SL vs ENG Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Winning Team, Playing XI, Pitch Report

Spin Trap in Colombo? SL vs ENG 2nd ODI Fantasy Preview

The Sri Lanka vs England ODI series is heating up as both teams gear up for the 2nd ODI at Colombo. After a nail-biting first match where Sri Lanka’s spinners completely outplayed England, the visitors now find themselves under serious pressure. England have lost four consecutive ODIs and need a comeback badly, while Sri Lanka are riding high on Kusal Mendis’ match-winning knock. With the R. Premadasa pitch expected to assist spin again, this clash promises high drama, tactical battles, and massive fantasy implications.

📌 Match Details

Match: Sri Lanka vs England, 2nd ODI
Series: England Tour of Sri Lanka 2026
Date: 24 January 2026
Time: 2:30 PM IST (14:30 Local Time)
Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

📺 Live Streaming & Broadcast Details

TV Broadcast (India): Sony Sports Network
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☁️ Weather Report

Colombo is expected to be hot and humid with temperatures around 30°C. Rain remains a slight possibility, but humidity will play a bigger role, testing player fitness and stamina, especially in the second innings.

🏟️ Pitch Report & Venue Stats

Pitch strongly favors spinners
Last 5 ODIs at venue:
- Spinners: 49 wickets
- Pacers: 38 wickets
Average 1st innings score: 252
Winning total: 260–270

🔎 Batting becomes tougher as the ball gets older. Expect sharp turn and grip, especially while chasing.

📊 Team Form & Head-to-Head

Sri Lanka: Won last ODI convincingly, strong home record
England: Lost last 4 ODIs, struggling against spin
Overall Edge: Slightly in Sri Lanka’s favor in current conditions

🚑 Injury Updates & Player Availability

Sri Lanka: No major injury concerns, full squad available
England: No confirmed injuries; team may tweak combination for extra spin

🧩 Probable Playing XI

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Janith Liyanage, Dunith Wellalage, Jeffrey Vandersay, Pramod Madushan, Asitha Fernando, Pavan Rathnayake

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Rehan Ahmed, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid

⭐ Key Players to Watch

Kusal Mendis (SL): Brilliant form, excellent spin player
Joe Root (ENG): England’s most reliable batter vs spin
Dunith Wellalage (SL): Genuine all-rounder, fantasy gold
Adil Rashid (ENG): Match-changing leg-spinner
Pramod Madushan (SL): Death-over specialist, wicket-taker

🎯 Fantasy Picks (Optional)

✅ Small League Safe Picks

Kusal Mendis
Joe Root
Dunith Wellalage

🚀 Mega League Differential Picks

Adil Rashid
Jeffrey Vandersay
Sam Curran

🔮 Match Prediction / Outlook

Given the pitch conditions and recent form, Sri Lanka start as favorites. England’s chances depend heavily on how well their batters handle spin and whether their bowlers can strike early. Expect a low-scoring but intense contest where spinners decide the result.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This prediction and fantasy analysis is based on current form, pitch conditions, and available information. Final team selection, toss results, and last-minute changes should always be considered before making fantasy or match-related decisions.

Player	Batting	Bowling	Series Performance	Fantasy Selection	Match Performance
Harry Brook	ENG	BAT	✅	38	RHB	38	4	1354	136	39.82	105.28	9	177	RM	0	0					0	-	17	1	18	18	6	0	0	5	35.31	2.78	3.32	✅	10	58	50	0	0
Sam Curran	ENG	ALL	✅	41	LHB	31	3	642	95	22.92	88.67	2	64	LMF	41	37	6.2	42.48	6.18	41.2	2	5/48	11	1	48	48	5	1	0	8	65.91	5.76	6.79		19	17	0	5	8
Will Jacks	ENG	ALL	✅	23	RHB	21	2	629	94	33.1	104.31	4	75	OB	15	9	4.8	49.66	6.2	48	0	3/22	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	27.23	2.78	2.86	✅	9	69	12	39	14
Jos Buttler	ENG	WK	✅	199	RHB	171	30	5515	162	39.11	115.2	40	628		0	0					0	-	275	1	29	29	19	0	0	6	51.75	6.42	4.54	✅	5	83	57	0	18
Charith Asalanka	SL	BAT	✅	80	LHB	72	10	2659	127	42.88	90.9	22	284	OB	31	17	3.5	32.94	5.09	38.7	1	4/18	20	1	64	64	17	1	0	5	52.76	3.94	4.4	✅	8	76	49	11	8
Dhananjaya de Silva	SL	ALL	✅	90	RHB	82	10	1865	93	25.9	78.59	10	203	OB	75	44	5	43.34	5.08	51.1	0	3/32	41	1	76	76	10	1	100	4	65.07	2.72	4.12	✅	2	138	56	74	0
Kusal Mendis	SL	WK	✅	154	RHB	151	13	4890	143	35.43	87.46	41	580	LB	2	0	1.7		8.4		0	-	116	1	185	185	93	0	100	3	84.15	12.51	9.09		16	42	34	0	0
Pathum Nissanka	SL	BAT	✅	77	RHB	77	5	2920	210	40.55	89.48	25	403		0	0					0	-	24	1	33	33	21	0	0	1	58.29	8.43	6.43		15	48	40	0	0
Dunith Wellalage	SL	ALL	✅	31	LHB	24	5	386	67	20.31	79.91	1	40	SLA	30	39	7.3	29.1	5.16	33.8	3	5/27	10	1	151	151	25	2	100	8	74.99	8.69	10.98		17	41	28	9	0
Ben Duckett	ENG	BAT	✅	34	LHB	34	1	1345	165	40.75	99.26	12	168	OB	0	0					0	-	11	1	100	100	62	0	100	2	68.26	10.34	8.77	✅	6	77	53	0	16
Adil Rashid	ENG	BOWL	✅	160	RHB	87	29	971	69	16.74	93.45	1	108	LB	154	240	8.7	31.29	5.61	33.4	12	5/27	53	1	130	130	0	3	100	11	76.32	4.43	7.12	✅	4	86	0	74	8
Jamie Overton	ENG	BOWL	✅	13	RHB	10	0	272	68	27.2	111.47	1	40	RF	12	14	5.9	29.5	5.87	30.1	0	3/22	5	1	85	85	34	0	100	9	56.98	1.49	2.57	✅	7	77	0	73	0
Jacob Bethell	ENG	ALL	✅	21	LHB	19	1	603	110	33.5	92.48	6	72	SLA	14	8	3.5	46.37	7.46	37.2	0	2/33	4	1	23	23	15	0	0	4	38.77	2.4	3.18		22	12	6	2	0
Liam Dawson	ENG	BOWL	✅	9	RHB	6	0	65	20	10.83	85.52	0	5	SLA	8	9	9.3	44.77	5.44	49.3	0	2/48	4	1	65	65	2	1	0	10	23.83	0.69	1.05	✅	11	58	0	46	8
Rehan Ahmed	ENG	ALL	✅	8	RHB	6	0	75	27	12.5	88.23	0	9	LBG	7	12	8.9	26.66	5.16	31	1	4/54	1	1	96	96	27	1	100	1	46.31	3.91	4.27		13	51	13	34	0
Joe Root	ENG	BAT	✅	189	RHB	178	25	7577	166	49.52	87.59	65	668	OB	78	30	3.8	58.16	5.91	59	0	3/52	91	1	93	93	61	0	100	3	77.41	15.7	10.12	✅	1	189	95	62	16
Asitha Fernando	SL	BOWL	✅	27	RHB	8	5	7	3	2.33	24.13	0	0	RMF	26	36	6.9	28.27	5.7	29.7	1	4/35	6	1	42	42	0	1	0	11	29.31	0.44	0.87		12	53	0	49	0
Janith Liyanage	SL	BAT	✅	31	RHB	26	6	910	101	45.5	85.93	8	91	RFM	18	3	3.5	114.66	5.51	124.6	0	1/16	6	1	86	86	46	0	100	6	30.54	1.1	1.54		18	24	20	0	0
Jeffrey Vandersay	SL	ALL	✅	28	RHB	15	5	112	25	11.2	47.86	0	5	LB	26	40	7.6	26.62	5.39	29.6	2	6/33	5	1	83	83	0	2	100	10	34.87	0.99	1.9	✅	3	93	2	87	0
Pramod Madushan	SL	BOWL	✅	9	RHB	6	1	28	15	5.6	33.73	0	3	RMF	9	13	6.7	32.76	7.06	27.8	1	4/75	4	1	106	106	0	3	100	9	53.39	0.74	1.71		20	14	7	3	0
Kamil Mishara	SL	BAT	✅	3	LHB	3	0	94	38	31.33	89.52	0	13	OB	0	0					0	-	0	1	49	49	27	0	0	2	31.07	2.74	3.28		21	13	9	0	0
Pavan Rathnayake	SL	BAT	✅		RHB							0	0	OB,LB			0				0		0	1	16	16	12	0	0	7	7.15	0.31	0.38		14	49	41	0	0

Player

Batting

Bowling

Series Performance

Fantasy Selection

Match Performance

Name

Bat

Inn

Runs

Avg

50+

4/6

Bowl

Inn

Avg

Eco

Best

C/St

A. Pt

Pts

Run

iDt

PTS

Bat

Bowl

Field

Harry Brook

ENG

BAT

✅

RHB

1354

136

39.82

105.28

177

35.31

2.78

3.32

✅

Sam Curran

ENG

ALL

✅

LHB

642

22.92

88.67

LMF

6.2

42.48

6.18

41.2

5/48

65.91

5.76

6.79

Will Jacks

ENG

ALL

✅

RHB

629

33.1

104.31

4.8

49.66

6.2

3/22

27.23

2.78

2.86

✅

Jos Buttler

ENG

✅

199

RHB

171

5515

162

39.11

115.2

628

275

51.75

6.42

4.54

✅

Charith Asalanka

BAT

✅

LHB

2659

127

42.88

90.9

284

3.5

32.94

5.09

38.7

4/18

52.76

3.94

4.4

✅

Dhananjaya de Silva

ALL

✅

RHB

1865

25.9

78.59

203

43.34

5.08

51.1

3/32

100

65.07

2.72

4.12

✅

138

Kusal Mendis

✅

154

RHB

151

4890

143

35.43

87.46

580

1.7

8.4

116

185

100

84.15

12.51

9.09

Pathum Nissanka

BAT

✅

RHB

2920

210

40.55

89.48

403

58.29

8.43

6.43

Dunith Wellalage

ALL

✅

LHB

386

20.31

79.91

SLA

7.3

29.1

5.16

33.8

5/27

151

100

74.99

8.69

10.98

Ben Duckett

ENG

BAT

✅

LHB

1345

165

40.75

99.26

168

100

68.26

10.34

8.77

✅

Adil Rashid

ENG

BOWL

✅

160

RHB

971

16.74

93.45

108

154

240

8.7

31.29

5.61

33.4

5/27

130

100

76.32

4.43

7.12

✅

Jamie Overton

ENG

BOWL

✅

RHB

272

27.2

111.47

5.9

29.5

5.87

30.1

3/22

100

56.98

1.49

2.57

✅

Jacob Bethell

ENG

ALL

✅

LHB

603

110

33.5

92.48

SLA

3.5

46.37

7.46

37.2

2/33

38.77

2.4

3.18

Liam Dawson

ENG

BOWL

✅

RHB

10.83

85.52

SLA

9.3

44.77

5.44

49.3

2/48

23.83

0.69

1.05

✅

Rehan Ahmed

ENG

ALL

✅

RHB

12.5

88.23

LBG

8.9

26.66

5.16

4/54

100

46.31

3.91

4.27

Joe Root

ENG

BAT

✅

189

RHB

178

7577

166

49.52

87.59

668

3.8

58.16

5.91

3/52

100

77.41

15.7

10.12

✅

189

Asitha Fernando

BOWL

✅

RHB

2.33

24.13

RMF

6.9

28.27

5.7

29.7

4/35

29.31

0.44

0.87

Janith Liyanage

BAT

✅

RHB

910

101

45.5

85.93

RFM

3.5

114.66

5.51

124.6

1/16

100

30.54

1.1

1.54

Jeffrey Vandersay

ALL

✅

RHB

112

11.2

47.86

7.6

26.62

5.39

29.6

6/33

100

34.87

0.99

1.9

✅

Pramod Madushan

BOWL

✅

RHB

5.6

33.73

RMF

6.7

32.76

7.06

27.8

4/75

106

100

53.39

0.74

1.71

Kamil Mishara

BAT

✅

LHB

31.33

89.52

31.07

2.74

3.28

Pavan Rathnayake

BAT

✅

RHB

OB,LB

7.15

0.31

0.38

Completed matches of Sri Lanka
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
SL vs ENG	22 Jan - 02:30 PM	Colombo	Sri Lanka	SLSri Lanka	ENG	271/6 (50.0)	252/10 (49.2)	Sri Lanka Sri Lanka won by 19 runs
SL vs ENG	24 Jan - 02:30 PM	Colombo	Sri Lanka	SLSri Lanka	ENG	219/10 (49.3)	223/5 (46.2)	England England won by 5 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
SL vs ENG	27 Jan - 02:30 PM	Colombo	England	ENGEngland	SL	357/3 (50.0)	304/10 (46.4)	England England won by 53 runs

Completed matches of Sri Lanka

Teams

Date

Venue

Bat First

Bat Second

Inning 1

Inning 2

Winner

22 Jan - 02:30 PM

Colombo

SLSri Lanka

ENG

271/6 (50.0)

252/10 (49.2)

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka won by 19 runs

24 Jan - 02:30 PM

Colombo

SLSri Lanka

ENG

219/10 (49.3)

223/5 (46.2)

England England won by 5 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)

27 Jan - 02:30 PM

Colombo

ENGEngland

357/3 (50.0)

304/10 (46.4)

England England won by 53 runs

Completed matches of England
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
SL vs ENG	22 Jan - 02:30 PM	Colombo	Sri Lanka	SLSri Lanka	ENG	271/6 (50.0)	252/10 (49.2)	Sri Lanka Sri Lanka won by 19 runs
SL vs ENG	24 Jan - 02:30 PM	Colombo	Sri Lanka	SLSri Lanka	ENG	219/10 (49.3)	223/5 (46.2)	England England won by 5 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
SL vs ENG	27 Jan - 02:30 PM	Colombo	England	ENGEngland	SL	357/3 (50.0)	304/10 (46.4)	England England won by 53 runs

Completed matches of England

Teams

Date

Venue

Bat First

Bat Second

Inning 1

Inning 2

Winner

22 Jan - 02:30 PM

Colombo

SLSri Lanka

ENG

271/6 (50.0)

252/10 (49.2)

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka won by 19 runs

24 Jan - 02:30 PM

Colombo

SLSri Lanka

ENG

219/10 (49.3)

223/5 (46.2)

England England won by 5 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)

27 Jan - 02:30 PM

Colombo

ENGEngland

357/3 (50.0)

304/10 (46.4)

England England won by 53 runs

Completed matches at R.Premadasa Stadium
Teams	Date	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
SL vs ENG	22 Jan - 02:30 PM	Sri Lanka	SLSri Lanka	ENG	271/6 (50.0)	252/10 (49.2)	Sri Lanka Sri Lanka won by 19 runs
SL vs ENG	24 Jan - 02:30 PM	Sri Lanka	SLSri Lanka	ENG	219/10 (49.3)	223/5 (46.2)	England England won by 5 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
SL vs ENG	27 Jan - 02:30 PM	England	ENGEngland	SL	357/3 (50.0)	304/10 (46.4)	England England won by 53 runs

Completed matches at R.Premadasa Stadium

Teams

Date

Bat First

Bat Second

Inning 1

Inning 2

Winner

22 Jan - 02:30 PM

SLSri Lanka

ENG

271/6 (50.0)

252/10 (49.2)

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka won by 19 runs

24 Jan - 02:30 PM

SLSri Lanka

ENG

219/10 (49.3)

223/5 (46.2)

England England won by 5 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)

27 Jan - 02:30 PM

ENGEngland

357/3 (50.0)

304/10 (46.4)

England England won by 53 runs

Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
SL vs ENG	4	Pavan Rathnayake	bowled	121	115	12	1	105.21
SL vs ENG	3	Kusal Mendis	not out	93	117	11	0	79.48
SL vs ENG	1	Pathum Nissanka	caught	50	25	5	3	200
SL vs ENG	6	Janith Liyanage	caught	46	53	5	2	86.79
SL vs ENG	5	Charith Asalanka	caught	45	64	1	0	70.31
SL vs ENG	4	Dhananjaya de Silva	caught	40	59	4	0	67.79
SL vs ENG	7	Pavan Rathnayake	caught	29	34	3	0	85.29
SL vs ENG	2	Kamil Mishara	bowled	27	37	2	1	72.97
SL vs ENG	1	Pathum Nissanka	caught	26	37	2	1	70.27
SL vs ENG	3	Kusal Mendis	run out	26	45	2	0	57.77
SL vs ENG	8	Dunith Wellalage	not out	25	12	3	1	208.33
SL vs ENG	2	Kamil Mishara	caught	22	17	5	0	129.41
SL vs ENG	6	Janith Liyanage	run out	22	36	0	0	61.11
SL vs ENG	8	Dunith Wellalage	caught	22	24	1	1	91.66
SL vs ENG	1	Pathum Nissanka	caught	21	30	2	0	70

Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
SL vs ENG	Pramod Madushan	5.2	0	39	3	7.31
SL vs ENG	Dhananjaya de Silva	7	0	37	2	5.28
SL vs ENG	Jeffrey Vandersay	10	0	45	2	4.5
SL vs ENG	Dunith Wellalage	10	0	41	2	4.1
SL vs ENG	Jeffrey Vandersay	10	0	39	2	3.9
SL vs ENG	Wanindu Hasaranga	10	0	76	1	7.6
SL vs ENG	Dhananjaya de Silva	5	0	45	1	9
SL vs ENG	Jeffrey Vandersay	10	0	76	1	7.6
SL vs ENG	Asitha Fernando	7	0	31	1	4.42
SL vs ENG	Charith Asalanka	7	0	33	1	4.71
SL vs ENG	Dhananjaya de Silva	8	0	22	1	2.75
SL vs ENG	Asitha Fernando	8	1	64	1	8