Sri Lanka National Cricket Team vs England National Cricket Team Match: Sri Lanka on Wednesday named a 17-player squad for the three-match ODI series against England, led by Charith Asalanka. The squad includes a mix of experience and youth. Alongside Asalanka, the batting line-up features Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Kamil Mishara and Sadeera Samarawickrama. The middle order has Dhananjaya de Silva, Kamindu Mendis and Janith Liyanage.
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The bowling attack combines pace and spin. Asitha Fernando, Pramod Madushan and Eshan Malinga will lead the pace department, while Wanindu Hasaranga, Jeffrey Vandersay, Maheesh Theekshana and Dunith Wellalage will handle spin duties.
Sri Lanka ODI squad: Charith Asalanka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Pavan Rathnayake, Dhananjaya de Silva, Janith Liyanage, Kamindu Mendis, Dunith Wellalage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jeffrey Vandersay, Maheesh Theekshana, Milan Rathnayake, Asitha Fernando, Pramod Madushan, Eshan Malinga
England, captained by Harry Brook, will play the ODIs and a T20I series ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, co-hosted by Sri Lanka and India. The visitors named their playing XI for the opener on Wednesday, including six players who recently featured in England’s 4-1 Ashes loss in Australia.
England playing XI (opener): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Will Jacks, Sam Curran, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid
The matches will be played at R. Premadasa International Stadium in Colombo from Jan. 22 to Jan. 27.
SL vs ENG ODIs Schedule:
| Match | Date | Day | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|
| First ODI | January 22 | Thursday | Colombo | 2:30 PM |
| Second ODI | January 24 | Saturday | Colombo | 2:30 PM |
| Third ODI | January 26 | Monday | Colombo | 2:30 PM |
