ENG vs SL Match Prediction- Who Will Win Today’s World Cup Match Between England and Sri Lanka World Cup, 25th Match

Sri Lanka brought the World Cup to life last time after a surprise win against England helped move the table around. At the moment, the tournament has had a pretty straightforward movement with the top four not really being disturbed. The difference though here is that Sri Lanka and England are both at the bottom. They are both in must-win territory and the upcoming game could well make the rest of the tournament a formality for either side.

Head to head in World Cups, Sri Lanka have not lost to the English side since 2007. They are coming in after a gritty win and knowing Sri Lanka, a dogfight could be expected if they manage to get enough on the board to put up a battle.

England are a little confused with their line-up. They lose Reece Topley and have had a tough time balancing their all-rounders. Selection remains a concern that they will hope to find consistency with soon.

ENG vs SL Match Details

Date: October 26st, 2023

Time:  2:00 PM IST

Venue: Bangalore

ENG vs SL Weather Report

The weather looks pretty clear for the upcoming fixture.

ENG vs SL Pitch Report

Small boundaries and a good batting track will play in favor of England here. Batting first and putting runs on the board will be the strategy, applying a lot of pressure on the side batting second.

ENG vs SL Head-to-Head

Stats	Matches	SL Won	ENG Won	NR	Tie
Overall	78	36	38	3	1
In India	0	0	0	0	0
In the last Five Matches	5	2	2	1	0
ICC ODI World Cups	11	5	6	0	0

ENG vs SL Predicted Playing XI

SL Playing XI

Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya De Silva, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theeskhana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madhushanka

ENG Playing XI

Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Harry Brook/Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

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ENG vs SL Key Players

Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes returns. His presence last time around was pretty uplifting and as one of the leaders in the side, and a player who could influence proceedings, a lot rests on him. He was the one to come up with superhuman performances four years ago, and England will need him to come up with such performances once more with their tournament on the line.

Angelo Mathews

Sri Lanka bring back their most experienced player around. Angelo Mathews ideally should have been a part of the initial squad but with Sri Lanka continuously losing players he finds himself in now. He has experience and could come straight into the eleven and will have to be quick to make an impact.

ENG vs SL Match Tips

England are ideally favorites coming into such an encounter. Cornered, they are likely to come out as aggressive as ever, replicating what they did when they were cornered in 2019. If they manage to counter Theekshana and Madhushanka they should find it easy to get past Sri Lanka.

Match Prediction: England Will Win Today’s Match