World Cup 2023, Match 25 | Sri Lanka Predicted XI vs England

image-lo5qxl0rSri Lanka will be playing England in the 25th match of the World Cup 2023 (Source: AP Photos)

Sri Lanka will square off against England in match 25 of the ongoing 2023 World Cup at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The event is set to take place on October 26 and set to commence at 2:00 PM IST.

Both teams have acquired two points from four matches so far.

England kicked off their campaign with a loss against New Zealand in the curtain raiser. Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra's tons helped them chase down 283 runs with nine wickets in hand.

The England community bounced back with a victory against Bangladesh where Dawid Malan got a century. It was followed by an upset in the hands of Afghanistan where spin outdid the English batters. Harry Brook was the sole contributor with a fifty under his name. They went on to incur yet another defeat when South Africa steamrolled them by a margin of 229 runs. Currently, the. The Jos Buttler-led unit is ranked ninth in the points table.

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Meanwhile, Sri Lanka initiated their camp with a hat-trick of losses. They were on the wrong side of a record when the Proteas men racked up 428 runs, the highest-ever in a World Cup innings. It was followed by a narrow loss against Pakistan and then Australia earned their first points of the competition by thrashing Sri Lanka. Finally, the Island nation got their maiden triumph after defeating Netherlands in their latest clash.

Now let us have a look at the Sri Lanka Predicted XI vs England.


Openers: Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis

Sri Lanka's top order is one of their main strengths. Although they have lacked consistent big partnership from the openers, Kusal Perera and Pathum Nissanka are likely to open the batting for the Island nation. The former is an attacking batter and scored 78 against Australia where most of the batters failed. His partner, Nissanka found his touch back and on a spree of three consecutive fifties. The right-handed batter is their third highest run-scorer of the tourney with 166 runs from four innings.


Middle-Order: Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews and Charith Asalanka

The interim captain, Kusal Mendis has been in red hot form. Despite getting dismissed on nervous nineties during the recently concluded Asia Cup, Mendis notched up two centuries in his last few innings. He scored 158 against Afghanistan in the Warm-up fixture and also scored another ton against Pakistan. Sadeera Samarawickrama has been a great assistant to him in majority of his big knocks. He has racked up 230 runs from four innings and is the leading run-getter for Sri Lanka in the World Cup.

In a recent development, Angelo Mathews has replaced Matheesha Pathirana in Sri Lanka's squad for the World Cup. The veteran is likely to play his first game of the marquee event against England. In addition, Charith Asalanka bolsters their batting core by playing a key role in the lower middle order. He's more of a finisher to the side as was the case during the Sri Lanka versus Pakistan game in the Asia Cup Super Fours.

All-rounders: Dhananjaya de Silva and Dunith Wellalage

Sri Lanka could bench Chamika Karunaratne and Dushan Hemantha and bring back Dunith Wellalage. Dhananjaya de Silva offers right arm off spin while Dunith Wellalage is someone who adds the variant of left-arm orthodox spin. De Silva is a more mature batter while Wellalage can play some quickfire with the bat in hand lower down the order.

Bowlers: Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha and Dilshan Madushanka

Theekshana has been deemed fit to play after sustaining injuries. Sri Lanka head coach confirmed his availability and it's a huge bonus for the Lankan side. Theekshana is going to lead the spin attack for Sri Lanka and has plenty of responsibility on his shoulder.

The pace attack is going to see Kasun Rajitha and Dilshan Madushanka. The former was brilliant with the ball in their last game against Netherlands and claimed a four-for. Rajitha is going to be a one half of their new ball attack and tends to get some lateral movement off the deck or in air. Madushanka, on the other hand, has bagged eleven wickets from four matches and is their leading wicket-taker in the competition. The duo also makes.up.for the right and left-arm pace quality.


Sri Lanka Predicted XI vs England

Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (c/wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka