ENG vs SL, 39th Match Preview

England and Sri Lanka go head to head in Match 38 of the 2022 T20 World Cup on Saturday evening in Sydney. England need to win this match to confirm their place in the semi-final. Sri Lanka need a victory and other results to go their way if they are to progress in the competition. Apart from their shock defeat to Ireland, England have been very impressive over recent IT20 games. Have an excellent record over Sri Lanka. England will be favourites to get the win they need in this match. Sri Lanka have been playing good cricket over recent months and surprised many observers by winning the 2022 Asia Cup. However, they have lost to the stronger sides in this tournament and will be underdogs here.

ENG vs SL, 39th Match Details

England vs Sri Lanka – 39th Match

Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

Date & Time: 05th November at 1:30 PM IST 

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network

ENG vs SL, 39th Match Pitch Report

It is a good batting wicket in Sydney but there is also turn for the spinners and movement for the quick bowlers. A par score will be in the region of 180 – 190. The temperature will be in the high teens for the majority of this match and there is no rain forecast with clear skies expected.

Injury News

No Injury. It will be added when there is an update

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ENG vs SL, 39th Match Probable Playing XIs:

Sri Lanka Probable Playing XIs

Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Pramod Madushan, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara

England Probable Playing XIs

Jos Buttler (wk) (c), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

Topmost Picks for ENG vs SL Dream11 Prediction, 39th Match:

Top Picks – Sri Lanka

• Kusal Mendis – The opener is Sri Lanka’s leading run scorer in the tournament and only two players have hit more runs than him in the tournament.

• Wanindu Hasaranga – The bowling all-rounder has an average of 13.53 in the 2022 T20 World Cup and will be looking forward to bowling on this Sydney surface.

Top Picks – England

• Jos Butler– England’s skipper was in excellent form in the win over New Zealand. He hit 73 runs from 47 balls and could only be dismissed via a run-out.

• Mark Wood-  The right-arm pace bowler got the big wicket of James Neesham in the 16th over and turned the tide of the game against New Zealand firmly back in England’s favour.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for ENG vs SL Dream11 Team:

Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Jos Buttler, Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sam Curran(VC), Wanindu Hasaranga(C), Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Lahiru Kumara

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for ENG vs SL Dream11 Team:

Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Jos Buttler(C), Alex Hales, Dhananjaya de Silva(VC), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Sam Curran, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Lahiru Kumara

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Jos Buttler, Wanindu Hasaranga

Vice-captain – Dhananjaya de Silva, Sam Curran

Wicketkeeper – Jos Buttler

ENG vs SL 39th Match Probable winners:

With England’s recent record over Sri Lanka so impressive in this format, it will take a huge performance from Sri Lanka to get the win in this contest. After winning the 2022 Asia Cup a couple of months ago, you can never completely rule Sri Lanka out of any game. However, England’s bowling attack have been in excellent form. We expect them to cause Sri Lanka’s batters a lot of problems. Overall, we are backing England to win this match. Considering the team combination, England is expected to win this match.