If England prevails over Sri Lanka in the Twenty20 World Cup today, Australia would be eliminated from the competition

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If England prevails over Sri Lanka in the Twenty20 World Cup today, Australia would be eliminated from the competition.The T20 World Cup 2022 season is currently going to enter the semi-finals, and it all started in Melbourne. The first team to get to the semi-finals of this year’s competition is New Zealand. On the other hand, we shall learn the identity of the second team today. The second team that advances to the semifinals will come from either England or Australia. In point of fact, the match that will determine who wins Group 1 of the Super-12 will take place between England and Sri Lanka on Saturday in Sydney (November 5). To advance to the semifinals, it is imperative that England win this match. In the event that England prevails, Australia will be eliminated from the competition. Additionally, New Zealand and England will advance from Group 1 to Super 4 status.

At the same time, both England and Sri Lanka will be eliminated from contention if they are defeated in this match. Should this scenario play out, Australia and New Zealand will advance from Group 1 to the semifinals together. Let us inform you that at this time, New Zealand and Australia are tied for seventh place in Group 1’s points table with seven points each. As a result of the remarkable net run rate, New Zealand has already been promoted to Super-4. The net run rate for England is better than that of Australia, despite the fact that England only has 5 points. In such a scenario, if the England team wins against Sri Lanka, then it will receive 7 points and it will go to the semi-finals of the competition. However, despite having seven points, the Australian squad will be eliminated because of their low net run rate. Given these circumstances, the match that will take place today is going to be of the utmost significance, and it will include intense competitiveness.

Moeen Ali, Alex Hales, Harry Brooke, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, David Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Chris Woakes, and Mark Wood make up the rest of Team England, which is captained by Jos Buttler. Also on the team is Mark Wood.

Team Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (Captain), Danushka Gunathilak, Pathum Nisanka, Kusal Mendis (WK), Charit Aslanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (WK), Dhananjay de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mahish Teeksha, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Kumara, Dushmantha Chamira , Binura Fernando, and Pramod Madushan.

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