England vs Sri Lanka World Cup 2023: Check Probable XIs and England vs Sri Lanka Head-to-Head Record

England vs Sri Lanka Probable XIs: The Sri Lanka cricket team will aim to earn their second World Cup 2023 win when they take the field against defending champs England on Thursday, October 26. The World Cup fixture between England and Sri Lanka is scheduled to be played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Sri Lanka’s solitary win in the competition occurred during their last game against the Netherlands.

With two points from four games, Sri Lanka are currently placed in eighth position in the World Cup 2023 points table. Both Sri Lanka and England are currently tied at two points but the Asian side are placed higher than the defending World Cup winners, thanks to their superior Net Run Rate (NRR).

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Meanwhile, England have managed to claim just one win till now at the World Cup 2023. In their last World Cup fixture, Jos Buttler’s men had to concede a 229-run defeat at the hands of South Africa.

Head-to-head records

In ODIs, the two sides have so far faced 78 times against each other. Out of those, England have managed to claim 38 ODI victories against Sri Lanka. The Asian team, on the other hand, have emerged victorious on 36 occasions against England in ODIs. The two teams last faced each other, in ODIs, back in July 2021 but that contest did not produce any results.

Check Out England vs Sri Lanka Probable XIs:

England Probable XI: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c and wk), David Willey, Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Reece Topley

Sri Lanka Probable XI: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (c and wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dushan Hemantha, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka

England vs Sri Lanka Full Squads

England Full Squad: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes

Sri Lanka Full Squad: Kusal Mendis (c), Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Kumara, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Angelo Mathews, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushan Hemantha

Travelling reserve: Dushmantha Chameera, Dasun Shanaka