England won the toss and decided to bat first - see playing 11

ENG vs SL: The 25th match of the World Cup is being played between defending champions England and Sri Lanka at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. England won the toss and decided to bat first.

The team has come with 3 changes, while Sri Lanka has made 2 changes.

England has been waiting for victory against Sri Lanka in the ODI World Cup for 16 years. The team's last win was in 1999. Since then, four matches (2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019) were played between the two teams and the English team lost all of them. That means Sri Lanka has won the last four matches consecutively.

Possible playing eleven of both the teams

Sri Lanka: Kusal Mendis (captain and wicketkeeper), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Sadira Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjay de Silva, Dushan Hemanth, Chamika Karunaratne, Kasun Rajitha, Mahish Teekshana and Dilshan Madushanka.

Sri Lanka: Kusal Mendis (captain and wicketkeeper), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Sadira Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjay de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Kumar, Kasun Rajitha, Mahish Teekshana and Dilshan Madushanka.

5th match of both the teams in this World Cup

This will be the fifth match of both the teams in this World Cup. England has won only one out of 4 and lost three. On the other hand, Sri Lanka has also lost three out of four and won only one.

Head-to-head and recent records

A total of 78 ODIs have been played between the two teams so far. England won in 38 and Sri Lanka won in 36. Three matches were no result and one was tied. Talking about the tournament, 11 matches have been played between the two so far, in which England won 6 and Sri Lanka won 5.

England: Won 1 out of last 5 ODIs. Had to face defeat in 3 matches. One match was no result.

Sri Lanka: Lost 4 out of last 5. Has won only 1 match.

Pitch Report

The pitch of M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is considered batting friendly. So far 27 ODI matches have been played on this ground. The team batting first won 12 matches and the team chasing the target won 12 matches. Two matches were no result and one match was tied. The average score of the first inning is 264 runs.

Weather Forecast

The weather of Bengaluru will be absolutely clear on Thursday. The wind speed will be 11 kilometers per hour. There is a 1% chance of rain. The temperature will be between 31 to 19 degrees Celsius.