Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Janith Liyanage, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Eshan Malinga

England: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook (capt), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid

Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka: "Very happy. Outfield is quite wet so we have to take it.

"Happy with the squad with me. They've been playing some good cricket. They've been looking forward to the series.

"Consistency is key. I've been having the chat with individuals and the team, we need to make sure we do the right things."

England captain Harry Brook: "It looks like a good wicket so hopefully we can bowl well, get some early wickets and chase their score down. Sri Lanka are a good side in their own conditions. We're trying to concentrate on one game at a time and being in the moment."

Harry Brook has won the toss in Pallekele and, unsurprisingly in a shortened match, has chosen to take the field then chase.

And it's positive news from Pallekele too - we're going to play some cricket.

It'll be a 17-over game, with a toss at 14:55 BST and play at 15:10.

And in fact that match has wrapped up rather quickly after England's Manny Lumsden took the last three New Zealand wickets in the space of four balls to seal a 65-run victory.

The Hampshire seamer finished with tasty figures of 5-17, as unbeaten England extended their winning run in to five matches.

They'll have to wait until Sunday's final group stage match between India and Pakistan to find out who they'll face in the semi-finals.

If India win then England will play Australia on Tuesday, if Pakistan triumph then it'll be Afghanistan on Wednesday.

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Meanwhile, over in Bulawayo, England are playing New Zealand in their final match of the second group stage.

A win will secure them a place in the semi-finals, and they have reduced their opponents to 163-7 chasing 235.

That's a smidge over a run a ball required.

Seb Morgan and Manny Lumsden have taken a couple of wickets each for England, while Ben Mayes top-scored with 53.

Stumped

And once you're done with that, there's also the latest edition of the Stumped podcast.

Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta are joined by cricket journalist Tawhid Qureshi who reflects on Bangladesh's decision to withdraw from the T20 World Cup.

Scotland have replaced Bangladesh so the team hears about their preparations from Cricket Scotland CEO Trudy Lindblade, and the team discuss memorabilia after a baggy green cap worn by Don Bradman was sold for 460,000 Australian dollars.

While we wait for news from Pallekele, why not enjoy the latest episode of the No Balls podcast?

Kate Cross and Alex Hartley discuss Nat Sciver-Brunt scoring the first ever century in the WPL for Mumbai Indians. Plus, who makes it into their dream dinner party line-up, who's qualified for the Women's World Cup, and what gave Crossy the ick during the episode?

England's recent T20 series have been blighted by bad weather.

They were last in action in the shortest format in October, when they travelled for a tour that was very early in the New Zealand summer.

There was only a result in one of three fixtures, which England won by 65 runs.

Prior to that, at the tail-end of the northern hemisphere summer, they won a three-game series in Ireland 2-0, with the other match lost to the weather, and drew a home campaign against South Africa 1-1 when the decider at Trent Bridge was rained off.

Well, that's a shame.

We were due for a 13:30 GMT start, but the toss has been delayed because of rain.

The England and Wales Cricket Board have posted from the ground saying the covers have come on and forecast is now clear, but there is presumably some mopping up to be done before we can get under way.

The big news out of the England camp is that Jofra Archer is back.

The 30-year-old missed the final two Tests of England's 4-1 Ashes defeat with a side strain and was not initially named in the squad for the three-match T20 series.

He was expected to make his return at the T20 World Cup next month but is in the XI for Friday's match in Kandy.

Opener Ben Duckett misses out with a bruised finger so Jos Buttler will open the batting on his record-equalling 401st appearance in an England shirt.

England: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook (capt), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid

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Away we go once more.

It's almost tournament time again, and England and Sri Lanka start their build-up to next month's T20 World Cup with a three-match series in Pallekele.

Harry Brook will lead his country for the first time in an international tournament and he'll be hoping for a positive set of warm-up matches after England defeated their hosts 2-1 in the preceding one-day series.