England vs Sri Lanka WCT20 2021
29th T20I:
Twenty-ninth match of the tournament between England and Sri Lanka is going to be played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on November 1st 2021.
England vs Sri Lanka History:
Overall:
Matches:
The teams met with each other 12 times in the format. England won 8 times and Sri Lanka won 4 times.
The most consecutive winning streak for England against Sri Lanka was 6 T20Is from 2016 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for England against Sri Lanka was 6 T20Is from 2016 to present.
The most consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against England was 2 T20Is from 2011 to 2014.
The longest unbeaten streak for Sri Lanka against England was 2 T20Is from 2011 to 2014.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England against Sri Lanka are WWWWW.
World Cup History:
Matches:
The teams met with each other 4 times in the format. England won 3 times and Sri Lanka won 1 time.
The most consecutive winning streak for England against Sri Lanka was 2 T20Is from 2014 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for England against Sri Lanka was 2 T20Is from 2014 to present.
The most consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against England was 1 T20I in 2012.
The longest unbeaten streak for Sri Lanka against England was 1 T20I in 2012.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England against Sri Lanka are WWLW -.
Points and Rankings:
The match is the comparison between the first rank (England) and tenth rank (Sri Lanka) teams. England is 49 points ahead of Sri Lanka.
England:
T20I:
The team played 140 T20Is. Out of them, the team won 76 times including a couple (2) of wins in a tied game and lost 59 times. 5 matches were called off without any result (No Result).
T20I in WCT20:
The team played 35 T20Is. The team won 18 times and lost 16 times. 1 match was called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of England are WWWWW.
Sri Lanka:
T20I:
The team played 146 T20Is. Out of them, the team won 67 times including a (1) win in a tied game and lost 77 times including a (1) defeat in a tied game. 2 matches were called off without any result.
T20I in WCT20:
The team played 37 T20Is. Out of them, the team won 26 times and lost 11 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka are LLWWW.
The Outing:
The result of the match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of England, then the winning side will gain 1 point without any impact in the ranking, whereas the opposite team will neither gain nor lose either the points or the rank. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the winning team will gain 3 points without any impact in the ranking, and the opposite team will lose 3 points without any impact in the ranking.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Sharjah shows the weather would be clear throughout the game. The precipitation percentage would be between 1% to 5%. So, there would be almost no chance of rain, as of now The temperature would be between 29 to 31 Celsius. The wind would be between 5 to 14 km/h. The speed of wind and the temperature would decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch:
Team preferred to bat first after winning the toss in 13 games out of 21 outings, and the selection favored the teams, as the teams won 9 times including a super over victory in a tied game and lost 4 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are WLWW*L.
On the other hand, the teams, who chose to field first, won 5 times and lost 3 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WLWWW.
Overall, 14 times the teams won the toss, won the matches, including a tied match, and lost 7 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WLWWW.
The first batting team won the match 12 times, including a one over eliminator win in a tied outing. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 9 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LWLWL.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 132 runs in 2013, and the highest successful chase was 172 runs in 2021.
The first inning lowest total was 44 runs in 2021 and the highest total was 215 runs in 2016. For the second inning, the lowest total was 56 runs (completed innings) in 2013 and the highest was 182 runs in 2016.
The batting average of the first innings is 19.84 and 20.10 is for the second innings.
T20I History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams never faced each other at the venue. The upcoming encounter will be the first between the teams.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England against Sri Lanka at the venue are – – – – -.
Teams’ T20I History at Venue:
England:
The team has a pretty good record at the venue, as the team won the only played encounter, though the win was in a tied game.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue are W* – – – -.
Sri Lanka:
The team has an above average record, as the team won twice and lost once in 3 outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue are LWW – -.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
England:
The team would like to go with M. Wood in place of T. Mills, if the latter one would not be fit to play.
England Eleven: J. Roy, J. Buttler, D. Malan, J. Bairstow, E. Morgan, L. Livingstone, M. Ali, C. Woakes, C. Jordan, A. Rashid, T. Mills
Sri Lanka:
The side would like to go with D. de Silva in place of A. Fernando and A. Dananjaya in place of L. Kumara.
Sri Lanka Eleven: P. Nissanka, K. Parera, C. Asalanka, D. de Silva, B. Rajapaksa, D. Shanaka, C. Karunaratne, W. Hasaranga, D. Chameera, A. Dananjaya, M. Theekshana
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator.
