England tour of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka vs England 5th ODI Match Preview
England registers another win in yet another rain-affected encounter and seals the 5-match ODI series with the 3-0 lead. Both the teams will now meet for the final ODI at Colombo on Tuesday noon. Since the first ODI ended in no result, England has registered three consecutive wins. England won the second ODI by 31 runs under DLS method, won the third ODI by 7 wickets in a match reduced to 21 overs per side, and won the fourth ODI by 18 runs under DLS method.
Previous encounter
Put into bat, Sri Lanka posted 273-7 in 50 overs with the help of half-centuries from Niroshan Dickwella and Dasun Shanaka. Coming to chase, England scored 132 runs at the loss of two wickets in 27 overs when it started to drizzle. The DLS par score after 27 overs was 114 and England were already 18 runs ahead. Jason Roy (45 of 49), Joe Root (32 of 57) and Eoin Morgan (31 of 34) were the key in batting for the visitors.
The 5th ODI at Colombo will be followed by the only T20I scheduled to be played on Saturday. Both the teams will also play 3 Test matches scheduled to start from November 06.
Venue- R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Matchday- October 23, Tuesday at 02:30 PM IST
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Sri Lanka-
Lakshan Sandakan, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Akila Dananjaya, Dinesh Chandimal(c), Lasith Malinga, Upul Tharanga, Dushmantha Chameera, Amila Aponso, Niroshan Dickwella, Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Pradeep, Kasun Rajitha, Kusal Perera
England-
Chris Woakes, Jos Buttler, Liam Plunkett, Sam Curran, Ben Stokes, Jason Roy, Adil Rashid, Tom Curran, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan(c),Liam Dawson, Moeen Ali, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Olly Stone, Mark Wood
The probable SL vs ENG playing 11 is listed below.
SL:
Wicket-keeper – Niroshan Dickwella
Batsmen – D Chandimal, K Mendis, S Samarawickrama, Dhananjaya de Silva(Doubt- U Tharanga)
All-rounders – Dasun Shanaka, Thisara Perera
Bowlers – Kasun Rajitha, A Aponso, Akila Dananjaya, Lasith Malinga,(Doubt- Lakshan Sandakan)
ENG:
Wicket-keeper – Jos Buttler
Batsmen – Joe Root, Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Eoin Morgan (J Bairstow)
All-rounders – Chris Woakes, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes
Bowlers – Adil Rashid, Tom Curran, Olly Stone (Mark Wood, L Plunket, Sam Curran)
*As per the last game
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This is a very risky match. England has sealed the series and Eoin Morgan has said to give a game to everyone in the squad. So, a couple of changes are expected in the English playing11.
In wicketkeeper, Niroshan Dickwella will be a better choice. Coming to open the innings, Dickwell scored a fifty in the last game and contributed 36 runs in the second last encounter. He can help in gathering extra points with the bat as Jos Buttler comes in middle order to bat.
In batsmen, Jason Roy and Eoin Morgan are must-have picks from England. Both are in fine form and scoring runs in almost every game. Joe Root has also looked in fine form so far and can be considered as third English batsman. Roy has scored 41 and 45 in last two ODIs after returning for a duck in the first game. From Sri Lanka, Dinesh Chandimal, Dasun Shanaka and Sadeera Samarawickrama will be the safest bets.
Ben Stokes, Thisara Perera and Dhananjaya de Silva will be the right picks for the all-rounder.
In bowlers, a couple of changes are expected especially from England. So, Lasith Maling, Akila Dhananjaya and Chris Woakes will be the safest bets. You can also pick Adil Rashid, he is expected to retain his place.
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