Cricket World Cup 2023: England v Sri Lanka betting tips & odds

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England v Sri Lanka CWC match preview

England will be looking to get their ICC Men’s ODI World Cup campaign back on track this Thursday when they take on Sri Lanka in Bangalore.

Facing South Africa on Saturday night, England put together one of their worst-ever ODI performances, going down by 229 runs in an embarrassing showing. After a questionable call to bowl first in the hot Mumbai conditions, England conceded runs at a rapid rate throughout the innings as South Africa set the mammoth total of 399.

In response, England’s efforts couldn’t have been much worse with the bat as their top four combined for just 23 runs. A 70-run ninth-wicket partnership made the score slightly better, but in the end, they were bowled out for 170.

This loss leaves England’s World Cup hopes hanging by a thread, sitting ninth in the standings with a terrible net run rate. Most likely needing to win all of their remaining matches to make the semi-finals, expect them to make changes across their line-up for their next match.

Sri Lanka were finally able to collect their first win of the tournament last Saturday as they beat the Netherlands by five wickets. Led by four wickets from opening bowlers Dilshan Madushanka and Kasun Rajitha, they were able to restrict the Netherlands to just 262 in the first innings.

With the bat, it was Sadeera Samarawickrama who anchored the innings, scoring an unbeaten 91 as Sri Lanka chased down the total with 10 balls to spare.

Unlikely to make the semi-finals, Sri Lanka loom as a danger side that could upset some of the top contenders at this Cricket World Cup.

England v Sri Lanka betting predictions

As heavy favourites in this match, England should be too strong for Sri Lanka. Despite their terrible tournament so far, they should have too much quality for a Sri Lankan team that also has just one win so far this World Cup. Back England to win this match at -277.78 with Neds.

Despite a poor start to this tournament, England opener Jonny Bairstow averages over 45 in ODI cricket. Bairstow is a critical component of this England team, and this presents as the perfect match to get back into form. Back Bairstow as the top England runscorer at +350 with top online bookmakers.

After missing out against the Netherlands, look for Sri Lanka number three Kusal Mendis to continue his excellent World Cup form. You can get +333 with top cricket bookmakers for Kusal to top score for the Lankans.

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