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England will face Bangladesh in the first of the two matches scheduled today, followed by Sri Lanka vs Pakistan.
Jos Buttler, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow & Mark Wood are some big players from England to watch out for. On the other side, the Bangladesh team has Shakib Al Hasan, Najmul Hossain, Litton Das and Shanto as some of its key players.
In the Sri Lanka dugout, Kusal Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dilshan Madushanka are some key players to watch out, while Pakistan has Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed and Shaheen Afridi as some of its key players.
England’s star player Ben Stokes is likely to miss today's match as he suffered a hip injury while facing Bangladesh.
The England vs Bangladesh match will be played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala. It is a batting-friendly pitch but bowlers would also take the advantage of bouncy wickets.
The Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The pitch favours both the batting and fast bowling line-ups initially. Batters would go for a big score after spending some time on the pitch.
England vs Bangladesh match will begin at 10:30 am. The toss will take place at 10 am. The second match of the day i.e. Pakistan vs Sri Lanka will start at 2 pm. The toss will take place at 1:30 pm.
England and Bangladesh have faced each other in 24 ODI matches in which England won 19 matches while Bangladesh managed to win only five matches.
Pakistan and Sri Lanka have faced each other in 156 ODI matches in which Pakistan won 92 matches while Sri Lanka managed to win 59 matches. One match ended in a tie while four matches had no result.
Both matches can be live streamed for free on OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar. The England vs Bangladesh and Sri Lanka vs Pakistan matches will be telecast on Star Sports Network channels.
In light of their preview head-to-head encounters, Google predicts that England has 81% chance of winning the match against Bangladesh, while Pakistan has 65% chance of winning the match against Sri Lanka.