England vs Sri Lanka - Preview, Predictions & H2H · T20 Internationals
England
W
W
W
W
W
2nd T20I
T20 Internationals · 2nd T20I · Sophia Gardens
5:30 PM UTC
Thu, Sep 17 · Sophia Gardens, Cardiff · Sophia Gardens
Sri Lanka
L
L
W
L
L
ENG lead H2H 14–1
337 avg total here
57.0% boundary rate
Dawson 6 straight wickets (1+)
ENGEngland
5:30 PM
SLSri Lanka
T20 Internationals · 2nd T20I · Sophia Gardens
The Statz verdict
England lead this head-to-head 14–1, including all 2 meetings at Sophia Gardens. The season batting edge is ENG's, 165.3 runs per game vs 137.1, while ENG's attack takes 7.8 wickets a match, the better bowling unit. They meet on a 57.0% boundary-rate ground averaging 337 total runs.
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Head-to-head record
15 meetings · 2010–2026
14
1
Pro · Win probability
60%
38%
ENG
SL
Projected total, innings scores and match sixes for this fixture.
Season comparison
88.9%
20%
Win rate
165.3
137.1
Avg runs
154.1
143.1
Avg conceded
7.8
4.9
Avg wickets
7.1
6
Avg sixes
21.6
16.8
Avg boundaries
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38%
ENG
SL
Projected total, innings scores and match sixes for this fixture.
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Projected win probability
toss pending · blend of both scenarios
ENG
SL
Projected totalTotal
ground avg 336.7
1st innings1st inn
ground avg 179.0
Match sixesSixes
ground avg 12.6
Match foursFours
ground avg 29.1
MODEL CONFIDENCE
High
Model vs market
best available oddsWinner
Odds
Implied
Statz edge
England
1.17
85.5%
-25.8%
Sri Lanka
5.50
18.2%
+20.2%
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ENG projected boundaries
8.4 6s
16.7 4s
Ground 6s factor 0.93x
SL projected boundaries
5.3 6s
15.8 4s
Ground 4s factor 1.09x
Player projections
expected XI · per-player output
Advanced adds balls, bowling workload, conceded, economy, catches, stumpings, run-outs
| England | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Ov | Wkts | Conc | Econ | Ct | St | RO | Perf | D11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Banton | 21.1 | 15 | 139 | 2.1 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.9 | - | 0.1 | 29.6 | 49.8 |
| Will Jacks | 26.1 | 16 | 166 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 18 | 9.0 | 0.5 | - | 0.0 | 42.6 | 86.4 |
| Aneurin Donald | 26.3 | 12 | 214 | 2.7 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | 0.1 | 32.0 | 65.7 |
| Jos Buttler | 32.8 | 20 | 161 | 3.2 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | 0.2 | 44.8 | 78.6 |
| Jordan Cox | 21.0 | 16 | 132 | 1.8 | 0.9 | - | - | - | - | 0.7 | - | 0.1 | 27.8 | 46.8 |
| Harry Brook | 28.5 | 16 | 181 | 2.4 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | 0.1 | 33.3 | 64.2 |
| Liam Dawson | 15.4 | 11 | 141 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 29 | 8.5 | 0.4 | - | 0.0 | 36.7 | 78.1 |
| Jamie Overton | 12.2 | 9 | 137 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 28 | 9.5 | 0.5 | - | 0.0 | 46.4 | 89.4 |
| Adil Rashid | 5.7 | 5 | 120 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 30 | 8.3 | 0.3 | - | - | 32.4 | 71.3 |
| Josh Tongue | 2.7 | 3 | 100 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 33 | 9.8 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | 30.4 | 67.7 |
| Sonny Baker | 3.5 | 4 | 95 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 34 | 8.9 | 0.2 | - | - | 53.1 | 108.5 |
| ▾ Full squad projections (11 more) | ||||||||||||||
| Jofra Archer | 6.6 | 5 | 142 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 37 | 9.9 | 0.4 | - | 0.1 | 45.2 | 93.2 |
| James Coles | 27.0 | 18 | 148 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 26 | 9.2 | 0.5 | - | 0.1 | 45.7 | 90.3 |
| Sam Curran | 22.3 | 16 | 137 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 26 | 10.2 | 0.8 | - | 0.0 | 49.1 | 89.2 |
| Saqib Mahmood | 2.9 | 4 | 68 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 34 | 9.1 | 0.2 | - | - | 40.6 | 86.3 |
| Rehan Ahmed | 16.9 | 13 | 133 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 27 | 9.1 | 0.3 | - | 0.1 | 35.6 | 77.7 |
| Brydon Carse | 10.0 | 8 | 131 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 29 | 9.3 | 0.5 | - | - | 39.2 | 77.4 |
| Luke Wood | 4.2 | 4 | 103 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 32 | 9.4 | 0.4 | - | 0.0 | 33.9 | 71.4 |
| Gus Atkinson | 4.1 | 5 | 80 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 33 | 10.3 | 0.3 | - | 0.1 | 32.5 | 66.3 |
| Ben Duckett | 25.8 | 17 | 154 | 3.3 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.7 | - | 0.0 | 33.2 | 58.9 |
| Philip Salt | 26.0 | 17 | 151 | 2.6 | 1.1 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | 32.0 | 58.2 |
| Jacob Bethell | 19.5 | 13 | 147 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 6 | 9.5 | 0.6 | - | 0.1 | 30.0 | 55.8 |
| Sri Lanka | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Ov | Wkts | Conc | Econ | Ct | St | RO | Perf | D11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | 26.2 | 17 | 152 | 2.7 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | - | 28.8 | 56.4 |
| Kamil Mishara | 21.6 | 17 | 128 | 2.1 | 0.9 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 23.3 | 43.9 |
| Lahiru Udara | 26.8 | 21 | 135 | 2.4 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 26.8 | 50.8 |
| Kamindu Mendis | 16.6 | 13 | 130 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 7 | 9.8 | 0.5 | - | 0.1 | 25.9 | 45.8 |
| Charith Asalanka | 14.9 | 12 | 122 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 7 | 9.6 | 0.3 | - | 0.0 | 20.6 | 37.9 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 23.2 | 13 | 178 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 17 | 12.0 | 0.5 | - | 0.0 | 39.8 | 81.1 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 8.6 | 7 | 129 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 33 | 8.7 | 0.4 | - | 0.1 | 39.1 | 82.6 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 16.4 | 14 | 117 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 33 | 9.2 | 0.4 | - | - | 39.6 | 82.4 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 2.2 | 5 | 48 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 37 | 10.4 | 0.3 | - | 0.0 | 41.4 | 83.8 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 3.2 | 6 | 58 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 36 | 9.6 | 0.3 | - | - | 23.8 | 56.2 |
| Eshan Malinga | 3.6 | 4 | 96 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 41 | 11.1 | 0.3 | - | 0.1 | 36.7 | 74.1 |
| ▾ Full squad projections (18 more) | ||||||||||||||
| Milan Rathnayake | 35.9 | 61 | 59 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 17 | 4.2 | 0.6 | - | - | 54.3 | 112.5 |
| Binura Fernando | 3.9 | 4 | 93 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 32 | 8.9 | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | 40.2 | 84.7 |
| Pramod Madushan | 3.2 | 4 | 89 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 33 | 10.6 | 0.4 | - | - | 39.2 | 75.9 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 1.4 | 2 | 59 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 33 | 10.7 | 0.2 | - | - | 32.6 | 66.5 |
| Vijayakanth Viyaskanth | 3.9 | 5 | 78 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 33 | 9.5 | 0.3 | - | 0.1 | 30.9 | 66.2 |
| Kusal Mendis | 31.5 | 21 | 147 | 3.0 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | 0.2 | 36.4 | 65.5 |
| Tharindu Ratnayake | 4.8 | 5 | 110 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 28 | 7.8 | 0.0 | - | - | 25.2 | 61.7 |
| Dushan Hemantha | 5.3 | 6 | 83 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 36 | 10.7 | 0.5 | - | - | 31.2 | 61.6 |
| Nuwan Thushara | 0.3 | 3 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 38 | 10.6 | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | 27.5 | 61.1 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 18.1 | 15 | 121 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 10 | 8.7 | 0.6 | - | 0.1 | 31.4 | 55.2 |
| Dilshan Madushanka | 0.4 | 2 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 40 | 11.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 25.4 | 54.3 |
| Asitha Fernando | 3.3 | 2 | 138 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 39 | 11.9 | 0.3 | - | - | 23.1 | 48.5 |
| Lasith Croospulle | 24.9 | 19 | 138 | 2.1 | 0.9 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 24.9 | 46.9 |
| Kusal Perera | 19.1 | 14 | 136 | 1.9 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.0 | 22.7 | 40.7 |
| Pavan Rathnayake | 17.5 | 13 | 134 | 1.8 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 19.2 | 36.8 |
| Traveen Mathews | 4.8 | 5 | 110 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 35 | 10.5 | 0.0 | - | - | 10.5 | 32.5 |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | 15.1 | 12 | 122 | 1.3 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | 0.0 | 17.7 | 31.2 |
| Janith Liyanage | 15.5 | 15 | 107 | 1.2 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | 20.4 | 30.7 |
Milan Rathnayake SL
35.9 runs
112.5 D11
54.3 PP
Sonny Baker ENG
2.4 wkts
108.5 D11
53.1 PP
Jofra Archer ENG
1.7 wkts
93.2 D11
45.2 PP
James Coles ENG
27.0 runs
90.3 D11
45.7 PP
Jamie Overton ENG
1.5 wkts
89.4 D11
46.4 PP
Sam Curran ENG
22.3 runs
89.2 D11
49.1 PP
Will Jacks ENG
26.1 runs
86.4 D11
42.6 PP
Saqib Mahmood ENG
1.8 wkts
86.3 D11
40.6 PP
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ENG
vs
SL
OPTIMAL
T20 Internationals • Thu, 17 Sep • 17:30
Projected Points
1052PTS
Rating
100/100
Wicket-Keepers
J. Buttler
81.6 pts
Batters
W. Jacks
88.7 pts
H. Brook
66.7 pts
P. Nissanka
55.2 pts
All-Rounders
W. Hasaranga
82.2 pts
D. Shanaka
80 pts
Bowlers
C
S. Baker
108.7 pts
VC
J. Overton
90.4 pts
D. Chameera
83.7 pts
D. Wellalage
81.6 pts
L. Dawson
79.3 pts
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ENG
vs
SL
AGGRESSIVE
T20 Internationals • Thu, 17 Sep • 17:30
Projected Points
1014PTS
Rating
100/100
Wicket-Keepers
A. Donald
68.3 pts
Batters
W. Jacks
88.7 pts
P. Nissanka
55.2 pts
H. Brook
66.7 pts
All-Rounders
W. Hasaranga
82.2 pts
Bowlers
VC
S. Baker
108.7 pts
D. Chameera
83.7 pts
A. Rashid
71.7 pts
C
J. Overton
90.4 pts
L. Dawson
79.3 pts
E. Malinga
73.9 pts
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Why this team
- Par score around 179 - balanced surface, lean into top-order projections.
- Slight bat-first edge (57% over last 30 games) - minor lean toward the side batting first.
- Captain pick: Sonny Baker (108.7 pts) - 20% projection edge over the next-best pick.
- Slight ENG edge (6-5) - marginally more of their players grade as fantasy-relevant; flip the balance if you back SL's XI more.
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Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Full ground stats →A batting ground that punishes seam. The last 30 T20 matches here average 337 total runs with a 57.0% boundary rate and 12.6 sixes a match. Seamers concede 9.15 an over against spin's 8.06, and batting first pays: 57% of winners set the target.
Balanced pitch
337
avg total
179
1st inn avg
12.6
sixes
57%
bat 1st wins
52.4
pp runs
Seam econ9.15
Spin econ8.06
Based on the last 30 T20 matches at this venue (since Jun 2022). 5 rain-affected matches excluded.
Last 5 matches here
Match
1st inn
2nd inn
Total
GLA vs NOR
08 Jul 2026
217/7 (20)
164/10 (18.3)
381
GLA vs WOR
05 Jul 2026
161/9 (20)
146/10 (19.2)
307
GLA vs WAR
03 Jul 2026
184/4 (20)
187/3 (18.5)
371
GLA vs MID
26 Jun 2026
153/7 (20)
159/4 (17.3)
312
GLA vs SOM
29 May 2026
171/9 (20)
175/3 (13.5)
346
ENG at this ground
5
WON
2
LOST
1
NR
Avg score 18.3 · high 87
Top scorer Jos Buttler 136
Top bowler Adil Rashid 7 wkts
Top scorer Jos Buttler 136
Top bowler Adil Rashid 7 wkts
SL at this ground
0
WON
2
LOST
Avg score 13.3 · high 50
Top scorer Dasun Shanaka 58
Top bowler Dushmantha Chameera 2 wkts
Top scorer Dasun Shanaka 58
Top bowler Dushmantha Chameera 2 wkts
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Pro · Ground factors
Six factor 0.93x · Four factor 1.09x, applied to every player projection.
Top performers in this fixture
from 15 H2H meetings
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SL in form
Pro · Player projections
Milan Rathnayake projected 35.0 runs at 59 SR.
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Who is playing in England vs Sri Lanka?
Confirmed XIs are announced around the toss, ~30 minutes before the start. Based on their last matches, England are likely to field Jos Buttler, Aneurin Donald, Harry Brook, Tom Banton and 7 more, and Sri Lanka Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Lahiru Udara, Charith Asalanka and 7 more — full predicted XIs and squads are on this page.
Who leads the England vs Sri Lanka head-to-head record?
England lead 14–1 from 15 matches.
What is England's current form in 2026?
England have won 8 and lost 0 from 9 matches in 2026, averaging 165.3 runs per match.
What is Sri Lanka's current form in 2026?
Sri Lanka have won 2 and lost 7 from 10 matches in 2026, averaging 137.1 runs per match.
Where is England vs Sri Lanka being played?
England vs Sri Lanka is being played at Sophia Gardens on 17 Sep 2026 at 23:00 IST.
Who are the top run-scorers in England vs Sri Lanka head-to-head matches?
The top run-scorers in England vs Sri Lanka H2H are Jos Buttler (454 runs), Dasun Shanaka (198 runs), Harry Brook (188 runs).
Who are the top wicket-takers in England vs Sri Lanka head-to-head matches?
The top wicket-takers in England vs Sri Lanka H2H are Adil Rashid (18 wkts), Dushmantha Chameera (14 wkts), Chris Jordan (13 wkts).
Who are the top 2026 run-scorers for England and Sri Lanka?
The leading run-scorers in 2026 are Harry Brook (490 runs), Jos Buttler (289 runs), Dasun Shanaka (285 runs).
Who are the top 2026 wicket-takers for England and Sri Lanka?
The leading wicket-takers in 2026 are Adil Rashid (14 wkts), Dushmantha Chameera (14 wkts), Jofra Archer (12 wkts).
Where are England and Sri Lanka in the standings?
England are 2nd with 10186 points and Sri Lanka are 9th with 9703 points.
What is the pitch like at Sophia Gardens?
At Sophia Gardens, 61.5% of wickets fall to seam and 32.2% to spin. The average match total is 303.5 runs with a first-innings average of 162.1. There are an average of 8.8 sixes per match and teams batting first have won 50.8% of matches.
What is England's record at Sophia Gardens?
England have won 5 and lost 2 from 8 matches at Sophia Gardens.
What is Sri Lanka's record at Sophia Gardens?
Sri Lanka have won 0 and lost 2 from 2 matches at Sophia Gardens.