ENG vs SL Prediction, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Super 8, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI, and Pitch Report

England will lock horns with Sri Lanka in the Super 8 clash of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele on Sunday, February 22.

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Led by Harry Brook, England started their campaign with a thrilling win against Nepal. However, they suffered a defeat against the West Indies, but bagged comfortable wins against Scotland and Italy to advance to the Super 8 round.

On the other hand, the Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka secured three consecutive wins over Ireland, Oman, and Australia to secure their spot in the Super 8 round. However, they lost their fourth and final group-stage game to Zimbabwe. 

ENG vs SL, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Super 8, Details

Match: England vs Sri Lanka, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 42

Time & Date: 3:00 PM IST, Sunday, February 22

Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium,  Pallekele

ENG vs SL, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Super 8 Pitch Report

The three games played here in the ongoing season saw the first innings score of 192. It’s a good batting wicket as seen in the previous encounters. Any score above 200 would be a tough ask for the chasing side.

ENG vs SL, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Super 8 Probable XIs

England

Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook (c), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid.

Sri Lanka

Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (wk), Pavan Rathnayake, Dasun Shanaka (c), Kamindu Mendis, Dunith Wellalage, Dushan Hemantha, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Pramod Madushan.

ENG vs SL, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Super 8 Winner Prediction

Match Winner: England.

These two sides met 14 times, with England winning 10 matches and Sri Lanka securing only four victories. With the Pallekele wicket having a flat wicket, we can expect the English dashing batting attack to do well on this belter of a wicket. Irrespective of the toss result, we can anticipate England to come out on top in this encounter.

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