England v Sri Lanka Cricket World Cup tips:
England to Win
Dilshan Madushanka to be Sri Lanka’s Top Wicket Taker
Joe Root to be England’s Top Runscorer
Sri Lanka to Have Highest Score After 15 Overs
Jonny Bairstow to Score Under 31.5 Runs
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Thursday 9:30am: England v Sri Lanka
ICC World Cup – Bangalore
TV – Sky Sports Cricket
England to Win
England cannot afford any more losses if they want to reach the semi-finals, but their recent record against Sri Lanka will give them confidence. In the 12 completed ODIs between the sides since the start of 2015 England have won 8 of them. The last ODI series between these two was in England in 2021, where England won 2-0 with the third match washed out. England to win here in Bengaluru.
Dilshan Madushanka to be Sri Lanka’s Top Wicket Taker
Dilshan Madushanka has carried the Sri Lankan bowling attack so far, being responsible for 11 of Sri Lanka’s 22 wickets. He has been exceptional in the powerplay having taken five wickets at 15.80 in this phase of the game. Only Marco Jansen has more powerplay wickets in the tournament. The left-armer’s main weapon is lateral movement with the new ball. He is, on average, finding 2.2 degrees of combined swing and seam in the powerplay, only Mitchell Starc and Reece Topley have found more. Madushanka is likely to be a big problem for England’s batters at the top of the order, he’s a good pick to be Sri Lanka’s top wicket-taker.
Joe Root to be England’s Top Runscorer
Joe Root has an outstanding ODI record against Sri Lanka. In 25 innings he has scored 1,175 runs at an average of 65.27, including nine 50s and two 100s. Root has reached 50 in six of his last 10 innings against Sri Lanka, and is on a current run of three consecutive 50s. He will be confident of continuing this streak. Joe Root to be England’s top run-scorer.
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Sri Lanka to Have Highest Score After 15 Overs
England’s struggles with the bat have been clear at this tournament. Their average score after 15 overs is 81.75 and they have lost an average of 2.75 wickets by this point. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka’s average score after 15 overs has been 97.5 for the loss of only 1.75 wickets. Sri Lanka would be a good choice to have a higher score after 15 overs.
Jonny Bairstow to Score Under 31.5 Runs
Jonny Bairstow doesn’t have the fondest memories of playing Sri Lanka. In nine ODI innings he has only score 181 runs at an average of 22.62 and a top score of 43. That 43 is the only time Bairstow has passed 31.5 against Sri Lanka, so him to score under this threshold is a good shout.
England v Sri Lanka Cricket World Cup tips:
England to Win
Dilshan Madushanka to be Sri Lanka’s Top Wicket Taker
Joe Root to be England’s Top Runscorer
Sri Lanka to Have Highest Score After 15 Overs
Jonny Bairstow to Score Under 31.5 Runs
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.
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