SL vs ENG | England tour of Sri Lanka, 2021, 1st Test | 14-01-2021 10:00

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Match : Sri Lanka vs England

Series : England tour of Sri Lanka, 2021

Date : 14 Jan, 10:00 AM IST

Venue : Galle International Stadium, Galle.

Last 30 minutes update area

Sri Lanka won the toss and have opted to Bat.

Change in Team 1 :-  

IN :- D Shanaka, S Broad, M Wood

OUT :- D Karunaratne, S Lakmal, J Anderson

S Curran(C), W Hasranga(VC)

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal(C), Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella(WK), Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dilruwan Perera, Lasith Embuldeniya, Asitha Fernando

England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Dominic Sibley, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root(C), Daniel Lawrence, Jos Buttler(WK), Sam Curran, Dominic Bess, Jack Leach, Mark Wood, Stuart Broad

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Probable XI :-

Sri Lanka :-

Dimuth Karunaratne(C), Kusal Perera, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Niroshan Dickwella(WK), Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dilruwan Perera, Lasith Embuldeniya, Suranga Lakmal.

England :-

Dom Sibley, Zak Crawley, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root(C), Dan Lawrence, Jos Buttler(WK), Sam Curran, Dom Bess, Jack Leach, Mark Wood, James Anderson.

 Pitch & Weather Report : - 

The pitch at the Galle International Stadium is generally a very good batting wicket, especially in the first 3 days of the match.As for bowling, the match proceeds wikcet gets slow and spinners come into play.

There is plenty of rain around and we may have few interruption on each of the 5 days.

----News & Analysis----

Sri Lanka(SL)

• Sri Lanka are currently ranked at 6th on ICC test ranking.They would like to use the home advantage and move up in the points table.
• Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Matthews and Suranga Lakmal will be back in the side after missing their last series against South Africa.
• Sri Lanka are coming back from a humiliating 2-0 loss to South Africa in their last series.

England(ENG)

• England are currently ranked 4th on ICC test ranking.
• They have given rest to few of their key players like Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes.
• Moeen Ali has been ruled out as he has contracted Covid-19.
• England are coming back from two back to back series wins against West Indies and Pakistan.

 Last Five Match Record 

Sri Lanka : L, L, D, W, W

England : D, D, W, W, W

 Head to Head Matches 

Total Match Played : 34

Sri Lanka Won : 08

England Won : 15

Draw : 11

 Top picks Players :- 

• Dimuth Karunaratne
• Angelo Matthews
• Dinesh Chandimal
• Dilruwan Perera
• Joe Root
• Jonny Bairstow
• James Anderson
• Jack Leach

 Squads : - 

Sri Lanka :-

Dimuth Karunaratne(C), Kusal Perera, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Niroshan Dickwella(WK), Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dilruwan Perera, Lasith Embuldeniya, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep, Dushmantha Chameera, Roshen Silva, Vishwa Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Minod Bhanuka, Ramesh Mendis, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando, Oshada Fernando, Lakshan Sandakan.

England :-

Dominic Sibley, Zak Crawley, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root(C), Daniel Lawrence, Jos Buttler(WK), Sam Curran, Dominic Bess, Jack Leach, Mark Wood, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes, Moeen Ali, Ben Foakes, Olly Stone.

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