Monday, 4 July 2016

England likely to Continue the Momentum against Winless Lankans

                Sri Lanka still in search of a win against England, but they found some sense of relief with the finds of the tour in the batting order to set the standards high in the way forward. Where they set to play the last match of the tour in the only T20I on Tuesday at Ageas Bowl.
               While England quite happy with the way things have gone, through the process of moving a head of the game in all aspects against the stabilizing visitors. Now they hope to do the same with giving an opportunity for players, who are hanging in the wings for some time around.
                 But T20 would be altogether a different contest, where margins are so thin between teams irrespective of the form in other formats. So it will be a good time for Lankans to break the shackles and to turn on the T20 mode, where they have all reasons to register a win in the tour.
                  Meanwhile both sides last met in an T20I at Delhi in WT20 2016, where Mathews almost seemed to take the game away from England. Although Stokes and Jordan’s death bowling helped their way, and now being playing at home they do have advantage over Lankans.
                The pitch at Ageas Bowl produced high scoring games with it's true bounce helping both batsmen and bowlers, but with the rain pouring down from last week may alter the nature of the surface slightly.
              So with the change in the format and considering the home series against Pakistan, England likely to make a way for debutants Mills and Malan. While Dawson and Billings are in contention for another spot in the squad.
              On the other hand Lankans likely to bring in DeSilva in place of Taranga and also likely to exclude Bandara who is expensive on his debut at Sophia Gardens.
                At end it has been Lankan bowlers who struggled to pick wickets of England batsmen throughout the ODI series and in the only T20 the fortunes for them lies on their batting to score big to challenge the hosts.

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