bet365 > live cricket (register using code "NEWBONUS").

England Form

England finished the Group Stage of the 2020 U-19 World Cup in South Africa in 3rd place in Group B. They lost two games and won one, ending the group stages with 2 points and a net run rate of + 0.37.

The team then recovered some form beating Japan by 9 wickets in the plate quarter final 2 and then recorded a large 75-run victory against Zimbabwe in plate semifinal 2. Dan Mousley & Jordan Cox are the top run-scorers for England while Hamidullah Qadri and Lewis Goldsworthy are their top wicket-takers.

Sri Lanka Form

Sri Lanka were part of group A in the ICC under 19 World Cup 2020 and finished at the third spot after the league stage with one win and two losses from three games. The team had two points and a net run rate of - 0.14. Sri Lanka chalked up a 97-run victory against Scotland in plate semifinal 1. Prior to that, they managed to score a massive 233-run victory in the plate semi-final 1 against Nigeria.

Mohammed Shamaaz and Ravindu Rasantha have been their main batters through this tournament. Dilshan Madhushanka, Kavindu Nadeeshan and Chamindu Wijesinghe are their top bowlers.

Toss Prediction

England won the toss in each of their play-off matches to get to this stage, so they could be due to lose this won. Both teams electing to win the toss at Willowmoore Park so far have batted and lost after being bowled out. It could be a field-first wicket.

Weather Report

Benoni should be mostly sunny on Monday, with the chance of rain minimal and temperatures getting up into the high-20s.

Pitch Condition

Willowmoore Park has seen plenty of wickets fall in the matches in Benoni so far. There is turn in this wicket.

England v Sri Lanka U19s Cricket World Cup FAQs

What is the likely England U19 Team?

Hamidullah Qadri, Jordan Cox, Kasey Aldridge, Blake Cullen, Joey Evison, Lewis Goldsworthy, George Hill (c), Dan Mousley, Scott Currie, Harry Duke (wk), Sam Young

What is the likely Sri Lanka U19 World Cup team

Nipun Dananjaya (c), Navod Paranavithana, Sonal Dinusha, Chamindu Wijesinghe, Dilshan Madushanka, Ravindu Rasantha, Kavindu Nadeeshan, Mohammed Shamaaz, Ashian Daniel, Ahan Wickramasinghe (wk), Matheesha Pathirana