ENG vs SL Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Aug 29, 2024
England are hosting Sri Lanka for a three-match Test series. This will be the second Test match of the series and will be played at Lord's in London, England from Thursday, 29 August 2024 to Monday, 2 September 2024. This match could be decisive. If England win this Test match, they will wrap up the Test series.
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England vs Sri Lanka head-to-head record
This head-to-head has been one-way traffic in favour of England. The home side have dominated over the last five Tests between them and their Asian visitors. England have won three consecutive Tests against Sri Lanka by chasing.
England vs Sri Lanka live streaming and broadcast
In India, you can watch the live broadcast on the Star Sports Network, while the JioCinema app will provide live streaming.
Don’t miss the thrilling second Test between England and Sri Lanka from Thursday, 29 August 2024, to Monday, 2 September 2024. Enhance your betting strategy with our expert cricket betting tips and detailed analysis to boost your chances of winning.
ENG vs SL Team Previews
England
England have proven time and time again that their 'Bazball' Test philosophy is one which brings them success. They managed a win in the previous Test without their talisman Ben Stokes and look set to win another Test series at home.
Young Harry Brook will patrol England's middle-order batting. The Yorkshireman has impressed in his blossoming Test career with 1466 runs in 26 batting innings with five centuries and nine half-centuries.
Jamie Smith blew away the Sri Lankans in the Test series opener. The wicketkeeper-batter contributed with 118 runs and 39 runs respectively with four handy catches behind the stumps too.
Shoaib Bashir has shown consistency with the ball over a number of games since making his Test debut. The English spinner has often been turned to because of his 29 wickets across his six most recent Tests.
England Playing 11
Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Matthew Potts, Olly Stone, Shoaib Bashir.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka showed signs in the first Test that they are a side that can compete with Pope and co. The Asian team will want to improve their output in both first batting and bowling innings come Thursday.
The 27-year-old Asitha Fernando is a classy bowler when presented with the perfect conditions for seam and swing bowling. He has over 50 wickets in his Test bowling stats. He also has four four-wicket hauls, one five-wicket haul and one ten-wicket haul in Tests to boast of.
Angelo Mathews has stormed the First-Class arena with over 11000 runs to his record. The all-rounder has converted his runs into 31 centuries and 59 half-centuries in the longest format of the game.
Wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Chandimal slammed 79 runs for Sri Lanka in their second innings of the first Test to give his side a sliver of hope. He will want to make a more significant score at Lord's.
Sri Lanka Playing 11
Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Pathum Nissanka, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kamindu Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Milan Rathnayake.
ENG vs SL Toss Prediction
This match will be played in Lord's as a five-day game.
England won the first Test when they managed to chase a target of 205.
Ollie Pope could want to repeat the home team's fortunes with another intriguing chase.
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Pitch and Conditions
Throughout most of the Test match, the weather is expected to be partly cloudy, warm and humid with only a small chance of rain from days one to four. Day five, if the Test reaches that far, has the highest chance of rain at 18 percent and over 30 percent in parts of the early morning.
Sri Lanka only managed 236 all out in their first innings of the first Test and England replied with 358 all out when they batted in their first innings. A par score batting first could be somewhere in between around the 300-run mark.
The pitch at Lord's generally offers good bounce and carry, making it favourable for seam and swing bowlers. Especially with the famous slope at Lord's, the ball can move unpredictably. After the first couple of days, the batters may cash in on a pitch would be expected to flatten out.
ENG vs SL Betting Tips
England have never faltered in staying true to their brand of positive, attacking Test cricket. They will be eager to impose themselves in the comforts of their most famous Test ground.
Sri Lanka won't go down without a fight. The team from the subcontinent know how to win, having won their previous Test series against Bangladesh by whopping 328-run and 192-run margins.
It is almost impossible to bet against England at home. Despite missing key players, England will likely have more than enough petrol in the tank to get past Sri Lanka again.
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Ollie Pope's side could win the toss at a 50 percent chance. If he does win the toss, he could be looking to bowl first.
The 25-year-old Brook managed a couple of good scores in the first Test. He hit a quickfire half-century in the first innings which was backed up with 32 runs in the second dig.
The English mystery spinner pulled off a masterful first Test performance when he spun his web around a side which would usually play spin well. Bashir took three wickets in the first innings to put England on the front foot.
The experienced Sri Lankan helped his side put up a fight in the second innings at Old Trafford. Mathews hit a patient 65 runs to push Sri Lanka over the 300-run mark.
The fast bowler threatened to cause panic towards the end of the first Test with the moving red ball. Fernando claimed bowling figures of four for 103 and two for 25 in his two bowling innings of that Test.
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