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ENG vs SL 2024: 2nd Test Dream11 Predictions, Fantasy Tips, Teams, Pitch Report, Top Picks

England won the first Test by five wickets (x.com)England won the first Test by five wickets (x.com)

England will host Sri Lanka in the second Test of their three-match series at Lord’s between August 29 and September 2. The English team won the first Test by five wickets to go 1-0 up in the series. With WTC points and series on the line, the upcoming contest marks a must-win one for the visiting Sri Lankan team.

Here at OneCricket, we take a look at Dream11 predictions, fantasy tips, pitch report, top player picks and the best-predicted fantasy XIs for the match.

ENG vs SL Head-to-Head Stats

England have registered 18 Test wins over Sri Lanka in their 37 meetings so far. With 11 of those matches ending as draws, the Sri Lankan cricket team has only managed to register eight wins.

Matches
England won
Sri Lanka won
Draws
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ENG vs SL 2024 Pitch Report

The Lord’s Cricket Ground in London will be expected to provide considerable assistance to fast bowlers. Batters will have to see off the new-ball threat in a bid to entertain chances of playing a long innings. The captain winning the toss will likely opt to bat first, considering the overall track record of the venue.

Fantasy value from the pitch report

  • As per the pitch report, selecting four quality fast bowlers and a specialist spinner will be considered as an ideal bowling combination.
  • The batting order must comprise of composed Test players with a knack for occupying long hours at the crease.

ENG vs SL 2024 Fantasy Cricket Tips

England Heavy Fantasy XI

  • Jamie Smith and Joe Root will start out as ideal picks for the English batting order owing to their match-winning knocks in the first Test against Sri Lanka. The two cricketers will be aiming to sustain their prolific run with the bat to seal the series at Lord’s.
  • Chris Woakes picked up six wickets in the first Test to headline England’s emphatic five-wicket win with the ball. The lanky pacer also holds a batting average of nearly 28.

Sri Lanka Heavy Fantasy XI

  • Kamindu Mendis and captain Dhananjaya de Silva mounted handy runs for Sri Lanka on testing conditions at Old Trafford last week. Their recent form makes them ideal candidates to helm Sri Lankan batting order in the second Test.
  • Fast bowler Asitha Fernando and left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya collectively claimed 11 of the 15 English wickets that fell in the opening Test in Manchester. The two bowlers have emerged as Sri Lanka’s best wicket-taking options in the series.


ENG vs SL 2024 Winner Prediction

Hosts England will once start out as favorites to defeat the visiting Sri Lankans and go 2-0 up in the three-match series.

ENG vs SL 2024 Top Player Picks

Jamie Smith (ENG)

  • ENG vs SL 2024 series stats: 150 runs from 1 Test
  • English wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith plundered his career-best score of 111 in the first Test at Old Trafford. He also scored 39 additional runs to star in England’s successful run-chase in the decisive innings of the match.

Chris Woakes (ENG)

  • ENG vs SL 2024 series stats: 33 runs and 6 wickets in 1 Test
  • Chris Woakes picked up twin three-fers to bag a match-winning haul of 6-90 in the first Test. He also notched up scores of 25 and 8* with the bat to list handy runs for his team.

Kamindu Mendis (SL)

  • ENG vs SL 2024 series stats: 125 runs in 1 Test
  • Kamindu Mendis scored 113 runs from 183 balls in the second Sri Lankan innings at Manchester. The dashing all-rounder countered Chris Woakes and Gus Atkinson with utmost precision to drive Sri Lanka back into the reckoning at one stage of the match.

Asitha Fernando (SL)

  • ENG vs SL 2024 series stats: 6 wickets in 1 Test
  • Sri Lankan fast bowler Asitha Fernando picked up six wickets in the first match of the series. The speedster claimed four of those wickets during the first innings itself to bag figures of 4-103.

ENG vs SL 2024 Differential Picks

Joe Root (ENG)

  • ENG vs SL 2024 series stats: 104 runs and 1 wicket in 1 Test
  • Joe Root belted 42 in the first innings at Old Trafford and an unbeaten 62 in the run-chase to accumulate 100 runs in the match. The legendary English cricketer also claimed a key Sri Lankan wicket through his part-time spin trade.

Dinesh Chandimal (SL)

  • ENG vs SL 2024 series stats: 96 runs in 1 Test
  • Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Chandimal scored a fighting 79 from 119 balls to compound 96 runs across both innings of the first Test. All in all, Chandimal turned out to be Sri Lanka’s second most prolific batter of the match after centurion Kamindu Mendis.

ENG vs SL 2024 Fantasy Team for Head-to-Head/Small Leagues

Wicketkeepers: Jamie Smith, Dinesh Chandimal
Batters: Harry Brook, Angelo Matthews
All-rounders: Chris Woakes, Kamindu Mendis, Joe Root
Bowlers: Asitha Fernando, Gus Atkinson, Prabath Jayasuriya, Matthew Potts

Captain: Chris Woakes
Vice-Captain: Kamindu Mendis

England: 6 players, Sri Lanka: 5 players

ENG vs SL 2024 Fantasy Team for Winner Takes All/ Grand Leagues 

Wicketkeepers: Jamie Smith, Dinesh Chandimal
Batters: Harry Brook, Dimuth Karunaratne
All-rounders: Chris Woakes, Dhananjaya de Silva, Joe Root
Bowlers: Asitha Fernando, Gus Atkinson, Prabath Jayasuriya, Matthew Potts

Captain: Joe Root
Vice-Captain: Dhananjaya de Silva

England: 6 players, Sri Lanka: 5 players