ENG vs SL Pitch Report: A big match is to be played between the reigning champions England and Sri Lanka at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Both the teams have been able to score only 2 points so far in this World Cup.
Bengaluru: The 25th match of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 will be played between England and Sri Lanka on Thursday, October 26 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. This World Cup has not been very special for the current champion England so far. Same is the condition of Sri Lanka also. Both the teams have played 4-4 matches so far and have won only 1-1. This is going to be an important match for both the teams from the semi-final point of view. She will give her all to win this match. So let us know what the mood of the pitch is going to be in this exciting match.
Pitch report of the match between England and Sri Lanka
ENG vs SL Pitch Report: High scoring matches are often seen here.
The pitch of Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium is considered a paradise for batsmen. Batsmen get a lot of help on this ground. The ball comes well on the bat and the batsmen take full advantage of this. High scoring matches are often seen here. There is a lot of fours and sixes in Chinnaswamy. Batsmen also get the benefit of the boundary being small.
ENG vs SL Pitch Report
At the same time, spinners get some help from this pitch. Fast bowlers can also show their talent in the initial overs. So far, a total of 39 ODIs have been played in this ground, out of which 15 matches have been won by the team batting first and 20 matches have been won by the team batting second. In such a situation, whichever captain wins the toss, he will look to bowl first. In Bengaluru, the average score of the first innings is 235 and that of the second innings is 218.
Both the teams are as follows-
England: Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Brydon Carse, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.
Sri Lanka: Kusal Mendis (captain), Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Kumara, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadira Samarawickram, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjay de Silva, Mahish Teekshana, Dunith Velalage, Kasun Rajitha, Angelo Mathews, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushan Hemantha and Chamika Karunaratne.