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Sri Lanka vs England, ENG vs SL 2026, Today Match Prediction
SL vs ENG Win Probability
Toss Winner - England won the toss and choose to bowl first
England beat Sri Lanka by 11 runs (D/L) method
A practice before the ODI World Cup for England & Sri Lanka.
- Phill Salt has 347 runs in the last 7 T20Is at a strike rate of 182.63.
- Dushmantha Chammera has 22 wickets in 14 T20Is played in 2024.
- England have 8 wins in the last 8 T20Is against Sri Lanka.
We predict that England will win against Sri Lanka.
| Tournament: | England tour of Sri Lanka 2026 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 19.0°C|Fog |
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SL vs ENG Match Prediction & Analysis
After losing the ODI series 2-1, Sri Lanka will host England for a three-match T20I series. The first game will be played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, on 30th Jan from 7 pm onwards.
In the ODI series before the T20Is, England won the third to take the series 2-1. Skipper Harry Brook scored 136* runs in the last game in just 66 deliveries. Adil Rashid finished the series as the leading wicket-taker with 7 wickets in three games. England will have high hopes for both to continue the red-hot form.
England hasn’t lost a T20I against Sri Lanka since May 2014. They have won 8 of the games played since then. Both teams last met in the ICC T20I World Cup. England won that game by 4 wickets.
Pavan Rathnayake has been added to Sri Lanka's T20I squad following his 121 off 115 balls in the third ODI against England. Batting all-rounder Kamindu Mendis, Dushan Hemantha, and Nuwan Thushara have been left out of the squad.
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RECENT PERFORMANCE
SL
W
L
L
W
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SL
160/6 in 12.0 13.33
PAK vs SL 2025
Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 14 runs (D/L) method146/8 in 12.0 12.17
118/4 in 18.4 6.32
PAK T20 TRIS 2025
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets114/10 in 19.1 5.95
ENG
W
W
W
W
L
ENG
154/8 in 20.0 7.7
IRE vs ENG 2025
England won by 6 wickets
155/4 in 17.1 9.03
54/5 in 5.0 10.8
ENG vs SA 2025
South Africa beat England by 14 runs (D/L) method97/5 in 7.5 12.38
HEAD TO HEAD
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TEAMS PREVIEW
Sri Lanka Preview
Pathum Nissanka will open the innings with Kamil Mishara. Nissanka is their leading run-scorer in the last year, with 625 runs in 18 games at a strike rate of 149.16. He has hit a century and 4 half-centuries. He will be the batter to watch. Nissanka scored 67 runs in Sri Lanka’s last T20I against England.
Mishara has 336 runs in the last 10 T20Is at a strike rate of 131.25. Kusal Mendis will come in at number three. Mendis has scored 388 runs in the last 18 games at a strike rate of 123.56. His stats against England are very poor. He has 94 runs in 6 games.
Kusal Perera will come in the middle with Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka, and Janith Liyanage. Asalanka has 156 runs in the last 13 T20Is. He has also picked up 4 wickets with the ball. Shanaka will play the all-rounder’s role. He has 220 runs in the last 13 T20I innings and has picked up 8 wickets. Perera has 357 runs in the last 17 T20Is at a strike rate of 141.
Dushmantha Chameera will lead the bowling attack with Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, and Eshan Malinga. Chameera has picked up 22 wickets in the last year at an economy of 7.39 - the lowest among the bowlers. He will be the bowler to watch. Hasaranga has 17 wickets in the last 12 T20Is. He has 51 wickets in 30 T20Is played in Sri Lanka. Theekshana has 11 wickets in the last 13 T20Is. But he is yet to open his account against England.
Key Players: Pathum Nissanka, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga.
SL Over/Under Betting Tips
Kusal Mendis Total Runs Over 20.5 1.85
Kusal Mendis scored a couple of half centuries in the ODI series and in his last five T20I outings. Mendis scored over 20 runs in three matches. At Pallekele Stadium, he has a good record (315 runs in 10 matches, averaging 31.5). Given his current run of form, we back Mendis to score over 20 runs in today's match.
Sri Lanka Predicted Playing XI:
Dasun Shanaka (capt.), Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Charith Asalanka, Janith Liyanage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Eshan Malinga
Sri Lanka Actual Playing XI:
Pathum Nissanka, Dasun Shanaka, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Janith Liyanage, Wanidu Hasaranga, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis, Eshan Malinga, Matheesha Pathirana, Maheesh Theekshana
England Preview
Phil Salt will open the innings with Jos Buttler. Salt has 347 runs in the last 7 T20Is at a strike rate of 182.63. Salt scored 85 off 56 balls in England’s last T20I. Buttler has scored 480 runs in the last 14 T20Is at a strike rate of 164.38. Against Sri Lanka, he has 349 runs in the last 6 games with a century and 3 half-centuries. He will be the batter to watch out for. Jacob Bethell will come in at number three. Bethell has 219 runs in the last year at a strike rate of 147.
Harry Brook will come in the middle with Sam Curran and Tom Banton. Brook has scored 305 runs in the last 12 T20Is at a strike rate of 166.66. He scored 136* runs in the last ODI in just 66 deliveries. Curran has 94 runs with the bat in the last 4 innings at a strike rate of 167.85. He has also picked up three wickets with the ball. England might pick Jordan Cox over Banton, as Cox has scored 71 runs in the last 2 games.
Adil Rashid will lead the bowling attack with Liam Dawson, Brydon Carse, and Luke Wood. Rashid has 19 wickets in the last 13 innings at an economy of 8.76. He will be the bowler to watch out for after finishing the ODI series as the leading wicket-taker with 7 wickets. Carse and Dawson have 14 and 12 wickets each in the last 10 T20Is.
Key Players: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler, Adil Rashid.
ENG Over/Under Betting Tips
Phil Salt Total Runs Over 23.5 1.85
Phil Salt has scores of 85, 3, 29, 89 and 141 runs in the last five T20I matches, that's four scores of over 25. He is a fine player coming into this series on the back off some really good form. We back Salt to start the series with a bang and predict his score in today's match to be over 23 runs.
England Predicted Playing XI:
Phil Salt, Jos Buttler, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Tom Banton, Adil Rashid, Liam Dawson, Brydon Carse, Luke Wood, Jordan Cox.
England Actual Playing XI:
Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Will Jacks, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Jamie Overton, Tom Banton, Jos Buttler, Philip Salt, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
The cloudy conditions will help the spinners. 161 is the highest score on this ground in the last three T20Is. Bowlers have taken 37 wickets in three games, with 30 of them picked by the spinners.
SL vs ENG Pitch Report
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The match will be played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, on 30th Jan from 7 pm onwards. The stadium has hosted 27 T20Is, with Sri Lanka defending the lowest total of 125 against New Zealand back in 2019. The weather in Colombo is expected to be cloudy on match day, with temperatures ranging from 19 to 25 degrees Celsius.
Total Over/Under Betting Tips
Sri Lanka to win the coin toss 1.90
We back the home team Sri Lanka to win the coin toss in today's 1st T20I match against England at Pallekele International Stadium.
Toss: To Bowl
In the 27 ODI games played here, teams defending the target have won the games on 14 occasions. The team winning the toss should bowl first, as four of the last 5 games have been won by the team chasing the target.
SL vs ENG
Winning Prediction
In the last 10 years, Dasun Shanaka is Sri Lanka’s leading run-scorer against England with just 120 runs in 6 games. Jos Buttler has scored thrice in the same period for England. England has 6 players in the squad with a strike rate of over 160, while Sri Lanka has none.
England hasn’t lost a game against the hosts since 2014. They have a higher advantage over Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has just three wins in the last 10 T20Is played at this venue.
We predict that England will win against Sri Lanka.
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