England vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test: Prediction, and Injury News

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England vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test Match Prediction 2024: It will be the series’ final match and will be played at the Kennington Oval, London, England. The game will start at 3:30 pm Indian Time.

Team Preview of ENG vs SL 2nd Test Match Prediction 2024

England already won the series after a commanding winning at the Lord’s in the 2nd test match by 190 runs in which Joe Root centuries in both innings and player of the match performance by Gus Atkinson gave the England team an easy win.

Joe Root broke the record of Sir Alastair Cook by hitting the 34th century of his test career. He also has the highest number of test centuries amongst active test players. Virat Kohli had 27 centuries on January 1st, 2021, and at that time, Root had only 17 centuries to his name, but in the last three years, he stepped up his game to surpass all the great players of his generation.

Sri Lanka needs to perform better, especially its batters, who are not performing well for the team. They need to at least put in a fighting performance even if they lose, and they don’t lose the match by a huge margin, which they did in the last game. Only Kamindu Mendis, Milan Rathnayake, Dinesh Chandimal, and Asitha Fernando are doing their job well.

The England coach, Brendon McCullum, will keep his seat for the next few years and will also be appointed as the all-format coach for England, which is struggling in white-ball cricket. The board of Lions put their trust in the former New Zealand captain, who made a lot of chances in the playing style of England and named it Bazball, where most of all, players keep striking the ball even in the test match to put pressure on the opposition which they half-way achieved it except the failure in India where the system failed totally.

Olli Pope’s captaincy and performance are other concerns for the England side as he does not look confident about leading the side, which is seen through his bowling selection, field changes, and his performance by the bat. He only scored 30 runs in four innings in the test match, considered the worst for the batter. Josh Hull will get his debut game in the next match as the England team’s 11 players have already been announced.

Check out all the player stats, pitch reports, and head-to-head stats for the match between England and Sri Lanka. You can build your fantasy team by reading and analyzing all the stats.

When and Where To Watch ENG vs SL 2nd Test Match Prediction 2024

Match	England vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test Match Prediction 2024
Date & Time	September 6, 2024, 3: 30 PM IST
Venue	Kennington Oval, London, England
Where to Watch	Sony Liv

Player Injury Report For ENG vs SL 2nd Test Match Prediction 2024

Mark Wood got injured in the last match and will be out of the series.

ENG vs SL Head-to-Head Test Record

Match Played	38
England Won	19
Sri Lanka Won	8
Draw/NR	11/0

Weather Conditions For ENG vs SL 3rd Test Match Prediction of Lord’s, London

There is a 25% chance of rain during the first two days and the last day of the match.

Pitch Report of Kennington Oval, London, In ENG vs SL 3rd Test Match Prediction 2024

Match Played	109 Matches
Batting first won	41 Matches won
Batting second won	29 Matches won
Average 1st innings scores	341 Runs
Average 2nd innings scores	302
Average 3rd innings scores	239
Average 4th innings scores	158
Highest Team innings total	903/7 by ENG vs AUS
Lowest Team innings total	44/10 by AUS vs ENG

Kennington Oval, London pitch is good for pace bowlers, and it also helps the spinners, but the weather there is a good chance of rain, which will keep the moisture in the pitch and can help seam bowlers more. It is going to be a tough match for the batters as the outfield is also not very fast, so the batter needs to time the ball perfectly.

Important players for the England Team in the match against Sri Lanka

1. Chris Woakes, once again, will be a key bowler for England as he has a great record in the Kennington Oval, taking 23 wickets in 6 matches and scoring 204 runs. He took four wickets in the last game.

2. Joe Root scored 350 runs in two matches, which is an amazing record by him, and on the Kennington Oval, he averages around 45.18. He scored 768 runs in 10 matches and took five wickets.

3. Gus Atkinson was the player of the match for his maiden century and took seven wickets to give his team a win. He will be once again a great captaincy choice for your team.

Important players for the Sri Lanka Team in the match against the England Team

1. Milan Rathnayake will once try to give his all, as in the last match, he scored 72 runs and took two wickets, but the Lord’s pitch is going to suit his bowling.

2. Asitha Fernando is the only bowler who put the England side on the back foot as he took 14 wickets in the two matches, most by the bowlers from both teams. He can be a grand league captaincy choice for your team.

3. Kamindu Mendis is the second-highest run scorer in the series, scoring 203 runs in two matches with an average of 60.96, and can bowl some overs, too, if the pitch assists spinners.

ENG vs SL 2nd Test Match Prediction 2024

England will be the favorite to win the match.

ENG vs SL 2nd Test Match Fantasy Team Prediction

Wicketkeeper	Kusal Mendis, Ben Duckett
Batters	Harry Brook
All-rounders	Chris Woakes, Joe Root, Kamindu Mendis
Bowlers	Gus Atkinson, Josh Hull, Ollie Stone, Asitha Fernando, Milan Rathnayake
Captain Picks	Gus Atkinson, Chris Woakes, Joe Root
Vice-captain Picks	Harry Brook,

ENG vs SL 2nd Test Match: Probable Playing 11 of England

Dan Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (captain), Joe Root, Harry Brook (vice-captain), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Josh Hull, Ollie Stone, Shoaib Bashir.

ENG vs SL 2nd Test Match: Probable Playing 11 of Sri Lanka

(Nishan Madushka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva (C), Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando, Milan Rathnayake