ENG vs SL 2nd T20 – Latest Dream11 Match Preview and Team Prediction

Jason Roy, Jos Buttler(w), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan(c), Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, David Willey, Liam Dawson, Sam Billings, Tom Curran, Liam Livingstone

 

Danushka Gunathilaka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Perera(w/c), Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Isuru Udana, Nuwan Pradeep, Lakshan Sandakan, Dushmantha Chameera, Niroshan Dickwella, Ishan Jayaratne , Akila Dananjaya, Binura Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Charith Asalanka, Asitha Fernando, Oshada Fernando, Praveen Jayawickrama, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Pathum Nissanka, Shiran Fernando, Ramesh Mendis

 

– England won the 1st of 3 T20s very comfortable by 8 Wickets with Buttler being the Man of the Match for his unbeaten 68 runs. Team will look to go unchanged and will be happy to seal the series in this game itself.

 

– Jason Roy and Jos Buttler will open the innings. Both were in decent form this Blast. Buttler after scoring a ton in IPL scored brilliant 68 and remained not out last game while Roy smashed 36 of 22 balls.

 

– World’s No 1 t20 batsman Dawid Malan will bat at 1 down. He is the fastest man to 1000 t20 runs. He struggled to score and was out on 7 off 14 deliveries last game.

 

– Jonny Bairstow will bat at 2 down followed by skipper Morgan at 5. Bairstow is in red hot form being the highest scorer in blast 2021.

 

– Liam Livingston and Sam Curran will play the Allrounders role in absence of Stokes.

 

– Adil Rashid and Liam Livingston will lead the spin attack. Rashid continued his good form in t20s picking 2 Wickets in last game.

 

– Chris Jordan, Mark Wood, Sam Curran and any 1 of Woakes or Willey will lead the pace attack. Jordan and Wood took 1 Wicket each while Curran took 2 last game.

 

– Sri Lanka has been going through their worst run currently. They have won just 5 of their last 20 t20s and also are on verge of loosing this series as well.

 

– Team can bring in Pathum Nissanka who is the future of Sri Lanka and they will look to invest in him.

 

– Danushka Gunathilaka and Avishka Fernando will be the openers for Lanka. Gunathilaka has been in brilliant form and will look to continue his form. Avishka was out on duck after his return to the shorter format last game.

 

– Captain Perera will bat 1 down and keep the Wickets. Kusal Perera is an experienced guy and his runs will decide the fortune of Lankan team this series. He was out on 30 last game.

 

– Kusal Mendis will bat at 2 down with Shanaka to follow. Shanaka scored a 50 last game but plays very slow with a SR of 113.

 

– Dhananjaya De Silva/P Nissanka will bat next l. De Silva plays very slow and also is out of form with the bal. 

 

– Wanindu Hasaranga and Akila Dhananjaya/L Sandakan will be the spin options. Hasaranga has emerged as a very good Allrounder in the last year and half. Akila was quite expensive and can make way for sandakan.

 

– Isuru Udana, Dushmantha Chameera and Nuwan Pradeep will lead the pace attack. Pradeep was very expensive last game and can be dropped.

 

Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (WK), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (C), Liam Livingston, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes/David Willey, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

 

Danushka Gunathilaka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Perera (C/WK), Kusal Mendis, P Nissanka/Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Isuru Udana, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Pradeep, Akila Dhananjaya/Laqshan Sandakan

 

Cardiff has been a low scoring venue in the T20 blast this year with an average run rate of 7.59. Light showers are expected during the game.

 

Jos Buttler( Open, RHB, Averages 48 against SL with 256 runs, 127 runs in 5 games this blast, 68* last game)

 

J Bairstow( 2 down, RHB, very aggressive hitter, 295 runs in just 5 games this t20 blast )

 

K Perera( 1 down, LHB + wk, attacking batsman, 2 40+ scores in last 3 games, 30(26b) last game, must have )

 

N Dickwella( Middle order, LHB, attacks from the very first ball, not getting much chances to play, 450 t20 runs at a sr of 134)

 

D Malan( 1 down, LHB, #1 batsman in t20s, Averages 77 on this ground, struggled to hit the ball last game, was out on 7(14b))

 

Eoin Morgan( 3 down, LHB, aggressive hitter, 133 runs in 5 games this blast, will not get much chance to bat)

 

D Gunathilaka( Open, LHB + part time off spin, brilliant form, 545 t20 runs, 19(16b) last game, Must have)

 

Jason Roy( Open, RHB, very attacking batsman, 133 runs in 5 games this blast, 214 runs in 8 games at Cardiff, 36(22b) last game, Must)

 

Kusal Mendis( 2 down, RHB, experienced but poor form, 493 t20 runs in 27 Innings, 9(12b) last game)

 

Avishka Fernando( Open, RHB, very aggressive batsman, was out from Cricket for a long time, out on duck last game)

 

Liam Livingston( Middle order, opens in domestic circuit, hard hitter + leg spin, 1w in 2 overs last game)

 

D De Silva( Middle order, RHB + off spin, good Allrounder but plays a bit slow)

 

Sam Curran( Left arm medium fast + LHB, attacking Batsman down the order, 9 Wickets in 7 games this IPL, 2 Wickets last game, must have)

 

W Hasaranga( Leg spin + RHB, emerged as an proper Allrounder, 9 Wickets in last 5 games, Must have)

 

Moeen Ali( Middle order + off spin, bats 1 down in domestic circuit as well as IPL, 206 runs + 5 Wickets this IPL, will not be must useful with the bat, didn’t played last game )

 

Adil Rashid( Leggie, has been very successful for England in the shortest format with 57 t20i Wickets, 2 Wickets last game, Must have)

 

Isuru Udana( Left arm medium fast, very experienced, 163 t20 Wickets, Must especially while bowling 1st, 1w last game)

 

Chris Woakes( Right Arm Fast medium, known for his swing, also very good at the death, wicketless but economical last game, Must have)

 

Nuwan Pradeep( Medium fast, experienced, 15 t20 Wickets, haven’t been playing more International Cricket)

 

D Chameera( Right Arm Fast, hit the deck bowler, 6 Wickets in last 5 games, 1w last game, was bowling with 145+ ks,  Must have)

 

Chris Jordan( Right Arm medium fast, known for his death bowling, 1w last game, Must have)

 

Mark Wood( Right Arm Fast, known for his pace and bounce, 4 Wickets in 3 t20s against India recently, 1w last game, Must have)

 

Tom Curran( Medium fast, known for his variations, 3 Wickets in 3 games this blast, 26 t20i Wickets, didn’t played last game)

 

David Willey( Left arm medium fast, relies a lot on swing, can also bat, 7 Wickets in 3 games in Blast recently, didn’t played last game)

 

L Sandakan ( Chinnaman bowler, 6 Wickets in 2 games last t20 series against WI, can try if plays)

 

Jason Roy

Jos Buttler

Jonny Bairstow

Dawid Malan

 

Wanindu Hasaranga

Kusal Perera

Dhanushka Gunathilaka