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Background
England will lock horns with Sri Lanka in the 39th game of the T20 World Cup 2022 at the SCG on 5th November (Saturday).
This is a knockout game for England as they need to beat Sri Lanka to qualify for the semi-finals.
In case Sri Lanka manages to defeat England then Australia will join New Zealand in the semi-finals from Group 1.
England has so far won just 2 games in this world cup.
They suffered an upset against Ireland while their big game against Australia got washed out due to rain.
In their last match, England registered a 20-run victory over New Zealand. Jos Buttler scored a brilliant half-century for his side.
New Zealand failed to chase a big target of 180 runs courtesy of some brilliant death bowling by the English bowlers.
On the other, Sri Lanka has won 2 out of their 4 games in this tournament.
They are officially knocked out of the semi-finals race but they will like to end their campaign on a high by winning their last match.
The Asia Cup Champions defeated Afghanistan by 6 wickets in their previous game.
Wanindu Hasaranga picked 3 wickets with the ball while Dhananjaya de Silva scored 66 runs for his side with the bat as Sri Lanka comfortably chased the target of 145 runs in the 19th over.
Live Streaming and Broadcast
This match will be broadcast live on Star Sports network while the Live streaming will be available on the Disney + Hotstar app & web.
Match Details:
Teams – England vs Sri Lanka
Date – 5th November October 2022
Time – 1:30 PM IST
Venue – Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Sydney
Average 1st innings total
The average 1st innings score at the SCG is 170 runs.
Head-to-Head record in T20Is:
Here is the head-to-head record between England and Sri Lanka in T20 Internationals.
Total Matches Played – 13
England won – 9
Sri Lanka won – 4
Tie/ No Result – 0
Pitch Report:
The SCG pitch assists the batters as the ball always come nicely onto the bat.
The bowlers especially the pacers have always struggled on this high-scoring ground.
The team winning the toss will surely like to bat first on this wicket.
Weather Report:
The temperature is expected to hover around 25°C on the match day with 71% humidity. There is no chance of precipitation and the sky will shine brightly throughout the day.
Possible Playing XI:
Here are the possible playing XIs of both teams,
England:
Jos Buttler (c & wk), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Sri Lanka:
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Pramod Madushan, Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajitha
Who will win?
Sri Lanka has some good players in their lineup and they have the ability to cause an upset.
However, it is a knockout game for England and they will come hard on the Asia Cup Champions.
England is looking a better side as compared to Sri Lanka.
Hence, we predict that England will beat Sri Lanka in the 39th match of this T20 World Cup 2022.
