Who will win England vs Sri Lanka (4th ODI)?
Sri Lanka and England will return to the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy, with England looking to wrap up another series win with victory in the fourth ODI. The match is scheduled for October 20 and the live action begins at 09:45 local time.
SL vs ENG (4th ODI): Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Sky Sports, MTV Channel, Sony Six, Fox Sports, SuperSport, Willow TV, OSN Sports Cricket, Gazi TV
Live streaming: SonyLiv, Sky Go
Toss Prediction
Both sides have elected to bowl first upon winning the toss so far – a tactic that proved more successful for England than the hosts.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Sri Lanka vs England (4th ODI).
Sri Lanka Team News & Playing 11
SL Team News
Kusal Perera has been ruled out of the ODI series with the thigh strain he suffered in the second ODI, with Kusal Mendis called up to take his place and going straight into the team for the rain-reduced third ODI. Saneera Samarawickrama also came into the team, opening in place of Upul Tharanga, while Amila Aponso was brought into the bowling attack in place of Lakshan Sandakan. Captain Dinesh Chandimal has struggled to score runs quickly in this tournament, and he could drop down the batting order as a result.
SL Key Players
Lasith Malinga passed 500 international wickets in the second ODI, on his way to 5-44 as he ripped through the England line-up. He also took five wickets in the Asia Cup – one less than team-mate Thisara Perera.
Both men went wicketless last time out, but Amila Aponso staked his claim for a regular place with 2-27 – dismissing both Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root early in the innings.
Sri Lanka’s batsmen have struggled recently, continuing that in this series, but Niroshan Dickwella’s 20-ball 36 – including eight fours – was a big positive at the top of the order before Adil Rashid and Tom Curran sparked a collapse with some excellent bowling.
SL Team Form
Sri Lanka are heading for another bilateral ODI series defeat – they have not won one since winning both matches against Ireland in 2016. Since then, while they have twice won Tri-Nation Series (in Zimbabwe and Bangladesh), they have lost eight and drawn one of their bilateral series.
Their last defeat was against South Africa, who won the first three matches of their five-match series on the way to a 3-2 series win, before Sri Lanka were bowled out for 124 against Bangladesh and 158 against Afghanistan in two Asia Cup defeats. The Sri Lankans headed home early as a result.
Two defeats in the opening two ODIs here, after a no result in the first match, means Sri Lanka have now won just two of their last ODIs.
Sri Lanka Predicted Playing 11
Niroshan Dickwella, Saneera Samarawickrama, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Dinesh Chandimal, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Pradeep, Akila Dananjaya, Lasith Malinga, Amila Aponso
England Team News & Playing 11
ENG Team News
Tom Curran replaced Liam Dawson last time out and put in an excellent performance as he claimed 3-17 from four overs with the ball. Sam Curran and Mark Wood were the two to miss out in Liam Dawson’s absence – with Dawson out of the series. Joe Denly has been called up as a replacement but both he and Alex Hales remain the two batsmen sidelined as England’s good form continues.
The tourists have to decide whether to stick with their winning line-up now, or rotate their squad with one eye on getting players time in the middle ahead of next summer’s World Cup on home soil.
ENG Key Players
Eoin Morgan’s fine batting form continued, with the Irish-born England captain scoring 91* in the warm-up match and 14*, 92 and 58* in his three innings in the ODI series so far. He was also in good form in the series against India that preceded this one, finishing the final ODI on 88*.
Joe Root was also in top form in that series against India, leading England to victory with back-to-back unbeaten 100s. He also hit an unbeaten 90 in the warm-up game, was not outwhen the rain came in the first ODI and hit 71 from 83 balls in the second. He and Morgan have shared some big partnerships lately.
Jason Roy returned to form last time out, meanwhile, hitting 41 from 26 balls at the top of the innings. Roy averages 49.66 in his last nine matches, while opening partner Jonny Bairstow has hit 433 runs in his last ten games.
Adil Rashid continued his excellent form with the ball, meanwhile, with 4-36 in five overs and he now has 20 wickets in his last ten matches. Tom Curran marked his return to the team with 3-17 from four overs, meanwhile.
ENG Team Form
England need one more win to secure a ninth consecutive ODI series victories. The only team they have failed to beat lately was Scotland, in a one-off ODI in the summer, but England whitewashed Australia and beat India 2-1 to cap a successful summer in the format.
They have stormed to the top of the world rankings and smashed records along the way too – posting a new highest-ever ODI total during that series win against Australia when they scored 481/6 in a 242-run victory at Trent Bridge. Their all-round strength showed too, with Jos Buttler scoring an unbeaten century to pull of a thrilling one-wicket win in the final match of that series.
Against India, the tourists won the first game but England stormed back as Joe Root hit two unbeaten centuries in the next two matches to turn the series around. That form has continued in Sri Lanka, with two more wins in the two completed games so far.
England Predicted Playing 11
Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Tom Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Olly Stone
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