ENG vs SL Match Preview
Create the perfect team by selecting aggressive batters to set the tone, skilled bowlers who excel under pressure and versatile all-rounders for extra flexibility and depth. Striking this balance will help you craft a well-rounded and formidable Dream11 team.
Gus Atkinson has been in sublime red-ball form for England. Since making his Test debut in June 2024, the right-arm fast bowler has claimed at least two wickets in every innings that he's bowled.
Very few Test bowlers in recent times have come to terms with Joe Root's superb batting ability in Test cricket. The Yorkshireman has put up numbers of 961 Test runs across his previous ten matches.
Ben Duckett has had a few batting innings of promising starts against Sri Lanka. He will be eager to go much bigger than the 40 off 47 in the first innings of the second Test.
Dimuth Karunaratne has performed outstandingly in Test cricket as of late. The stylish left-handed batter has worked his way to 900 runs in his last ten Tests with a batting average above 50.
Lahiru Kumara has stacked his First-Class career with outstanding bowling performances. Kumara has 155 First-Class wickets in 89 bowling innings with 11 four-wicket hauls and one five-wicket haul.
Weather Report
Temperatures will be warmish and quite humid. The overhead weather looks gloomy for Friday, Sunday and Monday with a 47, 57 and 45 percent chance of rain on those days respectively. Saturday and Tuesday are less likely to have rain with chances of rain only in the early 20s.
Pitch Report
The team batting first will have their work cut out for them with tricky batting conditions in the morning of day one. The rainy weather early on could work in the seam bowlers' favour, but batting conditions will be expected to improve on the second day of play.
Notable stats
At the highest level first
Gus Atkinson brought up his maiden First-Class ton in the second Test at Lord's. The bowling all-rounder achieved the unique feat of scoring a century at Test level before domestic First-Class level.
Team News
England are unlikely to change their winning ways. Kusal Mendis could come back for Pathum Nissanka on account of poor form.
ENG vs SL Probable 11
ENG Playing 11
- Ben Duckett
- Dan Lawrence
- Ollie Pope (C)
- Joe Root
- Harry Brook
- Jamie Smith (Wk)
- Chris Woakes
- Gus Atkinson
- Matthew Potts
- Olly Stone
- Shoaib Bashir
SL Playing 11
- Nishan Madushka (Wk)
- Dimuth Karunaratne
- Kusal Mendis
- Angelo Mathews
- Dinesh Chandimal
- Dhananjaya de Silva (C)
- Kamindu Mendis
- Milan Rathnayake
- Prabath Jayasuriya
- Lahiru Kumara
- Asitha Fernando
Dream11 Prediction
England have shown very signs of a team with any cracks for Sri Lanka to expose. The home side could walk away having won this Test series with three wins.
Top Picks
Gus Atkinson: He has an impressive First-Class bowling record with eight wickets shy of 100 wickets in red-ball cricket. He also has the ability to make valuable runs down the order, having scored one century and three half-centuries in First-Class cricket.
Joe Root: The Test veteran has a stellar career in the five-day format. Root has 12377 runs with 34 centuries and 64 half-centuries and a high score of 254.
Dimuth Karunaratne: The 36-year-old Sri Lankan has a fruitful 2024 Test record currently. Karunaratne has scored four half-centuries this year on the way to 359 runs in 2024.
ENG vs SL Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: Jamie Smith
Batters: Ben Duckett, Dimuth Karunaratne, Joe Root (C), Harry Brook
All-rounders: Dhananjaya de Silva (VC), Kamindu Mendis, Gus Atkinson
Bowlers: Matthew Potts, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando
