England play Sri Lanka at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on October 26: here’s the ENG vs SL Dream11 fantasy preview, including predictions and tips for CWC 2023 Match No.25.
CWC 2023: England vs Sri Lanka match preview
England were not the same at the 2023 World Cup, winning just one of their four matches against Bangladesh. They sit in 8th place in the bottom half of the points table. After heavy defeats against New Zealand and Afghanistan, a 229-run defeat against South Africa saw the net run rate drop further to -1.248. To make matters worse, Reece Topley broke his hand and will miss the rest of the tournament. Brydon Kearse was named as his successor.
Sri Lanka opened their account with a win over the Netherlands in their last match. They have the same points (2) from 4 matches and are slightly ahead of England on the points table, but considering Pakistan’s better batting performance, their net run rate is better at -1.048 ( 326 against South Africa and 344 against South Africa). Africa. Due to recent injury setbacks, veteran Angelo Matthews will play out the remainder of the season in place of injured Masisha Pathirana. Earlier, the team lost captain Dasun Shanaka due to quadriceps tear.
ENG vs SL fantasy tips
# Kusal Mendis has not performed well in the last two games, but he did score 76 points in 42 games against South Africa and 122 points in 77 games against Pakistan. , is enough to convince you of what he brings to the table. He will be a great comfort to the brave Sri Lankan captain. His belter in Bangalore is the perfect setting for this.
# Sadeera Samarawickrama has been Sri Lanka’s top scorer this season, scoring 230 runs in 4 matches at an average of 76.66 and a batting average of 103.13. Samara Vikrama scored an unbeaten 91 points and led his team to victory against the Netherlands. He also scored 108 (89) against Pakistan. A wicketkeeper-batsman should be an integral part of the team.
#England are desperate for a win to turn around a sluggish campaign and there is no better crisis manager than Ben Stokes. He missed his first three matches due to a sore hip, but a poor score with the bat against South Africa will motivate him to do great on his return. Just a few innings before this failure, he had scored a career-best 182 in his ODI series against New Zealand.
# Dilshan Madhushanka has scalped 11 victims in the 2023 World Cup and is tied for third on the wicket-taker list along with Jasprit Bumrah. Masu. He can also brave the Chinnaswamy pitches, which are notorious as kryptonite for bowlers.
England vs Sri Lanka: Predicted XI
England:Jonny Bairstow, David Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (man and woman), Liam Livingstone, David Willie, Chris Wolk Su, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (c/wk), Sadheera Samarawickrama, Charice Asaranka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Matthews, Dushyant Hemanta, Mahish Thekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madhushanka.
ENG vs SL: Dream11 team
Wicketkeeper: Kusal Mendis, Jos Buttler, Sadira Samarawickrama
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All-rounder: Liam Livingstone, Danis Welleredge
Bowlers: Mark Wood, Mahesh Teekshana, Dilshan Madhushanka
Captain’s options: Kusal Mendis, Ben Stokes, Liam Livingstone
Possible changes: Pathum Nissanka for Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow for Dilshan Madushanka
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