SL vs ENG Dream11 Prediction: Fantasy Cricket Tips, Today's Playing 11 and Pitch Report for ICC Mens World Cup 2023, Match 25

The 25th match of the ICC Men's World Cup 2023 will see Sri Lanka (SL) squaring off against England (ENG) at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday, October 26.

Ahead of this exciting match, here's all you need to know about the SL vs ENG Dream11 Prediction, today's playing 11s, fantasy cricket tips, best player picks and the pitch report.

England cannot afford to lose any match from here if they want to be in the race for semis, especially after the Australians have got on a winning roll. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, would love to win at least a few matches and prove themselves.

Sri Lanka will give it their all to win the match and make a comeback, but England are expected to win this nail-biting encounter.

SL vs ENG Match Details

The 25th match of the ICC Men's World Cup 2023 will be played on October 26 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The game is set to take place at 2:00 PM IST. The live score and commentary of the game can be followed in the Sportskeeda Live Score section.

SL vs ENG, Match 25

Date and Time: 26 October 2023, 2:00 PM IST

Venue: Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Pitch Report

This is the same pitch where the match between Australia and Pakistan was played. The strip looked good for batting with a lot of opportunities for pacers. Last time, a total of 672 runs were scored for a loss of 19 wickets, out of which 14 were taken by pacers.

SL vs ENG Form Guide

SL - Won 1 of their last 4 matches

ENG - Won 2 of their last 5 matches

SL vs ENG Probable Playing XI

SL Playing XI

No injury updates

Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (c & wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushan Hemantha, Chamika Karunaratne

ENG Playing XI

No injury updates

Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Jos Buttler (c & wk), David Willey, Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Sam Curran, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook

SL vs ENG Dream11 Match Top Picks

Wicket-keeper

K Mendis

K Mendis is no doubt the best wicket-keeper pick for today's match. He has already smashed a half-century and century in the tournament and is expected to play well in today's match. J Buttler is another good pick for today's match.

Batters

J Root

J Root and C Asalanka are the two best batsmen picks for the Dream11 team. D Malan played exceptionally well in the last match, so he is also a good pick for today's Dream11 fantasy team.

All-rounders

D Willey

D De Silva and D Willey are the best all-rounder picks for the Dream11 team as they are batting in the middle order and also completing their quota of overs. C Karunaratne is another good pick for today's Dream11 match.

Bowlers

M Wood

The top bowler picks for today's Dream11 team are M Wood and D Madushanka. Both have bowled brilliantly in the last few matches, and they are also expected to bowl in death overs. K Rajitha is another good pick for the Dream11 team.

SL vs ENG match captain and vice-captain choices

J Root

J Root hasn't shown his form till now in the World Cup, but missing him as the captain at the batting pitch of Chinnaswamy Stadium will cost a lot. He can also bowl a few overs since Sri Lanka has two left-handers in the top order.

J Bairstow

Since the pitch is expected to be batting-friendly, you can make J Bairstow the captain of your team. He can easily smash Sri Lanka bowlers in the powerplay and score a quick half-century.

5 Must-Picks for SL vs ENG, Match 25

D Malan

J Bairstow

J Root

K Mendis

M Wood

Sri Lanka vs England Match Expert Tips

As the pitch is expected to be good for both batters and pacers, it is advisable to make a team keeping that in mind. Making such players the captain or vice-captain is another good way to gain maximum points and win grand leagues.