England Vs Sri Lanka, Match 39 of T20I World Cup, dream11 prediction today match

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Match : England Vs Sri Lanka, Match 39 of T20I World Cup,

Vanue : Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

Date & Time : 5th November Saturday at 1:30 PM IST

H2H Record :

Total matches - 13
ENG won - 09
SL won - 04
NR - 00,
Tie - 00,

Pitch Report :

The pitch at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney is one that can offer assistance to the seamers early in the season. But, it is a typically good ground for scoring. This is a balanced track and is expected to help the both batters & bowlers equally one again and can get slower as the match progresses. Although the bowlers have a chance to limit the number of runs the batters score, they can do so if they bowl well. There are opportunities for both bowlers and hitters to succeed on this field. After winning the toss both teams looking for bat first because of chasing team won just 60 % games here.
The average first innings scored here is 182 runs.

Weather Report :

The temperature is expected to hover around 17°C on the Saturday with 40% humidity and 20 km/hr wind speed. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.

Probable XI :

England :

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

Sri Lanka :

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.

Preview :

England and Sri Lanka will face off in a blockbuster Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup on November 5. Jos Buttler-led England are coming into this match after registering a thumping victory against New Zealand in their last match. Therefore, England will fancy their chances against Sri Lanka on Saturday. This is a high-stakes match for England as a defeat will see them get eliminated from the World Cup. But Sri Lanka are no pushovers.

England are well on course for a top-two finish in the group, winning two out of their three completed games. They come into the match on the back of a big win against New Zealand with captain Jos Buttler leading from the front.

Sri Lankan are also still in the running for a semi-final berth at the time of writing. Although they will start as underdogs, the Lankans will bank on their spin twins Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana to deliver the goods against England.

Team Guide

Make various team combinations with the help of these information.

Wicket keeper :

Jos Buttler :

Jos Buttler is in phenomenal form and he had a great IPL season scoring the equal-most centuries in a single IPL season. The newly appointed England's skipper showing his batting skills in recently concluded T20I series against the Australia smashed two match winning fifties in three matches. Overall he's scored 2468 runs in 100 matches. Jos Buttler has played just four matches here and scored 132 runs. Buttler has scored 357 runs at an impressive average of 89.25 and strike rate of 148.13 against SL. He was played a fantastic knock of (73 off 47) in the last match. No doubt he will be a default c/vc option.

Philip Salt :

Philip Salt is a very destructive batter can score runs easily in Powerplays Overs. He was open the innings in absence of Skipper Buttler against Pakistan recently and batted quite well smashed 88 off 41 in sixth match, he's played just 11 matches so far and managed to score 235 runs in these, but he was looking in good touch in The Hundred. will be an excellent punt pick if plays.

Kusal Mendis :

Kusal Mendis is a technically sound talented batter will be open the inning & would be give a solid start for his team and scored 57 runs off 37 balls against India in Asia cup, he was recently performed magnificently in Asia cup, smashed 155 runs with the average of 31.00. He has played 48 T20I matches so far in which he has scored 1042 runs with an average of 22.63, if we talk about his last five innings, he has scored 35+ thrice and played a fantastic inning of 68 runs against Ireland recently. But Australian land has proved to be quite unlucky for them so far managed to score just 338 runs in the 15 matches. Must have pick.

Dinesh Chandimal :

Dinesh Chandimal is a technically sound batter he's done his very well in test cricket from couple of times, but in limited overs cricket, he has been struggling now, and has not been able to perform well. However he's able to bounce back strongly and scored 1062 runs with the average of 19.66 in 61 T20Is innings. Must have pick if plays.

Batter :

Dawid Malan :

Dawid Malan is a consistent batter who's coming from fantastic The Hundred season were he's smashed 377 runs in just nine matches and also looking in solid touch against Australia recently. He's played 54 matches so far and scored 1738 runs at an average of 38.84 in these, which includes a century and 14 half-centuries. Malan played just eight matches in Australia and scored 223 runs at an impressive average of 37.16 includes two half-centuries and also scored just 93 runs with the average of 23.25 against the SL in just four matches. Another safest c/vc pick for this match.

Alex Hales :

Alex Hales made his dreamy come back in national side after long time against Pakistan recently. He was smashed 259 runs in nine matches recently in The Hundred matches and played a magnificent knock of 84 off just 51 against Australia recently & smashed 52 off 40 balls in the last match against the New zealand. Overall he's scored 1940 runs at an impressive average of 29.84 in 72 matches. He will be seeking to improve on his T20 record at this Vanue scored just 140 runs at an average of 35.00 in four innings. Will be a solid c/vc pick.

Harry Brook :

Harry Brook is an a young talented middle batter slammed 436 runs in 12 innings of the T20 Blast at a strike rate of 163.9, with a top score of 77. He's played 16 T20Is so far and managed to scored just 348 runs. Punt pick.

Liam Livingstone :

Liam Livingstone is an attacking batting allrounder, who's able to destroy any bowling lineup on his day. Livingston rested series against Australia, and he will looking for find his rhythm for the T20 WC2022 here. He's scored 418 runs at an average of 21.50, and as well as scalped 15 wickets in 26 matches so far. The all-rounder was excellent against Ireland in the last match (3/17), and he is a factor with the bat, too. Will be a solid c/vc pick.

Pathum Nissanka :

Pathum Nissanka is a very talented young top-order batter who is able to play big knocks and give a solid strat for his team. He's scored 948 runs at an average of 28.72 in 34 innings. Nissanka was the leading run-scorer in the T20I series against Australia, with 184 runs in five innings at an average of 36.80 earlier of this year and played an important role in Asia cup scored 173 at an average of 34.60. In T20Is in Australia, Nissanka has scored 331 runs in 11 matches at an average of 30.10 and strike rate of 107.00and played a match winning inning of 74 runs in the second match against UAE and out on 10 runs in the last match. which make him a great c/vc option for grand league.

Danushka Gunathilaka :

Danushka Gunathilaka is a technically sound top order batter who's outstanding in ODIs & Test cricket. But he has not been able to maintain his consistency in T20 matches, scoring 741 runs in 46 T20 matches with an average of just 16.84 and looking good against Afghanistan smashed 33 runs off just 20 balls but flopped badly in others matches of Asia cup and out on duck in the last match, it's a second duck for him in last four matches. Punt pick.

Bhanuka Rajapaksa :

Bhanuka Rajapaksa is a naturally attacking Wicketkeeper batter who can able to destroy any bowling attack on his day. Recently he had a good IPL season in which he scored 206 runs in 9 matches with an average of 23 and a strike rate of 160 and he was the scored 156 runs in Asia Cup and smashed 71 off just 45 balls in the Asia cup finel. Talking about his T20I career, he has played 34 matches, in which he has scored 644 runs in 30 innings with an average of 25.75. Scored 18 runs in the last match. Good pick.

Charith Asalanka :

Charith Asalanka is known for playing aggressive cricket, but he's flopped badly in recently concluded Asia cup were he's managed to score just nine runs in four matches includes two ducks. He has played 30 matches so far in his career, scoring 653 runs with an average of 25.11 and strike rate of 119.37 . The left-hander has made three 30+ scores in a row, including an impressive 38* off 25 against Australia at Perth but out in just 19 runs in the last match. which highlights his ability to perform well under pressure, punt pick.

All-rounder :

Ben Stokes :

Ben Stokes back in T20I squad after first time of his ODIs retirement against Australia recently he's the one of the best allrounder in the world at the moment. He's scored 491 runs at an average of 18.20 and also picked up 24 wickets in 40 matches. He's awful record against the Sri Lanka managed to scored just 32 runs & not able to get any wickets in two matches. Expect the all-rounder to hit the SCG pitch hard, forcing the Irish batsmen to hit square. Will be a popular c/vc for this match.

Moeen Ali :

Moeen Ali is an experienced off-spinning all-rounder. Moeen Ali is England’s leading run-scorer in T20Is this year, with 495 in 20 innings at an average of 33.00 and strike rate of 161.25. And had a fantastic series against Pakistan with the bat, overall he has scored 1024 runs and has returned with 40 wickets at an economy rate of 8.42 in his T20Is career. He's able to make decent contribute with both & ball. Another safest c/vc option for this match.

Sam Curran :

Sam Curran is a fabulous all-rounder he is back on track after missing a lot of games for England. Sam Curran was outstanding in the recent Australia series. Sam Curran is in incredible form. After taking five wickets in two innings against Australia, Curran then took 5/10 against Afghanistan. He's played 32 T20Is so far and scored 152 runs & picked up 37 wickets as well. He will be key with the ball and looking good in T20I series against Pakistan picked up seven wickets. Sam Curran was the game-changer in the recent series against Australia. He took the most with five wickets. will be a very good c/vc option for grand league.

Wanindu Hasaranga :

Wanindu Hasaranga is the finest bowler of the Sri Lanka team he was the leading wicket-taker in the T20 World Cup 2021 & also last season of the IPL he finished as the second-highest wicket-taker with 26 scalps in 16 matches. He has played 51 matches in his T20I career so far, taking 84 wickets with an average of 14.55 and also scoring 464 runs in batting. Talking about the last five T20I matches, he has taken nine wickets while bowling tremendously. He was the star performer for his team in Asia Cup Finel were he's scored useful 36 runs with the bat & also picked up three wickets with the ball & scalped three wickets in the last match against Afghanistan. Which make him one of the best fantacy captain choice from SL side.

Dasun Shanaka :

Dasun Shanaka is a utility player, The all-rounder is known for his lusty blows in the end, and in the Australian conditions. However, he is batted at lower middle order and has not been bowling for quite some time but he's batted well in recently matches scores runs consistently. He was the match winner for the Sri Lanka against India in the Asia cup match scored 33 runs off 18 balls with the bat & also picked up two wickets with ball. He has played 80 matches so far in which he has scored 1201 runs in 75 innings with an average of 20.35 and has also taken 21 wickets in bowling. If we talk about their last ten T20Is matches scored are 35, 3, 8, 29, 2, 21, 33, 10, 45, 0 & 54 runs have been made. Good pick.

Dhananjaya de Silva :

Dhananjaya de Silva is one of the most valuable plyer from Sri Lankan side, he's able to make huge impact in the game with both departments batting or bowling. He's scored 627 runs at an average of 22.05 and also picked up nine wickets in 32 matches so far and scored fabulous 66 runs also picked up a wicket against in the last match. Will be a best c/vc choice for grand league.

Chamika Karunaratne :

Chamika Karunaratne is very handy bowling allrounder, who's known for his useful medium fast bowling & his clean hitting in lower order. He's played 37 T20Is so far and picked up 20 wickets also scored 257 runs at an average of 16.06. He's scored important 65 runs for his team and picked up six wickets in Asia cup recently. Can provide good fantacy points with both bat & ball, punt pick.

Bowlers :

David Willey :

David Willey looking in great form with ball at the moment, he's taken seven wickets in last five matches. Overall he's 51 wickets in 41 matches. He's also a handy batter who's capable to hit the ball very well one of the best pick in bowling section.

Reece Topley :

Reece Topley is new main pacer for England he was looked in good shape in recently matches against Australia scalped three wickets in just three matches. Overall he had picked up 22 wickets from 22 matches at an average of 29.50, an economy of 8.30. He has taken six wickets in last 5 matches. Must have pick.

Adil Rashid :

Adil Rashid is a vateren English Leg-spinner, he's set to return to the lineup after missing the previous T20Is series against India but he was not looking in his best against Pakistan recently. He has taken 89 wickets in 88 T20Is until now. Adil Rashid has played seven5 match against Sri Lanka and picked up 9 wickets in that. Punt pick.

Mark Wood :

Mark Wood is an experienced made his T20Is comeback from November 2021 against Pakistan recently and bowled well scalped six wickets in just two matches that he was played. He's scalped 41 wickets in 26 matches so far with average of 19.04. This year has been very good for them so Wood. He has managed to take 15 wickets in just six innings at an average of 9.90. Wood bowled well in the last match picked up a wicket. Must have pick if plays.

Lahiru Kumara :

Lahiru Kumara will be lead SriLankan bowling attack in absence of Dushmantha Chameera, he's made comeback in T20Is squad after missed Asia Cup. He's holds amazing potential to showcase his bowling skills that was not seen in recent matches. But he have very good record in T20ls with scalped 28 wickets in 24 matches. In the Australia, he took ten wickets in just eight matches with the economy of 8.30 and bowled magnificently in the last match picked up two wickets. Similar performance will be expected in this match as well. Good pick.

Maheesh Theekshana :

Maheesh Theekshana was decent with the ball in the last IPL as he picked up 12 wickets at an average of 21.50 in 8 matches and also bowled well in recently concluded Asia Cup. He has played 31 T20I matches in his career, taking 31 wickets. Maheesh Theekshana bowled very well against New Zealand picked up a wicket while bowled economically. Can repeat his performance in this match also. Good pick.

Dilshan Madushanka :

Dilshan Madushanka is the new find bowler for Sri Lanka, who's from fantastic Asia Cup scalped six wickets in five matches at an economy of 7.75. Four of these scalps came at the death, where he took a wicket every 7.5 balls. Overall he's played just seven matches so far and picked up six wickets in these. Punt pick.

Kasun Rajitha :

Kasun Rajitha is highly talented medium pacer who's made his T20Is debut against India in last year but played just 12 T20Is so far and picked up 13 wickets in these, he's coming from fantastic SLC invitational T20 league. He's able to provide earlier breakthrough with his disciplined bowling, he's bowled in the last match picked up a wicket before that two wickets against New Zealand. Must have pick if plays.

Jeffrey Vandersay :

Jeffrey Vandersay is promising youg leg break bowler, can be more effective on Australian pitches. Vandersay looking in good shape in recently concluded SLC invitational T20 league scalped four wickets in three matches, But in the last three consecutive T20 matches, he did not succeed in getting any wickets. Overall he's taken only seven wickets in 14 matches so far. Good pick if plays.

Details Analysis

Cheat sheet

England T20Is

WK :

Jos Buttler (c & Wk) –

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
73(47), 0(2), 18(18), 65(41)*, 17(13),68(32), 29(14), 22(7),

Philip Salt –

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
1(3), 20(12), 88(41), 3(6), 8(4), 8(6),

Batter :

Alex Hales –

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
52(40), 7(5), 19(20), 9(13), 0(2), 4(7), 84(51), 18(13), 27(12), 1(3),

Dawid Malan –

6dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 5dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn,
3(1)*, 35(37), 18(30), 23(19), 82(49), 2(2)*, 78(47)*, 26(18), 36(35),

Harry Brook –

3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 3dwn,
7(3), 18(21), 7(6), 45(24)*, DNB, 1(2), 12(10), 46(29)*, DNB, 4(9), 34(29), 81(35)*,

Liam Livingstone– Legbreak

2dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn,
20(14), 1(2)*, 29(21)*, 28(16), 45(32), 5(4), 51(32)*, 4(3), 21(20),
0/26(3), 3/17(3), DNB, 1/8(2), 0/7(5B), 0/10(5B), 0/7(5B), 0/28(20B), 1/12(10B),

All-rounder :

Ben Stokes –Right Arm Medium

4dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn*, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn,
8(7), 6(8), 2(4), 36(18), 17(10)*, 7(11), 9(9), 5(7), 5(7), 8(12),
1/10(1), 1/8(2), 2/19(4), 1/25(2), DNB, 1/10(2), 0/18(2), 2/24(20B), 1/8(10B), 1/15(2),

Moeen Ali –Right Arm Offbreak

1dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, DNB, DNB, 4dwn, 3dwn, DNB,
5(6), 24(12)*, 8(10), DNB, DNB, 44(27), 10(7),
0/4(1), DNB, DNB, 0/14(2), DNB, DNB, 0/11(1), 0/5(1),

Sam Curran –Left Arm Fast Medium

5dwn, DNB, DNB, 4dwn*, 5dwn, 4dwn, DNB, DNB, 5dwn,
6(3)*, DNB, DNB, 33(14), 8(6), 2(5), DNB, DNB, 17(11),
2/26(4), 2/31(4), 5/10(4), 1/14(2), 3/25(4), 2/35(4), 1/27(3), 2/26(4), 2/23(4),

Liam Dawson –Left Arm Orthodox

6dwn, DNB, 6dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn,
34(17), DNB, 5(5), 6(1)*, 6(8)*, 0(0)*, 7(7),
1/32(4), 0/7(1), 0/26(4), 1/25(15B), 3/15(20B), 1/21(20B),

Bowler :

David Willey –Left Arm fast Medium

2/22(2), 0/12(1), 1/21(3), 2/22(4), 2/32(4), 2/23(4)

Mark Wood –Right Arm fast

1/25(3),3/34(4), 2/23(4), 0/25(3), 3/34(4), 3/24(4),

Chris Woakes – Right Arm Medium

2/33(4), 0/41(3), 1/24(4), 3/4(2), 3/26(4), 1/30(4), 2/36(4),

Reece Topley –Left Arm Fast Medium

0/9(1), 1/35(4), 2/36(4), 1/34(4), 1/31(4), 2/37(4), 1/22(4),

Chris Jordan –Right Arm fast Medium

1/36(4), 0/39(3), 0/21(2), 1/20(20B), 0/33(20B), 2/16(20B),

Adil Rashid –Legbreak Googly

0/33(4), 0/24(4), 0/32(4), 0/14(2), 0/38(4), 1/41(3), 1/5(4),

Richard Gleeson –Right Arm Fast Medium

1/39(4), 0/13(2), 1/38(3), 3/51(4), 1/31(4), 3/15(4),

Tymal Mills –Left Arm fast Medium

0/33(20B), 1/35(3), 2/22(3), 3/30(4), 2/47(4),

Sri Lanka T20Is

WK :

Dinesh Chandimal –

1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, Open, Open
24(18), 15(9), 11(11), 30(25), 53(45)*

Kusal Mendis –

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
25(27), 4(3), 5(6), 68(43)*, 79(44),18(13), 6(6), 54(29),

Niroshan Dickwella -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
8(6), 36(32), 21(17), 7(5), 1(2)

Batter :

Pathum Nissanka –

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
10(10), 0(5), 40(45),14(21), 74(60), 9(10), 21(15), 8(11),

Bhanuka Rajapaksa –

3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn,
18(14), 34(22), 7(5), DNB, 19(13), 5(8), 20(21), 17(16),

Charith Asalanka –Right Arm Off-break

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn,
19(18), 4(8), 38(35)*, 31(22)*, 31(30), 0(1), 0(3), 8(14),

Nuwanidu Fernando –

4dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, Open, 2dwn
2(3), 1(2), 0(3), 126(67)*, 21(13)

Danushka Gunathilaka– Right Arm Medium

2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn,
17(18), 1(4), 0(4), 1(7), 33(20), 11(6), 17(17),

Ashen Bandara –Right Arm Off-break

DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn
DNB, 40(30), 30(27), 27(33)*, 37(34), 44(31)

All-rounder :

Dasun Shanaka (c)– Right Arm Medium

4dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn*,
0(0)*, 35(32) 3(5), DNB, 8(5), 0(1), 29(23), 16(13), 2(3),
DNB, DNB, 0/10(1), DNB, 0/7(1), 1/7(1), DNB, DNB, DNB,

Wanindu Hasaranga– Legbreak

DNB, 6dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn,
DNB, 4(6), 1(4), DNB, 5(4)*, 2(3), 4(8), 37(14)*, 36(21),
3/13(4), 1/22(4), 0/53(4), 2/25(4), 3/28(4), 3/8(4), 1/27(4), 0/22(4),

Dhananjaya de Silva –Right Arm Off-break

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn*, 1dwn,
66(42)*, 0(3), 26(23), 31(25), 0(1), 33(21), 12(11),17(16), 28(21),
1/9(1), 1/14(2), 1/18(2), 1/13(2), 0/5(1), DNB, DNB, 1/5(1), 0/4(1),

Chamika Karunaratne –Right Arm Medium

4dwn, 6dwn, DNB, 6dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 2dwn,
3(8), 14(7)*, DNB, 2(2)*, 8(11), 5(8), 0(1), DNB,
0/34(3), 1/20(3), 1/29(4), 0/11(2), 0/14(2), 1/36(4), 2/36(4),

Bowler :

Lahiru Kumara - Right Arm Medium

2/30(4), 1/37(3), 0/22(4), 1/12(2), 1/28(4), 2/39(4), 2/31(4),1/43(4),

Asitha Fernando –Right Arm Medium

0/28(2), 1/34(4), 1/51(4), 2/31(4), 2/25(4), 2/32(4), 4/22(4),

Binura Fernando –Left Arm fast Medium

0/5(1), 1/27(4), 1/33(4), 1/22(3), 1/23(4), 0/35(4), 0/45(4), 2/12(4)

Dilshan Madushanka –Right Arm Medium fast

0/25(4), 0/24(3), 0/35(4), 3/24(4), 2/36(4), 1/26(4),

Kasun Rajitha –Right Arm Medium

1/31(4), 2/23(4), 0/18(1), 0/21(3), 1/4(2), 0/33(4), 2/31(4)

Maheesh Theekshana –Right Arm Off-break

0/33(4), 1/35(4), 1/23(3), 2/19(4), 2/32(4), 2/15(3)

Matheesha Pathirana –Right Arm Medium

0/16(1), 0/20(2), 0/25(3), 1/25(4), 2/16(3),

Nuwan Thushara –Right Arm Medium

0/34(2), 1/32(4), 1/26(4), 1/18(2), 0/21(2)

Pramod Madushan –Right Arm Medium

1/14(3), 2/37(4), 4/34(4), 2/21(4), 0/23(2), 1/18(3),

Praveen Jayawickrama –Left Arm Wrist spin

0/24(3), 2/34(4), 0/44(4), 3/13(4), 2/16(4), 1/43(4)

Jeffrey Vandersay– Legbreak

1/24(3), 0/9(2), 3/12(4),0/20(2), 1/13(4)

Cheat Sheet

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