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Sri Lanka v England, 3rd ODI: Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets

Sri Lanka 430-8; our pre-match call 37%. England 429-4; our pre-match call 63%.

Pakistan ODI tri-series 2026, 3rd ODI

Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets

Thursday 22 October 2026, 1:00pm GMT+5 (day/night)Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

Prediction locked in 22nd October, 06:14 UTCWhen we've said 60–65%, the favourite won 72 of 119

The sides

MeasureSri LankaEngland
Rating16358th of 2016517th of 20
XI caps437ODIs between the XI560ODIs between the XI
Top-seven average28.8ODI batting34.3ODI batting
Bowling average37.0Five main bowlers, ODIs37.4Five main bowlers, ODIs

When Sri Lanka bat

+0.18 an over
PowerplayOvers 1–10+0.05MiddleOvers 11–45+0.25DeathOvers 46–50−0.03

When England bat

+0.46 an over
PowerplayOvers 1–10+0.50MiddleOvers 11–45+0.49DeathOvers 46–50+0.19

First innings

280Sri Lanka bat first
283England bat first
288Par
262Average here since 2019, 10 innings
336Highest here, New Zealand 2023

Sri Lanka v England: England 63%

England are 63% to win the 3rd ODI at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Sri Lanka 37%.

Batting first, Sri Lanka would make about 280 and England 283, against a par of 288. First innings here since 2019 have averaged 262.

Sri Lanka have won 2 of their last 5 ODIs, England 3 of theirs.

What total is safe?

ODIs in Pakistan since 2019

First inningsDefended
Under 2509%1 of 11
250–27950%3 of 6
280–30950%6 of 12
310–33988%7 of 8
340+40%2 of 5

The case for Sri Lanka

Batting standout

Pavan Rathnayake

Pavan Rathnayake

506 runs in the last 10 ODIs. Career average 50.6, strike rate 100.

Bowling standout

The case for England

Batting standout

Joe Root

Joe Root

544 runs in the last 10 ODIs. Career average 50.5, strike rate 88.

Bowling standout

Jamie Overton

Jamie Overton

14 wickets in the last 10 ODIs. Career economy 5.62.

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