England v Sri Lanka 2nd ODI – 01/07/2021

England v Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Preview – Betting Tips, Latest Odds, Predictions – 01/07/2021

England and Sri Lanka will play the middle ODI of their three-match series. The hosts have an early lead. They could wrap up the contest or the tourists might square things up.

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England v Sri Lanka 2nd ODI – Match Preview

England have won three of their last five head-to-head ODI meetings with Sri Lanka and look more dominant than their opposition at the moment.

Where: The Oval, London

When: Thursday, 1 July 2021

Start time: 17:30 IST (12:00 GMT)

Pitch conditions: Four of the last five ODIs at this ground have been won by the team batting first. This is a good stadium for setting totals. A first-innings total of 280 could be competitive. There should be some swing around for the seamers.

Weather conditions: There is a slight chance of rain in London on matchday. The temperature will likely hang around the early 20 degrees celsius. All in all, relatively mild conditions.

England v Sri Lanka 2nd ODI – Latest Odds

Parimatch are one of the best Indian cricket betting sites. They continue to impress with solid margin and early match markets.

They have England priced as 1.08 favourites and Sri Lanka 8.0 underdogs. Betting on an upset from the visitors could bring big value.

England v Sri Lanka 2nd ODI – Team News

• Liam Livingstone – He will probably open the batting again for England, after Dawid Malan left the squad before the series opener.
• David Willey – The left-arm seamer welcomed a 50th ODI cap earlier this week. He took three wickets in the match.
• Chris Woakes – The England cricket all-rounder was named player of the match in Durham. Perhaps he can put in a repeat performance here.
• Oshada Fernando – The Sri Lankans went without the ill Fernando in the first match. They’ll be keen to get him back in the XI.
• Wanindu Hasaranga – The Sri Lankan all-rounder is key to their batting and bowling. He did both well in the opening fixture despite defeat.

England v Sri Lanka 2nd ODI – Betting Tips and Predictions

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Choose Chameera as Sri Lanka’s Top Bowler

Dushmantha Chameera has looked the best of the Sri Lankan seamers this tour, including the T20Is that preceded the ODIs.

He was the leading wicket-taker in the opening ODI, claiming the key removals of Eoin Morgan, Sam Billings and Moeen Ali.

In the closing T20I against England before that, he had taken four wickets. Chameera is a good pick at 3.74 with 1xBet to be Sri Lanka’s top bowler again.

Pick Perara in an Accumulator Outcome

Kusal Perera is Sri Lanka’s opening batsman, wicketkeeper and ODI captain. There is a lot of responsibility on his shoulders, but he is stepping up to this nicely.

Perera was Sri Lanka’s top batsman in the first ODI, striking 73, including seven fours. A bit more support and the tourists might have won the match.

We are big fans of 1xBet’s popular accumulator outcomes. They’ve priced Perera to hit at least one four and six at 2.0. This is a bet well worth making.

Back Bairstow as Player of the Match

In the absence of Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan, there is plenty of onus on Jonny Bairstow to get things right for England at the top of the order.

He has done so time and time again in the past. He hit 43 in the series opener to set the tone for a relatively straightforward chase.

Pick Bairstow to take all this form and recent experience into the second match and put in a player of the match performance at 7.5 with bet365.

Read our wrap of the best cricket betting tips for this match.