England begin their limited-overs T20Is and ODIs series at home versus a visiting Sri Lanka cricket team starting June 23. Their first fixture will be at Cardiff and the home side will head into the series on the back of a 0-1 Test series loss to New Zealand.
The hosts are placed at the top of the T20I rankings and although they suffered a 2-3 loss against India earlier this year, they will start as favourites against the eighth-placed Lankans, who lost a T20I series to West Indies in March
Jonny Bairstow is uncertain to play the first T20I after suffering an ankle sprain during the ongoing domestic T20 Blast tournament. He has undergone scans and has been cleared of any serious injury as per medical reports.
Kusal Perera has been named the Sri Lanka captain for both the ODI and T20I series with Kusal Mendis acting as the vice-captain.
Moeen Ali has been named Eoin Morgan’s deputy for the ODI series.
England vs Sri Lanka 2021: Schedule, fixtures and live India match times
All times in India Standard Time (IST)
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Date, Day |
Match |
Venue |
Time (IST) |
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June 23, Wednesday |
England vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I |
Cardiff |
11:00 PM |
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June 24, Thursday |
England vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I |
Cardiff |
11:00 PM |
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June 26, Saturday |
England vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I |
Southampton |
7:00 PM |
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June 29, Tuesday |
England vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI |
Chester-le-Street |
3:30 PM |
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July 1, Thursday |
England vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI |
The Oval |
5:30 PM |
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July 4, Sunday |
England vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI |
Bristol |
3:30 PM |
England vs Sri Lanka 2021 full squads
England T20I squad: Eoin Morgan (captain), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood
England ODI squad: Eoin Morgan (captain), Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, George Garton, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood
Sri Lanka: Kusal Perera (captain), Kusal Mendis (vice-captain), Danushka Gunathilaka, Avishka Fernando, Pathum Nissanka, Niroshan Dickwella, Dhananjaya De Silva, Oshada Fernando, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ramesh Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Ishan Jayaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Isuru Udana, Asitha Fernando, Nuwan Pradeep, Binura Fernando, Shiran Fernando, Lakshan Sandakan, Akila Dananjaya, Praveen Jayawickrama
Where to watch England vs Sri Lanka live in India?
England vs Sri Lanka will be telecast live on the Sony SIX and Sony SIX HD TV channels in India.
Live streaming of England vs Sri Lanka will be available on SonyLiv.
Featured photo : Jewel Samad / AFP
