It’s a very simple scenario today on the second last day of the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. For the hosts, they’ll be watching this game to as a loss for England would mean that the Aussies will go through from Group 1 of the Super 12s along with New Zealand. On the other hand, for the Poms to go through, they just need to win today and there’s no question of any net run rate and other probabilities.
So it’s an outright qualification game for England and you’d think that they’re clear favourites going into this game against Sri Lanka. The Asian side is already eliminated and for them, it’s all about playing spoilsport and ruining England’s chances. England has played 3 and SL 1 game at this ground, and neither have won yet. Keep reading for our complete MyFab11 (sign-up with code “READAD46“) ENG vs SL fantasy preview…
Match info
- Tournament: ICC T20 World Cup 2022.
- Date: 5th November 2022, 1:30pm IST.
- Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia.
- Capacity: 48,000+
- Series status: Super 12 stage – Match 39.
Recent form
- ENG: W L W W W
- SL: W L L W W
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Numbers
- Head to head in last 5 games, England leads 5-0.
- Last 7 completed T20Is at the SCG – all won batting first.
- Both England and Sri Lanka – never won a T20I here.
England
With scores of 8, 6, 2 in his last three outings, not many will be picking Ben Stokes in their ENG vs SL fantasy teams but we will because he steps up in important matches and remember, he’s got at least one wicket in each of those games with the ball too. Everyone is gaga over Jos Buttler and his great abilities in T20s but remember, Alex Hales has a great record in the Big Bash in Australia over the years, so he’s a better pick according to us.
England is likely to retain the same playing eleven from their last game and Adil Rashid is someone we can keep out because he has been wicketless in his three outings in the 2022 T20 WC, so we’d rather pick the likes of Mark Wood whose pace is likely to trouble the SL batsmen. Moeen Ali batted higher up in the last game and if that continues, he’s expected to be a much bigger contributor to the side.
Sri Lanka
Picking 6 wickets in 3 previous outings at this ground, Wanindu Hasaranga is someone who the English batsmen will beware of. Australia’s Adam Zampa has also done well at the SCG which means there’s a clear assistance for leg-spin, so pick Wanindu in your ENG vs SL Dream11 team. Lahiru Kumara is not the most disciplined bowler and with only 5 scalps in 5 games, we think the English batsmen may target him today.
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Leading the run scoring for his team at this ground is Pathum Nissanka and this is a great upcoming talent for SL, who should make your MyFab11 (sign-up with code “READAD46“) ENG vs SL fantasy team today. If you want another batsman, pick Bhanuka Rajapaksa who tends to do well against pace and while he hasn’t done much in this 2022 T20 WC, he cans till be pretty destructive on his day.
England vs Sri Lanka – T20 World Cup 2022 Betting
T20 World Cup 2022 – England vs Sri Lanka Betting
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ENG vs SL Squads
England T20 Squad
Jos Buttler (C), Alex Hales, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Dawid Malan, Harry Brook, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Chris Jordan, David Willey, Tymal Mills, Philip Salt.
Sri Lanka T20 Squad
Dasun Shanaka (C), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Wanindu Hasaranga, Pramod Madushan, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Karunaratne, Asitha Fernando, Ashen Bandara.
ENG vs SL fantasy team
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