England vs Sri Lanka, Cricket World Cup 2023: Fantasy XI Prediction, Top Captaincy And Vice-captaincy Picks

Reigning champions England will face Sri Lanka in Match 25 of the ICC Cricket World Cup, 2023 on October 26 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, India. The match commences at 02:00 PM IST. England are in depths of despair following their nightmarish campaign in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. Having won only one of their four matches, their hopes of making the top four are getting slimmer with each passing day.

The Jos Buttler-led side started their World Cup campaign with a nine-wicket loss to New Zealand. They regrouped and beat Bangladesh by a massive 137-run margin in the next match. However, they suffered a shock loss to Afghanistan in the third match and were handed a 229-run defeat by South Africa in their previous fixture. They are currently placed ninth in the ICC Cricket World Cup standings with two points from four matches.

Sri Lanka, meanwhile, head into the match following a five-wicket win over the Netherlands. The win over the Dutch was Sri Lanka's first victory after suffering three consecutive defeats.

The Islanders are currently eighth in the league standings with two points from four matches.

ENG vs SL Fantasy XI

Wicket-keepers: Sadeera Samarawickrama

Batters: Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Joe Root, Dawid Malan

All-rounders: Sam Curran

Bowlers: Dilshan Madushanka, Maheesh Theekshana, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

Sri Lanka's Sadeera Samarawickrama is the best option for the wicket-keeper spot in the fantasy team. The right-handed batter has scored 230 runs in 4 matches. He also has a ton and a half-century to his name in the ongoing campaign.

Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis has made 218 runs while his teammate Pathum Nissanka has contributed 166 runs in 4 matches for his team.