Published on: Nov 5, 2022 10:00 am IST|Updated on: Nov 5, 2022 1:05 pm IST
ENG vs SL Dream 11 Prediction: In the 39th encounter of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022, England will be crossing the swords with Sri Lanka on 5 November, 2022 (Saturday) at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney. England will definitely be feeling very much confident as they are coming on the back of an excellent 20-run victory over New Zealand and a win against Sri Lanka will guarantee the Englishmen a spot in the semi-finals of the tournament. On the other hand, Sri will also want to give their best especially after their impressive 6-wicket win against Afghanistan.
Fixture Name: Match 39, England vs Sri Lanka
Competition: ICC T20 World Cup 2022
Date: 5 November, 2022
Time: 1:30 PM IST
Ground: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
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The conditions at the Sydney Cricket Ground will be favourable for the batters to a great extent. There will be some help for the pace bowlers and spinners as well due to the bounce available on the track. Thus, the captain winning the toss should choose to bowl first and picking a mixed combination of batters, all-rounders and bowlers will be a good decision for this game.
ENG (recent last): W NR L W NR SL (recent last): W L L W W
1. Alex Hales 2. Jos Buttler (C & wk) 3. Dawid Malan 4. Ben Stokes 5. Liam Livingstone 6. Harry Brook 7. Moeen Ali 8. Sam Curran 9. Chris Woakes 10. Mark Wood 11. Adil Rashid
England captain Jos Buttler has been the best batsman for his side at the top in this format of the game. Jos Buttler is coming off from a sensational innings of 73 runs off just 47 balls that consisted of 7 fours and 2 sixes.
For England, left-arm pacer Sam Curran was absolutely sensational with the ball in the game against Afghanistan. Sam Curran has already taken as many as 9 wickets in the four games of this tournament that includes a five-wicket haul.
1. Kusal Mendis (wk) 2. Pathum Nissanka 3. Dhananjaya de Silva 4. Charith Asalanka 5. Bhanuka Rajapaksa 6. Dasun Shanaka (C) 7. Wanindu Hasaranga 8. Chamika Karunaratne 9. Kasun Rajitha 10. Maheesh Theekshana 11. Lahiru Kumara
For Sri Lanka, opening batsman Kusal Mendis batted really well during the previous two matches against Netherlands and Ireland. Kusal Mendis smashed an unbeaten innings of 68 runs off 43 balls to take his side home against Ireland.
Sri Lanka’s premier spinner Wanindu Hasaranga has been an important wicket-taker in the shorter format of the game. Wanindu Hasaranga picked up a total of three crucial wickets in the previous match against Afghanistan.
According to the England vs Sri Lanka today match prediction, England are the favourites to win this match.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Jos Buttler, Kusal Mendis BATTERS: Dawid Malan, Pathum Nissanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa ALL-ROUNDERS: Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Wanindu Hasaranga BOWLERS: Mark Wood, Chris Woakes, Maheesh Theekshana
For Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Jos Buttler, Wanindu Hasaranga.
For Grand League: Liam Livingstone, Bhanuka Rajapaksa.
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