SL vs ENG Match Prediction: With less than three weeks to go for the Men’s ICC T20 World Cup 2026, England and Sri Lanka will begin a three-match ODI series on Thursday in Colombo that will be followed by a three-T20I rubber in Pallekele.
England are coming off the Ashes thumping in Australia. And though this is a different format, England’s batting lineup in their ODI side largely is made up of the players who played recently in the Ashes, with the exception of Jos Buttler replacing Ben Stokes.
Sri Lanka’s last two international series were in the T20I format. In their last ODI series, which was against Pakistan in November in Rawalpindi, the Lankans were blanked 3-0.
Sri Lanka vs England team news:
England have announced their playing XI for the first ODI. It includes Sam Curran and Jamie Overton as pacers and Adil Rashid, Liam Dawson, and Will Jacks as spinners.
Sri Lanka, meanwhile, have recalled Dushmantha Chameera and Dhananjaya de Silva to their ODI setup, while Lahiru Udana has been dropped.
SL vs ENG head-to-head record in ODIs:
England and Sri Lanka have a very tight head-to-head record in ODI cricket. In their 79 ODI matches, England won 38, Sri Lanka won 37, one match was tied, and three were washed out.
Sri Lanka vs England ODIs record:
- Matches played: 79
- Sri Lanka won: 37
- England won: 38
- Tied: 1
- No Result: 3
SL vs ENG Match Prediction date and time:
- Date: January 22, Thursday
- Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Time: 02:30 PM IST/09:00 AM GMT/02:30 PM SLST
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SL vs ENG Predicted Playing 11:
Sri Lanka predicted XI:
Charith Asalanka (C), Kamil Mishara, Jeffrey Vandersay, Pathum Nissanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kusal Mendis (wk), Janith Liyanage, Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Pramod Madushan
England XI:
Harry Brook (C), Zak Crawley, Liam Dawson, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler (wk), Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Jamie Overton, Will Jacks, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid
Sri Lanka vs England pitch report of 1st ODI ODI at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo:
The R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, is famous for its spin-assisting surface across formats. Since 2015, the average team score in ODI cricket here is 263, with the batting-first teams claiming 22 wins in 39 games, which indicates that the pitch slows down in the second innings of the match.
This is happy hunting ground for the hosts: since 2015, Sri Lanka have won 61% of their ODIs at the R. Premadasa Stadium.
SL vs ENG Toss Prediction:
Sri Lanka is predicted to win the toss.
SL vs ENG Most Runs Prediction:
Kusal Mendis is predicted to score the most runs.
SL vs ENG Most Wickets Prediction:
Wanindu Hasaranga is predicted to take the most wickets.
SL vs ENG Player of the Match Prediction:
Wanindu Hasaranga is predicted to be the Player of the Match.
SL vs ENG Match Prediction: 3 players to watch out for in 1st ODI ODI
The 3 players to watch out for in Sri Lanka vs England are Adil Rashid, Jacob Bethell, and Jeffrey Vandersay.
Sri Lanka vs England Todays Match Prediction: Who will win the 1st ODI ODI?
For the SL vs ENG Match Prediction, we predict that Sri Lanka will defeat England in the 1st ODI in Colombo.
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