Pakistan will take on Sri Lanka in match 11 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at Bristol County Ground on Friday. Both Pakistan and Sri Lanka have played two matches each in the ICC CWC 2019 so far. And the fortunes of both the teams are somewhat similar when it comes to the results. The Pakistan and Sri Lanka cricket team have one victory and one defeat after their respective two matches played at the World Cup. Meanwhile, please scroll down for the weather forecast and pitch report for PAK vs SL match. Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Cricket Score 11th ODI Match.
The weather report does not look encouraging for the PAK vs SL match today, on Friday. Leading weather agency Accuweather forcasts rain in the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match in Bristol. Other weather agencies also point out towards the possibility of rain in the match.
Pitch Report: The Bristol pitch is expected to assist the batsmen. However, due to the overcast conditions, pacers will get swing and bounce from the pitch. The previous match played on this wicket was the match between Australia and Afghanistan, which had something both for the batsmen and the bowlers.
Pakistan Possible Playing XI: Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed (Captain), Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Amir.
Sri Lanka Possible Playing XI: Dimuth Karunaratne (Captain), Kusal Perera, Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Isuru Udana, Nuwan Pradeep, Lasith Malinga.
While Pakistan lost its opening match to West Indies by 7 wickets in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, they made a praiseworthy comeback against England in their second match. Pakistan defeated hosts and tournaments favourites England by 14 runs.On the other hand, Sri Lanka also opened their account in the World Cup with a 10 wicket loss against New Zealand. But in the second match, the Lankan tigers made a comeback as they beat Afghanistan by 34 runs in a rain hit match.
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