Match: 2nd ODI.
Teams: England vs Srilanka.
Venue: Kia Oval, London.
Time: 5:30 pm.
Preview: After the drubbing in 1st ODI, England will look to seal the series by winning the 2nd ODI. Srilanka needs to play out of their skin to beat England and make a comeback in the series.
Weather Report:
The temperature at Kia Oval is around 22 degrees Celsius on a partly cloudy day. There is little chance of any rain interruptions arising.
Pitch Report:
A batting friendly track with little more assistance to spinners. Although the recent games suggest it as a chasing ground. Team batting first should score atleast 300 to stay in the hunt.
Venue Stats:
Matches: 73.
Team batting 1st has won: 32.
Team batting 2nd has won: 37.
NR: 4.
Average First Innings Score- 249
Average Second Innings Score- 189
H2H records:
Overall.
Total Matches Played- 76
England Won- 37
Sri Lanka Won- 36
Tie- 3.
At Kia Oval:
Matches played:6.
England won:4.
Sl won: 2.
Series Performance:
1st ODI
Sl: 185/10 vs Eng: 189/5.
(Eng won by 5 wkts).
Kusal Perera:73.
Hasaranga:54.
Chameera:3w.
Binura Fernando:1w.
Karunaratne:1w.
Bairstow:29.
Root:79.
Moeen:28 &1w.
Woakes:4w.
Willey:3w.
Key obeservations from first match:
Eng:
Opening Bowlers: Woakes (Swing), Willey (Left Arm Angle).
Death: N.A.
Bairstow looked brilliant in run chase.
Root was exceptional in chasing.
Moeen Ali played as the finisher.
SL:
Opening Bowlers: Chameera (Pace).
Binura Fernando (Left Arm angle).
Death: Binura (Slower deliveries).
Chameera ( Block hole).
Kusal Perera looked good but lacked support from other ends.
Hasaranga added some low order finish but his bowling looked far from impressive.
Karunaratne brought in at first change and also against the LHB of England (Morgan, Moeen, Sam Curran).
Last 5 H2H performers:
Sri Lanka vs England - 2019.
SL:232/9
Avishka Fernando: 49. (N.A.)
Dhananjaya De Silva: 3w.
Isuru Udana: 2w.
Nuwan Pradeep: 1w.
Eng: 212/10
Joe Root:57.
Eoin Morgan:21.
Mark Wood: 3w.
Adil Rashid: 2w.
Chris Woakes: 1w.
Pacers:7w+7w=14w
Spinners:2w+3w=5w
Sri Lanka vs England: 2018.
Sl:366/6
Akila Dhananjaya: 4w.
Dushmantha Chameera: 3w.
Dhananjaya De Silva: 1w.
Eng:132/9 DLs.
Moeen Ali: 37 & 2w.
Tom Curran:2w.
Adil Rashid:1w.
Pacers: 3w+4w=7w
Spinners: 3w+5w=8w
Sri Lanka vs England: 2018.
SL:273/7
Dasun Shanaka: 66.
Akila Dhananjaya:32 & 2w.
Eng:132/2 DLS.
Jason Roy:45.
Joe Root: 32.
Eoin Morgan: 31.
Moeen Ali: 2w.
Tom Curran: 1w.
Chris Woakes:1w.
Adil Rashid: 1w.
Pacers: 2w+0w=2w
Spinners: 3w+2w=5w
4) Sri Lanka vs England: 2018.
SL:150/9
Dasun Shanaka: 21.
Akila Dhananjaya: 1w.
Eng:153/3
Eoin Morgan:58.
Jason Roy: 41.
Adil Rashid: 4w.
Tom Curran: 3w.
Pacers: 3w+2w=5w
Spinners: 4w+1w=5w
5) England vs Sri Lanka: 2018.
SL:278/9.
Dhananjaya De Silva: 36 & 1w.
Kusal Perera: 30.
Nuwan Pradeep: 1w.
Akila Dhananjaya:1w.
Eng:140/5. DLS.
Eoin Morgan:92.
Joe Root: 71.
Johnny Bairstow: 26.
Chris Woakes: 3w.
Liam Dawson: 1w.
Pacers:7w+4w=11w
Spinners:2w+1w=3w
Ground Records: (Last 5 years).
Eng:311/8 vs Rsa:207/10. (2019).
(Eng won by 104 runs).
Eoin Morgan:57.
Joe Root: 51.
Adil Rashid: 1w.
Moeen Ali: 1w.
Aus:214/10 vs Eng:218/7. (2018).
(Eng won by 3 wickets).
Bairstow:28.
Root:50.
Morgan:69.
Moeen Ali: 3w.
Rashid: 2w.
Willey: 1w.
Wi:356/5 vs Eng:258/5. (2017).
(Eng won by 6 runs D/L).
Moeen Ali:48.
Bairstow:39.
Morgan:19.
Root:14.
Woakes:3w.
Adil Rashid:1w.
Ban:305/6 vs Eng:308/2. (2017,).
(Eng won by 8 wkts).
Root:133.
Morgan:75.
Sl:305/5 vs Eng:309/4 (2016).
(Eng won by 6 wkts).
Shanaka:19.
Root:65.
Bairstow:29.
Morgan:22.
Willey:2w.
Adil Rashid:2w.
Nz:398/5 vs Eng:365/9 (2015).
(NZ won by 13 runs. D/l method).
Morgan:88.
Rashid:34.
Apart from the H2H, Sl also played 3 other games at Kia Oval in last 5 years.
Aus:334/7 vs Sl:247/10 (2019)
(Aus won by 87 runs).
Kusal Perera: 52.
Udana: 2w.
Ind:321/6 vs Sl:322/3 (2017).
(Sl won by 7 wkts).
Kusal Perera:47.
Rsa:299/6 vs Sl:203/10 (2017).
(Rsa won by 96 runs).
Kusal Perera: 44.
Venue Performers: (Current Squad).
Morgan: 630 runs (14 Inns).
Root: 480 runs (9 Inns).
Kusal Perera: 144 runs (4 Inns).
Adil Rashid: 6 wkts (7 Inns).
Ground Shortlist:
Eng:
Root (Must pick while chasing)
Morgan ( Highest run getter in this venue). (GL captain for today).
Bairstow.
Woakes.
Willey.
Moeen Ali.
Adil Rashid.
Sl:
Kusal Perera.
Udana (if he plays).
H2H Performers:
ENG
Joe Root:1107 runs (24 Inns).
Eoin Morgan: 779 runs (28 Inns).
Chris Woakes:28 wkts (20 Inns).
Adil Rashid:14 wkts (12 Inns).
David Willey:13 wkts (6 Inns).
SL
Kusal Perera: 325 runs (16 Inns).
Dasun Shanaka: 177 runs (9 Inns).
Akila Dhananjaya: 9 wkts (5 Inns).
Nuwan Pradeep: 8 wkts (8 Inns).
Common Players: Joe Root, Morgan, Bairstow, Willey, Adil Rashid, Kusal Perera.
Teams:
England: Jonny Bairstow(Wk), Liam Livingstone, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (C), Moeen Ali, Sam Billings, Sam Curran, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
Tom Curran could be brought in for Mark Wood. Garton needs to wait for his debut.
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera(C/Wk), Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ramesh Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernando, Praveen Jayawickrama.
Udana could be brought in place of Ramesh Mendis or Jayawickrama.
Fantasy Team:
Wk: Bairstow, Perera.
Batsmen: Root, Morgan, Shanaka.
All Rounders: Woakes, Ali, Hasaranga.
Bowlers: Chameera, Willey, Rashid.
Other options: Livingstone for Gl, Sam Curran.
Safe C/Vc: Root, Woakes, Kusal Perera.
Differential: Hasaranga, Ali.
Risky: Morgan.
Captain Morgan is a must try in this game. All stars are aligned in his favour in this game.
Disclaimer: The toss is important. If the pitch suggests swing and England chases then make a team with the English quicks and top order. Ideally a 7-4 combination for England.
Go through the video in Fantasy Arena youtube channel for detailed analysis.