- Match: England (ENG) vs Sri Lanka (SL)
- Date- 29th August-2nd September 2024
- Match Format- Test
- Venue- Lord’s Stadium, London
- Time- 3:30 PM (IST)
- Weather Forecast- Cloudy, 18 Degrees Celsius
England vs Sri Lanka Preview
ENG vs SL: Welcome to the Today Match Prediction of this game as England will be locking horns with Sri Lanka in the 2nd Test match.
The match will be played at the Lord’s Stadium in London and is slated to begin from 3:30 PM (IST).
England registered a slender 5-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in the 1st Test and they braved a spirited performance from the Lankans.
Jamie Smith, who has taken to Test cricket like a duck takes to water, scored 111 runs in the 1st innings and deservedly bagged the player of the match award.
Top Batters ENG VS SL
- Jamie Smith (ENG)- 111 runs in the 1st innings of the 1st Test
- Kamindu Mendis (SL)- 113 runs in the 2nd innings of the 1st Test
- Joe Root (ENG)- 62* runs in the 2nd innings of the 1st Test
Top Bowlers for ENG vs SL
- Asitha Fernando (SL)- 6 wickets in the 1st Test
- Prabath Jayasuriya (SL)- 5 wickets in the 1st Test
- Chris Woakes (ENG)- 6 wickets in the 1st Test
ENG VS SL Match Scenarios
Scenario 1- If ENG bats first
- First Innings score prediction- ENG is expected to score 320-340 runs
- Result prediction- ENG will win the match by 150+ runs
Scenario 2- If SL bats first
- First Innings score prediction- SL is expected to score 250-300 runs
- Result prediction- ENG will win the match by 5 wickets
ENG VS SL, 2nd Test, Who Will Win the Match?
England to win
We predict that England will be winning the 2nd Test of this 3-match Test Series.
Team Update/Players Availability/Injury News
There are no injury updates for now. We will update if there are any in this today match prediction article.
Probable Playing XI
England Predicted Playing XI
Dan Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Matt Potts, Mark Wood, Shoaib Bashir.
Sri Lanka Predicted Playing XI
Nishan Madushka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (wk), Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Kamindu Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Vishwa Fernando, Milan Rathnayake, Asitha Fernando.
ENG vs SL: Complete Squad
England
Ollie Pope (c), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith (wk), Olly Stone, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
Sri Lanka
Dhananjaya De Silva (c), Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (vc), Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Nisala Tharaka, Prabath Jayasuriya, Ramesh Mendis, Jeffrey Vandersay, Milan Rathnayake.
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