- Match: England (ENG) vs Sri Lanka (SL)
- Date- 21-25 August 2024
- Match Format- Test
- Venue- Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
- Time- 3:30 PM (IST)
- Weather Forecast- Cloudy, 18 Degrees Celsius
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ENG vs SL: Welcome to the Today Match Prediction of this game as England will be locking horns with Sri Lanka in the 1st Test match.
The match will be played at the Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester and is slated to begin from 3:30 PM (IST).
England registered a 3-0 whitewash against West Indies and would be sparkling with a lot of rhythm and rhyme.
Sri Lanka defeated India in the previous ODI series which they played at home and would be quite confident ahead of this series.
Top Batters ENG VS SL
- Ollie Pope (ENG)- 2690 runs in Tests
- Joe Root (ENG)- 12027 runs in Tests
- Dhananjaya de Silva (SL)- 3582 runs in Tests
Top Bowlers for ENG vs SL
- Lahiru Kumara (SL)- 85 wickets in Tests
- Mark Wood (ENG)- 117 wickets in Tests
- Chris Woakes (ENG)- 160 wickets in Tests
ENG VS SL Match Scenarios
Scenario 1- If ENG bats first
- First Innings score prediction- ENG is expected to score 300-350 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 7 wickets
ENG VS SL, 1st Test, Who Will Win the Match?
England to win
We predict that England will be winning the 1st 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, Lahiru Kumara, 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.
Also read: ENG vs SL Test Series: Full Schedule, Squads, Venue
