- Match: England vs Sri Lanka
- Date: June 24, 2021
- Time starts (in India): 17:00:00.
- Stadium: Sophia Gardens
- Tournament: Twenty20 International – 2021 – 2nd T20I
- Format: T20I
Trends & Recent Form
In our preview, we will look at the top player’s stats for each team, recent trends and then make our match prediction!
Top Batters This Season
| Runs | SR | 4s | 6s | Avg Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jos Buttler | ||||
| 172 | 147.01 | 9 | 10 | 43.00 |
| Jonny Bairstow | ||||
| 118 | 137.21 | 10 | 4 | 39.33 |
| Dawid Malan | ||||
| 148 | 120.33 | 15 | 5 | 37.00 |
| Runs | SR | 4s | 6s | Avg Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashen Bandara | ||||
| 75 | 125.00 | 4 | 3 | 37.50 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | ||||
| 68 | 107.94 | 3 | 1 | 34.00 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | ||||
| 31 | 124.00 | 3 | 0 | 31.00 |
Top Bowlers This Season
| Wkts | Ovs | Runs | Econ | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jofra Archer | ||||
| 7 | 20 | 155 | 7.75 | 22 |
| Mark Wood | ||||
| 5 | 16 | 129 | 8.06 | 26 |
| Adil Rashid | ||||
| 4 | 19 | 148 | 7.79 | 37 |
| Wkts | Ovs | Runs | Econ | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanindu Hasaranga | ||||
| 8 | 12 | 42 | 3.50 | 5 |
| Lakshan Sandakan | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 39 | 5.27 | 7 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | ||||
| 4 | 11 | 78 | 7.09 | 20 |
England form
Record:
- T20 World Rankings: 1st
- Points: 6088
- Rating: 277
Top players
- Top Batsman: Dawid Malan (No 1 in the world)
- Top Bowler: Adil Rashid (No 4 in the world)
Latest stats and trends
- England has a strong squad for this T20 series. Chris Woakes has returned to the T20 squad. The main absentees are Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer who are out with long term injuries.
- Without Archer, it will be down to Mark Wood and Adil Rashid to lead the bowling attack.
- Englands last T20 series ended in a loss to India, 3-2 in a 5 match series. It is safe to say that Sri Lanka is not at the Indian level in world cricket currently.
- England is the strong favourites to win the first match as well as the series. They are the favourite to win the series 3-0. On home soil and with the squad they have, even without their 2 stars, they look set to take a comfortable win.
Sri Lanka T20 form
Record:
- T20 World Rankings: 8th
- Points: 2957
- Rating: 227
Top players
- Top Batsman: Kusal Perera (No 37 in the world)
- Top Bowler: Lakshan Sandakan (No 9 in the world)
Latest stats and trends
- Sri Lanka posses a very good bowling attack with 2 of their T20 bowlers in the worlds top 10. They are less blessed with the bat with their top batsman, Kusal Perera, ranked at no 37 in the world.
- Wanindu Hasaranga has been in good form this year taking 8 wickets at a 3.5 economy in T20 cricket. Hasaranga is also the 3rd highest batsman this year and will be key to the Sri Lankan’s chances of success.
- Sri Lanka comes into the match after losing a 3 match ODI series to Bangladesh 2-1. Sri Lanka did win the last match with a very good performance that will help to build some confidence ahead of this series.
- In the last T20 series Sri Lanka lost to the West Indies 2-1 in a 3 match series.
Match Prediction
Match Prediction: England to win
With the ratings and players, these 2 teams have you cannot avoid selecting England to win this match. Even with a couple of players missing they should be far too strong for the Sri Lankan team. We are expecting England to win this series 3-0.
Predicted scores (If batting first)
England 200-210/5
Sri Lanka 140-150/8
Match questions?
Who will win the first T20 between England and Sri Lanka?
We are predicting that England will win the first T20 comfortably.
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