Today’s match :
Today’s match is to be played between England vs Sri Lanka (eng vs sl) at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. England’s performance so far in this World Cup has not been that special. England’s position is 8th in the points table, which clearly shows the performance of the England team. Also the condition of Sri Lanka is similar, their performance has also not been special. In today’s match, both the teams will enter with the intention of winning and would like to make changes in the points table.
Previous matches of both teams :
The 25th match of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 will be played between England and Sri Lanka on Thursday 26 October at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. This World Cup has not been anything special for the current champion England so far. Same is the condition of Sri Lanka also.
Both the teams have played 4-4 matches so far and have won only 1-1. This is going to be an important match for both the brigades from the semi-final point of view. She will use all her strength to win this match. So let us know what the mood of the pitch is going to be in this exciting match.
pitch report :
The pitch of M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is considered good for the batsmen. Batsmen get a lot of help on this ground. The ball hits the bat well and the batsmen take full advantage of it. High scoring matches are often seen. Chinnaswamy is full of fours and sixes. Batsmen get the advantage of the boundary being small.
At the same time, this pitch provides some help to the spinners. Fast bowlers can also show their talent in the initial overs. A total of 39 ODI matches have been played on this ground so far, out of which 15 matches have been won by the platoon batting first and 20 matches have been won by the platoon batting second. In such a situation, whichever captain wins the toss, his eyes will be on bowling first. The average score of the first innings in Bengaluru is 235 and the average score of the second innings is 218.
Players present from both teams :
England: Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Brydon Carse, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.
Sri Lanka: Kusal Mendis (captain), Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Kumara, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadira Samarawickram, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjay de Silva, Mahish Teekshana, Dunith Velalage, Kasun Rajitha, Angelo Mathews, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushan Hemantha and Chamika Karunaratne.
