Published on: Jul 1, 2021 2:10 pm IST|Updated on: Jul 1, 2021 4:16 pm IST
England vs Sri Lanka Dream11: The England vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI match will start on 1st July at the Kennington Oval in London. The host England team registered a superb 5-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first ODI match in order to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. It has been a really awful tour for Sri Lanka as they suffered a humiliating 0-3 whitewash in the three-match T20I series against England and then also lost the first ODI by a convincing margin. They will be aiming to come up with an improved performance in this game. On the other hand, England will be eyeing to seal the ODI series in their favour with a big win in this match.
Fixture Name: 2nd ODI, England vs Sri Lanka
Competition: England vs Sri Lanka ODI
Date: 1 July
Time: 5:30 PM IST
Ground: Kennington Oval, London
Team Form Guide: ENG (recent last): W L W L L SL (recent last): L W L L L
ICC Rankings: ENG 4, SL 9
Pitch Report: The pitch and the conditions at the Kennington Oval will have enough help for batsmen. It is expected to be a great competitive contest with brilliant batting conditions. However, the captain winning the toss should opt to bat first.
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SL Team News
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Kusal Perera Pathum Nissanka Charith Asalanka Dhananjaya Lakshan Dasun Shanaka Wanindu Hasaranga Ramesh Mendis Chamika Karunaratne Dushmantha Chameera Binura Fernando Praveen Jayawickrama
Who will win today match
England will once again bank upon the likes of Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Liam Livingstone and captain Eoin Morgan to deliver well in the batting department. Chris Woakes, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid and Mark Wood will be their main bowlers. On the other hand, Sri Lanka will be aiming that Kusal Perera, Dasun Shanaka, Pathum Nissanka and Charith Asalanka take the responsibility with the bat while Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera and Binura Fernando will be their key bowlers. England will definitely be the hot favourites in this match. In our Dream 11 Today Match Prediction we back England to win this match.
Captain Options:
Joe Root: England batsman Joe Root played an amazing unbeaten knock of 79 runs in the first ODI against Sri Lanka. Overall, in 150 ODI matches, Root has scored 6041 runs at an average of 50.76.
Kusal Perera: Sri Lanka skipper Kusal Perera smashed a blazing innings of 73 runs off 81 balls in the first ODI. Perera has smashed 3062 runs in 105 ODI matches at a strike-rate of 92.28.
Differential Pick:
Chris Woakes: England pacer Chris Woakes bowled an brilliant spell in the first ODI match where he took 4 crucial wickets having conceded just 18 runs in his 10 overs. Overall, in 105 ODIs, Chris Woakes has picked up 153 wickets at an economy of 5.5.
Grand League Team 1
We are making Joe Root as the Captain of this team due to his brilliant match-winning knock of 79 runs in the first ODI.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Kusal Perera (VC), Jonny Bairstow BATSMEN: Joe Root (C), Liam Livingstone, Eoin Morgan, Dasun Shanaka ALL-ROUNDERS: Chris Woakes, Wanindu Hasaranga BOWLERS: Dushmantha Chameera, David Wiley, Mark Wood
Grand League Team 2
We are picking Jonny Bairstow as the Captain of this team because he has been terrific in his last 4 ODI matches having scored 262 runs at an average of 65.5.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Kusal Perera, Jonny Bairstow (C), Sam Billings BATSMEN: Joe Root, Liam Livingstone, Dasun Shanaka ALL-ROUNDERS: Chris Woakes (VC), Wanindu Hasaranga BOWLERS: David Wiley, Adil Rashid, Binura Fernando
Grand League Team 3
We are making Kusal Perera as the Captain of this side due to his amazing performance in the last 4 ODIs for Sri Lanka having notched up 237 runs at an average of 59.2.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Kusal Perera (C), Jonny Bairstow BATSMEN: Liam Livingstone, Joe Root (VC), Dasun Shanaka, Pathum Nissanka ALL-ROUNDERS: Moeen Ali, Sam Curran BOWLERS: Dushmantha Chameera, David Wiley, Adil Rashid
Grand League Team 4
We are picking Chris Woakes as the Captain of this team because he bowled a tremendous spell in the last match picking up 4 wickets for just 18 runs.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Kusal Perera, Sam Billings BATSMEN: Eoin Morgan, Joe Root, Liam Livingstone, Dasun Shanaka ALL-ROUNDERS: Chris Woakes (C), Wanindu Hasaranga (VC) BOWLERS: Dushmantha Chameera, Chamika Karunaratne, David Wiley
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