England will cross swords with Sri Lanka in the first match of the three-game ODI series at Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street on Tuesday, September 22.
England, captained by Harry Brook, bagged a 2-1 ODI series win over India at home in July 2026. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka, captained by Kusal Mendis, bagged a 1-0 ODI series win over the West Indies in June 2026.
ENG vs SL, ODI Series 2026, Match 1, Match Details
Match: England vs Sri Lanka, ODI Series 2026, Match 1
Time & Date: 5:00 PM IST, Tuesday, September 22
Venue: Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
ENG vs SL, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Probable XIs
England (Playing XI)
Tom Banton, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler, Will Jacks, Rehan Ahmed, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Josh Tongue
Sri Lanka
Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Mendis (c) (wk), Pavan Rathnayake, Charith Asalanka, Janith Liyanage, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Asitha Fernando
ENG vs SL, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Pitch Report
With the average first-innings score at this venue across the last three ODIs being 274, we can expect batters to do well. Interestingly, two out of three games saw the team batting first come out on top.
ENG vs SL, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Top Picks
Jofra Archer
Jofra Archer scalped five wickets in three innings in the recent India ODI series at an economy of 5.66.
Ben Duckett
England opening batter Ben Duckett amassed 184 runs in three innings at an average of 61.33 in the recent India ODI series.
ENG vs SL, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Captain picks
Joe Root
Joe Root, the No.3 batter, ended the India ODI series as the leading run-scorer, amassing 249 runs in three innings.
Harry Brook
Harry Brook, the England skipper, is coming into this series on the back of an exceptional T20I series against Sri Lanka.
ENG vs SL, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Head-to-head Dream11 team
Joe Root (c), Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler, Harry Brook, Kusal Mendis, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer (vc), Gus Atkinson, Josh Tongue, Rehan Ahmed
ENG vs SL, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Grand League Dream11 team
Joe Root, Ben Duckett (vc), Jos Buttler, Harry Brook (c), Kusal Mendis, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Josh Tongue, Rehan Ahmed
