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England Tour of Sri Lanka, 2018

Sri Lanka vs England Only T20I Match Preview

Colombo, October 27, 07:00 PM IST

After thrashing England by 219-run in the final ODI, buoyant Sri Lanka would be hoping to carry the momentum in the shortest format of the game. Both the teams will now reload at Colombo for the one-off Twenty20 International (T20I) to be played in the evening.

Although it was an inconsequential win for Sri Lanka, England’s skipper Eoin Morgan looked highly disappointed with the record defeat in terms of runs. It was not just the batting which looked vulnerable but an all-around show including bowling and fielding resulted in one of the worst-ever defeats for England.

Now as the focus shifts towards T20s, if we look at the visitors’ recent record, we will feel pity. In the last 9 T20Is, England has acquired wins in just 3 matches and have faced defeats in 6 games. They played their last T20I series at home in which India thrashed them by 2-1.

Sri Lanka’s story is also quite similar in T20Is. They have secured 2 wins in their last 5 T20I games. However, they registered 3 wickets win over the Proteas in their last T20Is and will come pretty confident following the win in the last ODI against.

The match is scheduled to start 07:00 PM Local at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

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SL vs ENG Squads

England:

Eoin Morgan(c), Jason Roy, Joe Root, Jos Buttler(wk), Olly Stone, Alex Hales, Tom Curran, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Sam Curran, Joe Denly, Mark Wood

Sri Lanka:

Thisara Perera(c), Kusal Mendis, Lasith Malinga, Niroshan Dickwella(w), Sadeera Samarawickrema, Dinesh Chandimal, Dasun Shanaka, Nuwan Pradeep, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dushmantha Chameera, Lakshan Sandakan, Kamindu Mendis, Kasun Rajitha, Isuru Udana, Amila Aponso

SL vs ENG Team News:

England has named a 16-man squad to take on hosts in the only T20I
Chris Jordan has been called for the match and is in contention to play
Jonny Bairstow will miss the game as he has yet not recovered
In Sri Lanka, Kusal Perera and Akila Dhananjaya are the ones missing out
Perera is suffering from quad injury while Dhananjaya has complained about the groin injury
Sadeera Samarawickrama and Amila Aponso have been named as the replacements

SL vs ENG Playing 11 (Probable):

As per the team news so far, here’s the probable playing 11for both the sides –

SL-

Niroshan Dickwella, Dasun Shanaka, Dinesh Chandimal, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kusal Mendis, Thisara Perera(c), Dhananjaya de Silva, Lasith Malinga, Lakshan Sandakan, Isuru Udana

(Doubt: Kamindu Mendis, Amila Aponso)

ENG–

Jos Buttler, Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Joe Root/Joe Denly, Eoin Morgan, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Plunkett

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SL vs ENG Fantain Fantasy Team:

For making a Fantain fantasy team, you get 100 points as salary and can pick up to 7 players from a single side. So, let’s start-

Wicket-keeper:

We have two options here- Jos Buttler and Niroshan Dickwella. Both the options are quite good and you can go with any one of the two. We will prefer Jos Buttler here.

Batsmen:

In batsmen, England Skipper Eoin Morgan and opener Jaso Roy will be perfect bets from the visitor’s squad. Both Morgan and Roy were the leading runscorers for the side in ODI series. From hosts, Dinesh Chandimal and Dasun Shanaka will be the safest bets. Kusal Perera will not play, so don’t pick him.

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All-rounder:

In all-rounder, Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali from England and Thisara Perera from Sri Lanka will be perfect picks. All the three will help you collect points with both bat and ball. Stokes and Moeen Ali were the top contributors with the bat in last ODI.

Bowlers:

Isuru Udana, Liam Plunkett and Adil Rashid will be the right choices in bowling. You can also pick Lasith Malinga who got a call after almost one year following a successful comeback in ODI series.

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Captain and Vice-captain:

We have picked Eoin Morgan as captain after looking at his form and Thisara Perera as vice-captain due to his ability to gain points with both bat and ball.