Squads –
ENG –
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
SL –
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
Team Blueprint –
ENG –
– England won the t20 series with a game to spare and will test their bench this game especially the bowlers.
– Jos Buttler have been ruled out of the series with a calf injury.
– Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow will open the innings. Both were in good form this Blast. Bairstow was out on duck and Roy on 17 last game. Bairstow will keep the Wickets.
– 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 in both games and this game will be an important one for him.
– Morgan will bat at 2 down followed by Sam Billings who will be important in case of another top order failure.
– 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. Sam Curran and Wood took 2 Wicket each while Jordan took 1 last game.
SL –
– 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 cheaply in both games but is a good player.
– Captain Perera will bat 1 down and keep the Wickets. Kusal Perera is an experienced guy but is playing very slow.
– Kusal Mendis will bat at 2 down with Shanaka to follow. Shanaka scored a 50 in 1st game but played very slow with a SR of 113.
– Niroshan Dickwella/P Nissanka will bat next l. De Silva was dropped last game and Dickwella played who also was out cheaply.
– 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 B Fernando will lead the pace attack. All three were very good with a Wicket each last game.
Probable XI –
ENG –
Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow(wk), Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan (C), Sam Billings, Liam Livingston, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes/David Willey/Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
SL –
Danushka Gunathilaka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Perera (C/WK), Kusal Mendis, P Nissanka/N Dickwella, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Isuru Udana, Dushmantha Chameera, B Fernando, Akila Dhananjaya/Laqshan Sandakan
Pitch Report –
The Rose bowl, Southampton
Good Wicket to bat on with smaller boundaries. Rain can interupt the game in middle.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
J Bairstow( Open, RHB, very aggressive hitter, 295 runs in just 5 games this t20 blast, out on duck last game)
K Perera( 1 down, LHB + wk, attacking batsman, 2 40+ scores in last 3 games, 30(26b), 21(25b) last 2 games, must have )
N Dickwella( Middle order, LHB, attacks from the very first ball, not getting much chances to play, 453 t20 runs at a sr of 134)
BAT –
D Malan( 1 down, LHB, #1 batsman in t20s, Averages 77 on this ground, struggled to hit the ball in both the games)
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, 548 t20 runs, 19(16b) last 2nd game, Must have)
Jason Roy( Open, RHB, very attacking batsman, 133 runs in 5 games this blast, 36(22b), 17(17b) last 2 games, Must)
Kusal Mendis( 2 down, RHB, experienced but poor form, 532 t20 runs in 28 Innings, 39 last game)
Avishka Fernando( Open, RHB, very aggressive batsman, was out from Cricket for a long time, 0,6 this series so far )
Liam Livingston( Middle order, opens in domestic circuit, hard hitter + leg spin, 2 overs + 29 runs last game)
ALL –
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, 11 Wickets in last 6 games, 2w last game, 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, can play this game )
BOWL –
Adil Rashid( Leggie, has been very successful for England in the shortest format with 59 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, didn’t played last game, Must have if plays)
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, 2w last game, Must have)
Mark Wood( Right Arm Fast, known for his pace and bounce, 4 Wickets in 3 t20s against India recently, 3w this series so far )
Tom Curran( Medium fast, known for his variations, 3 Wickets in 3 games this blast, 26 t20i Wickets, can play this game)
David Willey( Left arm medium fast, relies a lot on swing, can also bat, 7 Wickets in 3 games in Blast recently, played last game but wicketless )
L Sandakan ( Chinnaman bowler, 6 Wickets in 2 games last t20 series against WI, can try if plays)
C/VC –
ENG –
Jason Roy
Jonny Bairstow
Dawid Malan
SL –
Wanindu Hasaranga
Kusal Perera
Dhanushka Gunathilaka