England Vs Sri Lanka: Preview & Prediction |T20 World Cup

Posted by Xchange Tickets on November 3rd, 2022

THE FACTS

When England is Vs Sri Lanka and what time does it start?

 England Vs Sri Lanka will take place on Saturday 5th November 2022 – at 08:00 (UK)

Where is England Vs Sri Lanka taking place?

 ENG Vs SL will take place at Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia

What channel is ENG Vs SL on in the UK? 

England Vs Sri Lanka will be onscreen live on Sky Sports

Where can I stream ENG Vs SL in the UK? 

Sky Sports subscribers can stream ENG Vs SL live on Sky Go

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THE LOWDOWN

ENGLAND Vs SRI LANKA

• England simply had to beat New Zealand to keep their competition hopes alive and did just that, overcoming the Black Caps by 20 runs after their score of 179/6 proved adequate as they restricted New Zealand to 159/6 in response.
• Skipper Jos Buttler played one of his most crucial knocks for England and easily his best since being named white-ball captain, crashing 73 from 47 balls, whilst fellow opener Alex Hales replied to the pressure upon him by making a very welcome half-century.
• Sri Lanka remains in the hunt for a place in the semi-finals, but a poor net-run-rate means that they are likely to need a large victory over England If they are to make it, with the expectation that both Australia and New Zealand will win their final ‘Super 12’ fixtures against Afghanistan and Ireland correspondingly.
• This encounter boasts a fascinating side story as Sri Lanka head coach Chris Silverwood goes up against his former employers, who sacked him following their 4-0 Ashes disgrace in Australia at the start of the year.

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Sri Lanka most likely needs to win this one by an important margin and may well play into England’s hands, especially their bowlers who will look to order accuracy to try to break the spine of Sri Lanka’s top order with early wickets irrespective of whether they are bowling first or second. After a slow start, it feels like England is preliminary to finding its feet, as shown in what was an excellent all-round performance against New Zealand. If they duplicate those levels with bat and ball in this contest, Buttler’s men will be predictable to wind up too strong for Sri Lanka.

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All you need to see is ahead of England Vs Sri Lanka at the T20 World Cup. This weekend England will take on Sri Lanka for their fifth and final group stage fixture following a successful win over current group leaders New Zealand this week. England had just one win to their name until Tuesday 1 November, beating Afghanistan but losing to Ireland the previous week.To know more about England T20 World Cup Tickets click here.

England set up a score of 179 for New Zealand to pursue down, thanks to the efforts of Alex Hales towards the end of the power play and Jos Buttler further into the runs. Hales hit 52 off 40 before Buttler came into the act and scored 73 off 47. England was abridged to 179/6 by the end of the innings with Trent Boult the only bowler not to take a wicket.

However, two wickets for Chris Woakes and Sam Curran as well as a wicket each for Mark Wood and Ben Stokes reduced New Zealand’s total rapidly and, despite a solid effort from Glenn Philips who hit 62 off just 36 balls, Kane Williamson’s side could only reach 159/6 by the end of their 20 overs. England’s win has now put them back up to another in the group table and they must beat Sri Lanka if they are to progress to the next stage of the rivalry.

When is England Vs Sri Lanka?

The two sides will meet on Saturday 5 November 2022 with a UK start time of 8 am GMT arranged for the match. England and Sri Lanka will play each other at Sydney Cricket Ground. First built in 1878, the SCG now has an ability for 48,000 and will have hosted six Super12 fixtures, one double-header, and the opening semi-final by the end of the T20 World Cup competition.

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The two sides have played in 13 T20 matches with England winning nine times and Sri Lanka taking the win four times. They first played each other in a T20I in June 2006. England has won the last three competitions against Sri Lanka, winning all games since March 2006.

Sri Lanka came through the group succeeding stage to reach the Super12 and have beaten Ireland and Afghanistan. Their losses to Australia and New Zealand have put them fourth in the group due to the net run rate.

Weather forecast

The weather looks to remain dry all day with the brightest spells predictable in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is currently at 10% with fevers likely to reach 22C.

Squads

The playing XI will not be announced until closer to the time, but here are the T20 World Cup teams for both teams:

England: Jos Buttler (C), Moeen Ali, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Tymal Mills, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Alex Hales Reserves: Liam Dawson, Richard Gleeson, Luke Wood.

Sri Lanka: Dasu Shanaka (C), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Karunaratne, Kasun Rajitha, Ashen Bandara, Lahiru Kumara, Binura Fernanod, Pramod Madushan. Reserves: Praveen Jayawickrema, Dinesh Chandimal, Nuwanidu Fernando.

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