England vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI Match Prediction

Preview

England vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI Match. England has already sealed the fate of their three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka with an eight-wicket win on Thursday at the Kennington Oval in London.

The Three Lions have already won five matches in a row and would want to clean-sweep the ODIs after their 3-0 victory within the T20 format. The last and final ODI is scheduled to require place on Sunday, Independence Day at the County Ground in Bristol.

The Lankans have had a disastrous campaign so far, but have ODI Super League points to play for within the upcoming contest. Evading a series of whitewash won’t be easy for them by any stretch of the imagination.

Match Details

Match – England vs Sri Lanka – 3rd match

Venue – County Ground, Bristol

Time – 03:30 PM IST, 11:00 AM Local

Where to watch live – Sony Sports Network and Sony Liv

Weather report

It will be a reasonably hot day in Kennington Oval, London with the utmost temperature hovering at 36 degrees Celsius, whereas the evening is going to be more pleasant with the temperature ranging between 26-33 degrees Celsius. The humidity is going to be 38 percent. there’s no chance of precipitation for this match.

Pitch report

The pitch at the County Ground has been a reasonably decent one for batting. Hence, the bowlers are expected to seek out life’s difficulties even within the final game. learning wickets with the new ball will hold prime importance for each side .

After chasing down targets within the first two matches, the Three Lions might want to bat first then put pressure on the Lankan batting.

Avg score: 262 (18 ODIs at the County Ground)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 10, Lost – 7, N/R – 1

England vs Sri Lanka Playing 11

England Predicted Playing 11

Jonny Bairstow(wk), Liam Livingstone, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (C), Sam Billings, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

Sri Lanka Predicted Playing 11

Kusal Perera (C), Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Ramesh Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernando, Praveen Jayawickrama

ENG vs SL Head-to-Head

Overall

Played – 77 | England – 38 | Sri Lanka – 36 | Tie – 1 |N/R – 2

In England

Played – 34 | England – 18 | Sri Lanka – 14 | Tie – 1 |N/R – 1

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England vs Sri Lanka Playing 11 key Players

Joe Root- England

Joe Root, on Tuesday, completed 6,000 runs in ODIs and has a mean of fifty .76 within the format. He looked in excellent touch within the first match as he stayed unbeaten on an 87-ball 79 with the assistance of 4 fours.

He helped England make a recovery after the hosts were reduced to 80 for four within the 12th over. Keeping in mind his form, Root is going to be expected to play an identical hand next time.

Chris Woakes- England

Chris Woakes was a troublesome nut to crack for the Lankans within the opening encounter… Later, he came back to urge obviate Dhananjaya Lakshan and Wanindu Hasaranga.

Moreover, the speedster conceded only 18 runs at a fantastic economic rate of 1.80 and churned out as many as five maidens

THE TEAM NEWS

ENGLAND

With the ODI series already secure, England is going to be looking to finish a 3-0 to overwhelm the tourists after dominating the second ODI at the Kia Oval.
After Sri Lanka managed to record a score of 241/9, Eoin Morgan’s side light work of their target, chasing it down with eight wickets to spare as opener Jason Roy, number three batter Joe Root, and Morgan all hit many overflows 50.

With Dawid Malan having left the squad thanks to personal reasons, his replacement Tom Banton could rather be given a chance to play during this third ODI, whilst Sussex all-rounder George Garton could also be in line for an England debut with the match an ideal opportunity for Morgan to afford young players a chance.

SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka again didn’t compare to England within the second ODI, with all six of their bowler’s utilized recording economy rates of over 5 runs and over and only two managing to select up a wicket.
However, there was one positive within the batting performance of top-order batter Dhananjaya de Silva scoring a superb 91 to assist give his side a minimum of something substantial to defend, albeit during a losing cause

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With numbers limited within the Sri Lankan squad thanks to the sending home of three players thanks to bio bubble breaches, options to vary the side are limited, although all-around Ramesh Mendis are going to be hoping for a recall to the starting line-up having been overlooked of the team for the second ODI.

England vs Sri Lanka Match Tips