Sri Lanka vs England – ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Betting Tips

England will be looking to continue their winning streak when they take on Sri Lanka in the 29th match of the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Monday.

Captain Dasun Shanaka will be hoping that the side can make significant improvements with bat and ball in this fixture. With back-to-back defeats in the competition, Sri Lanka will be keen to play for pride against England. 

On the other hand, England will be looking to maintain their standards with bat and ball against Sri Lanka. There is no doubt that England have played excellent cricket so far in this T20 World Cup.

In four previous T20 World Cup meetings, England have come out on top on three occasions. In 2012 T20 World Cup played in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka beat England by 19 runs.

Sri Lanka Form and Team News

The team management will be looking to make one change as Dhananjaya de Silva come in place of Avishka Fernando, who has struggled to make an impact in this T20 World Cup.

For this game, the side will be depending on the likes of Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Kusal Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Mahesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara and Chamika Karunaratne to deliver timely breakthroughs.

England Form and Team News

The side might make two changes to their playing XI as Chris Jordan and Chris Woakes will be replaced by Mark Wood and David Willey for this game.

In the batting department, the side will be depending on the likes of Eoin Morgan, Jason Roy, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Adil Rashid, David Willey, Mark Wood, Moeen Ali and Tymal Mills to produce crucial breakthroughs.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, England will be favorites to win the 29th game of the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup to be played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. For this 29th T20 World Cup game, Sri Lanka are placed at 4.10 odds, while England placed at 1.20 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

Both the teams will come in the Monday’s match with contrasting fortunes. Eoin Morgan and co. will be looking to continue their winning momentum. On the other hand, Sri Lanka will be keen to put in improved performances.

With likes of Adil Rashid, Chris Woakes and Jos Buttler delivering excellent performances against Australia, the team management will be hoping for more of the same against Sri Lanka.

Therefore, the prediction is for England to register a thumping win over Sri Lanka.

Tip 1: England’s recent dominance against Sri Lanka in the T20 format

After registering another clinical performance against arch-rivals Australia in the previous game, The Three Lions will take heart from the fact that they have managed to win six T20I matches on the bounce against Sri Lanka. Given their recent dominance, we can expect England to beat Sri Lanka by a comfortable [email protected].

Tip 2: Jos Buttler’s excellent numbers against Sri Lanka. 

England wicket-keeper Jos Buttler has shown excellent form for England in this year’s T20 World Cup. In the previous match, Buttler notched up a splendid half-century to help England register their third win on the bounce in the tournament. With 113 runs at a striker rate of 156.94, Jos Buttler is currently leading run-scorer for England so far in this T20 World Cup.

Given his consistency for England in the T20 format, we can expect opener Jos Buttler to score 25 runs or more against Sri Lanka @2.00

Conclusion

Expect England to beat Sri Lanka by a comprehensive margin at Sharjah.

1. England to beat Sri Lanka by a comfortable margin- [email protected]
2. opener Jos Buttler to score 25 runs or more against Sri Lanka – [email protected]

 

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