Sri Lanka U19 vs England U19 Match Prediction, U19 World Cup
Sri Lanka and England face-off for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup’s consolation prize, of ninth place – the top team not to reach the quarter-finals – when they meet in the 9th-place play-off. The match takes place at Willowmoore Park, Benoni, on February 3 and the live action gets underway at 10:00 local time.
England fell short in their group after defeats to West Indies and Australia, but they have since beaten Nigeria, Japan and latterly Zimbabwe to reach this play-off. George Hill hit 90 from 93 balls in a 75-run win against Zimbabwe most recently.
Sri Lanka, meanwhile, suffered defeats to New Zealand and India in their group, but beat Japan and Nigeria in their next two matches and then Scotland last time out in a favourable run through the Plate play-offs. Nipun Dananjaya hit 66 and Camindu Wijesinghe claimed 3-31 in a rain-shortened 97-run win against Scotland.
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Toss Prediction
England won the toss in each of their play-off matches to get to this stage, so they could be due to lose this won. Both teams electing to win the toss at Willowmoore Park so far have batteed and lost after being bowled out. It could be a field-first wicket.
Weather Report
Benoni should be mostly sunny on Monday, with the chance of rain minimal and temperatures getting up into the high-20s.
Pitch Condition
Willowmoore Park has seen plenty of wickets fall in the matches in Benoni so far. There is turn in this wicket.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Sri Lanka vs England, Under-19s World Cup.
Sri Lanka U19 Team News & Playing 11
SL U19 Team News
Kamil Mishara returned last time out and took the gloves, while Sudeera Thilakaratne replaced injured Matheesha Pathirana in the bowling attack. After a comprehensive win against Scotland, it could be the same 11 that takes on England.
SL U19 Key Players
Navod Paranavithana: The 17-year-old opener hit a century when these teams last met and 73 in the match before. He comes into this game on the back of a half-century against Scotland.
Dilshan Madushanka: Followed up his five wickets against Nigeria with another two against Scotland. The left-arm paceman has dismissed both openers in each of the last two matches.
Nipun Dananjaya: The Sri Lanka captain hit his second half-century of the tournament last time out, having also added one against India.
SL U19 Team Form
Sri Lanka lost their first two matches to India and New Zealand as they failed to qualify from their group. A consolation win against minnows Japan booked them a third-place finish, however, and they have beaten Nigeria and Scotland in a favourable run through the Plate play-offs too. Last time out, Navod Paranavithana, Nipun Dananjaya and Ahan Wickramasinghe all hit half-centuries in a total of 277/6 against the Scots, and they had Scotland at 149/8 after 40 overs when the rain came – ensuring a comfortable DLS-method win.
Sri Lanka U19 Predicted Playing 11
Navod Paranavithana, Kamil Mishara (wk), Ravindu Rasantha, Nipun Danajaya (c), Ahan Wickramasinghe, Chamindu Wijesinghe, Sonal Dinusha, Kavindu Nadeeshan, Sudeera Thilakaratne, Ashian Daniel, Dilshan Madushanka
England U19 Team News & Playing 11
ENG U19 Team News
Ben Charlesworth has not played since scoring 82 in the defeat to Australia, with Dan Mousley and Sam Young opening the batting. Captain George Balderson returned to the team last time out, as did Jack Haynes.
ENG U19 Key Players
George Hill: The Yorkshireman did not play against West Indies or Australia, but has since taken 4-12 against Nigeria and top-scored last time out with 90 against Zimbabwe.
George Balderson: The captain led the way on his return to the team last time out, scoring a valuable 45* down the order and then taking 3-29 with the ball in England’s comfortable win.
Hamidullah Qadri: The off-spinner has taken 12 wickets in his five games so far at this tournament. The 19-year-old has already made headlines in England, when he became the first player born in the 21st century to play first-class cricket in the country.
ENG U19 Team Form
England lost to West Indies and, off the final ball and despite having been on the brink of victory, Australia in their first two group games to guarantee they would not be reaching the quarter-finals. Forced into the Plate, for the first time in the tournament’s history, England ended the group stage by beating Nigeria and saw off Japan next up, before a win against Zimbabwe last time out.
Jordan Cox hit 59, George Hill hit 90 and George Balderson an unbeaten 45 from 30 balls as England posted 286/9 from their 50 overs. In reply, Balderson took 3-29 and England bowled Zimbabwe out for 211.
England U19 Predicted Playing 11
Dan Mousley, Sam Young, Jordan Cox (wk), Jack Haynes, George Hill, Joey Evison, Lewis Goldsworthy, George Balderson (c), Scott Currie, Blake Cullen, Hamidullah Qadri
Sri Lanka U19 vs England U19 Head to Head
Sri Lanka have a good record in this fixture, winning 29 of their 47 previous YODI matches against England. England have 14 wins and there have been four no results. Most recently, they met in the Tri-Nation Tournament in the West Indies before Christmas, where England won two of the three group games, but Sri Lanka hit back in the final. Navod Paranavithana scored a century and shard a 124-run opening partnership with Kamil Mishara (69) as Sri Lanka posted 265/9 despite George Balderson’s four wickets. In reply, Jordan Cox hit 77 but England folded for 188.
SL U19 vs ENG U19 Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
SL U19 Won |
ENG U19 Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 47 |
29 |
14 |
0 |
4 |
Sri Lanka U19 vs England U19 Betting Odds
England are favourites to beat Sri Lanka at 1.72 with Bet365, while Sri Lanka are priced at 2.10 to win.
Ben Charlesworth has not played since his excellent innings against Australia, but Bet365 have priced him at 3.50 joint-favourite to be England's top team batsman. Sam Young is the same price, while Dan Mousley and Jordan Cox are both 4.00. George Hill is 5.50.
For Sri Lanka, Kamil Mishara is 2.87 with Bet365 to be their top team batsman. Navod Paranavithana is 3.00 and Nipun Dananjaya can be backed at 5.00.
🏆 Sri Lanka U19 vs England U19 Prediction
Sri Lanka have a good record in this fixture and beat England when they last met, but the English did win the two before that – all played before Christmas. Sri Lanka’s easier run through the play-offs could prove a disadvantage as this match will mark a jump back up in standards.
Feb 03, 2020
13:30 IST / 8:00 GMT
Willowmoore Park - Benoni, South Africa
U19 World Cup 
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