England opt to bat against Sri Lanka in series decider
January 27, 2026 02:11 pm
England have won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in the third and final One Day International of the three-match series at the R Premadasa International Stadium in Colombo.
England have named an unchanged XI for the series decider while Sri Lankan have made one change to the lineup from the second ODI.
Skipper Charith Asalanka at the toss said they decided to name experienced Wanindu Hasaranga in place of Pramod Madushan in the playing XI.
Sri Lanka won the opening game of the series by 19 runs while the visitors claimed the second ODI by 5 wickets at the Premadasa Stadium.
Teams:
Sri Lanka: 1 Pathum Nissanka, 2 Kamil Mishara, 3 Kusal Mendis (wk), 4 Dhananjaya de Silva, 5 Charith Asalanka (capt), 6 Janith Liyanage, 7 Pavan Rathnayake, 8 Dunith Wellalage, 9 Wanindu Hasaranga, 10 Jeffrey Vandersay, 11 Asitha Fernando
England: 1 Rehan Ahmed, 2 Ben Duckett, 3 Joe Root, 4 Jacob Bethell, 5 Harry Brook (capt), 6 Jos Buttler (wk), 7 Will Jacks, 8 Sam Curran, 9 Jamie Overton, 10 Liam Dawson, 11 Adil Rashid
