ENG vs SL Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Aug 21, 2024
This is the first Test match of Sri Lanka's tour of England. This Test match will take place from Wednesday, 21 August 2024 to Sunday, 25 August 2024 at Old Trafford, Manchester.
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England vs Sri Lanka head-to-head record
The head-to-head record between England and Sri Lanka has unanimously gone the way of the English. They have won all five of the last five Tests between the two teams.
England vs Sri Lanka live streaming and broadcast
The Indian audience will have the options of the live broadcast on the Star Sports Network and live streaming on the JioCinema app.
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ENG vs SL Team Previews
England
The leaders of the 'Bazball' philosophy are currently on a three-match winning streak after beating the West Indies three-nil at home in their previous Test series. They will be in familiar conditions once again for this Test series.
Ollie Pope will no doubt be nervous, but excited when he takes on the challenge of captaining England's Test team in place of Ben Stokes. He will play an important role as a leading batter in the top-order.
Joe Root is arguably already one of England's greatest Test batters with so much cricket still for him to play. The experienced Yorkshireman has been superb recently in the longest format with 791 runs across his last ten Tests.
Chris Woakes is a genius with the red ball in English conditions. He has cleaned up 124 batters at home with best bowling figures of six for 17 in England. He has five five-wicket hauls and one ten-wicket haul in Tests in England.
England Playing 11
Dan Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Matthew Potts, Mark Wood, Shoaib Bashir.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka have recently been in good form, having won all of their last three Test matches against Afghanistan and Bangladesh respectively. They will be facing a tougher test in the form of an English team playing an aggressive brand of Test cricket.
Dhananjaya de Silva has kickstarted his long format tour of England with 66 runs in the second innings of his team's warm-up fixture against the England Lions. He will need to produce valuable contributions as the captain of Sri Lanka's Test team.
Dimuth Karunaratne will come into the Sri Lankan Test team as one of the most experienced batters in the side. He has 6899 Test runs with a high score of 244 in Tests.
Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya has motored along to 50 Test wickets in his previous ten Test matches. He will be one of the bowlers to watch from the Sri Lankan outfit.
Sri Lanka Playing 11
Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kamindu Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Milan Rathnayake.
ENG vs SL Toss Prediction
This match will be played at Old Trafford as a five-day game.
The last toss that England won ended in Ben Stokes wanting to bowl first.
Based on conditions, bowling first could play into the hands of whichever captain wins the toss.
Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.
Pitch and Conditions
The weather throughout the match will largely be wet. Day one is expected to be cloudy and the rest of the Test match is expected to be filled with showers. There is a two percent chance of rain on day one, a 55 percent chance of rain on days two and three and 30 percent chance of rain on the final two days. Temperatures will be moderate, but very humid.
England scored 376 runs in their first innings of their previous game, which was arguably above par. Any score around the 300-run mark could be competitive.
Expect numerous days and sessions of inclement weather. That will work in favour of the seam bowlers who will want to exploit any moisture in the surface over the five days.
ENG vs SL Betting Tips
Both teams have experienced wins over their last three Test matches.
England will feel comfortable in their home conditions compared to their visitors from the subcontinent.
Traditionally, one would expect a draw given how much rain is expected over the five days. This England Test team will not sway from their philosophy in trying to produce a result and may walk away winners here.
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Sri Lanka could win the toss at a 50 percent chance of the coin falling in their favour. They may want to bowl first given the expected weather conditions.
The 33-year-old English batter has very few Test records yet too break. He currently sits on 12027 Test runs with a magnificent 32 Test centuries and 63 Test half-centuries.
The seamer will be wanting to maximise his opportunity to take wickets in England. His last five Test matches have been successful with 24 wickets at an economy rate of 2.81.
The Sri Lankan opening batter is a man in form in the five-day format. Karunaratne has hit 977 runs at a batting average of 57.47 in his last ten Test matches.
The spin bowler will be up for the challenge of bowling spin in England. The 32-year-old bowler has blitzed his way to 71 Test wickets in only 12 Test matches with seven five-wicket hauls and two ten-wicket hauls.
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