ENG vs SL 3rd Test Dream11 Prediction: Despite the absence of captain Ben Stokes and speedster Mark Wood, England managed a 190-run victory over Sri Lanka at Lord’s in the second Test of the ongoing three-match series to seal the series, having won the Manchester Test by five wickets. The third and last Test of the series will be played at The Oval in London, starting September 6.
At Lord’s, Joe Root slammed twin centuries to go past Alastair Cook’s record of most Test hundreds for England, while Gus Atkinson cracked a ton and snared a five-for to continue a dream start to his Test career.
This is following the 3-0 series win over the West Indies earlier in the summer.
On head-to-head in Test cricket, England have beaten Sri Lanka 19 times and lost eight games. 11 matches between these two teams have ended in draws.
Although the series is clinched, the third Test remains important for both teams with regard to the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25. England are in the fifth spot in the WTC standings with 45 PCT (percentage of points won out of the total number of points contested), while Sri Lanka have slipped to the seventh spot with 33.33 PCT.
England vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test team news:
England have announced their XI for the third Test and have named one change: 20-year-old speedster Josh Hull will make his Test debut, replacing Matthew Potts. Three first-choice England players are missing—Ben Stokes, Zak Crawley, and Mark Wood—due to injuries.
Sri Lanka are expected to make one or two changes after losing the second Test.
England vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test Date and time:
- Date: September 6, Friday
- Time: 3:30 PM / 10:00 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL
- Venue: Kennington Oval, London
ENG vs SL 3rd Test probable XIs:
England announced XI:
Daniel Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ollie Pope (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Gus Atkinson, Josh Hull, Chris Woakes, Olly Stone, Shoaib Bashir
Sri Lanka predicted XI:
Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Pathum Nissanka, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Milan Priyanath Rathnayake, Kamindu Mendis, Jeffrey Vandersay, Asitha Fernando, Lahiru Kumara
England vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test Pitch and weather report:
The pitch at The Oval offers plenty to the pacers in the first session of the day. After that, though, it’s good for batting in the next two sessions. Batting first would be a preferred option here.
Showers are forecasted in London for days 1 and 4 of this Test match. The match could get interrupted, though a result is a likely outcome given the difference in the strengths of the two teams.
England vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test Dream11 Captaincy Prediction:
Joe Root is the safest Dream11 captaincy choice for this match. He has been in an excellent vein of form since in recent years. Since 2021, he has scored 4554 runs at an average of 56. In the 8 innings of the 5 Tests in the ongoing summer, Root averages an astonishing 91 with three centuries and as many fifties.
ENG vs SL 3rd Test Dream11 Prediction 3 players to watch out for:
The 3 players to watch out for in the England vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test are Joe Root, Gus Atkinson, and Kamindu Mendis.
England vs Sri Lanka Prediction: Who will win today’s 3rd Test match?
For the England vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test Match Prediction, we predict that England will beat Sri Lanka in the 3rd Test.
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