England vs Sri Lanka Betting Tips 01/11/2021

04:18, 1 Nov 2021

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04:18, 1 Nov 2021

Zohaib Ahmed is a sports journalist whose profession is to report and edit but whose passion is to predict and bet. He’s been in the industry for more than a decade and has worked/written for various bookmakers/tipsters. His expertise is in cricket, football, MMA, boxing and basketball.

The 29th fixture of the T20 World Cup 2021 sees England take on Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on November 1 (Monday). The match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 pm IST.

Teams Status

England

England are one of the only two unbeaten sides lift in the competition, having beaten all three of their Group 1 opponents so far. And while Pakistan’s hot start has been much lauded, England have largely flown under the radar.

It needs to be said, however, that all three of England’s victories have been super dominant, unlike Pakistan, who had to dig deep in both of their last two wins.

Eoin Morgan’s men have annihilated West Indies, Bangladesh, and Australia one by one without breaking a sweat. Like Pakistan’s wins, England’s victories, too, have all been successful run chases, the only difference being that England’s bowlers have done such a wonderful job in each of those games that it left their batsmen practically nothing to do, evident by targets of 56, 125 and 126 they’ve had to chase so far.

Tymal Mills has been the pick of their bowlers and has clinched seven wickets in just a trio of matches, followed by Adil Rashid who has five, and a bunch of others that have four.

Sri Lanka

After starting their Group 1 campaign with an impressive win over Bangladesh, Sri Lanka have since lost their way, losing two straight Australia and South Africa.

The islanders have shown that they can beat teams below them but when it comes to punching above their weight they’ve been found wanting.

They were, however, unlucky to lose to South Africa in the last game, as they could not defend even 14 runs in the final over.

While England are the runaway leaders in the group and almost guaranteed to clinch the top spot, the second spot is still up for grabs, and even though Sri Lanka only have two points, they can gain ground with an upset win over England here.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Brand	England	Sri Lanka
	1.195	4.56
	1.22	3.75
	1.25	4.10

England are massive favourites for this fixture. 22Bet has England priced at 1.195 and Sri Lanka at 4.56. Betway has England available for 1.22 and Sri Lanka for 3.75. Lastly, Dafabet has England priced at 1.25 and Sri Lanka at 4.10.

Tipster’s Angle

Tip: Pathum Nissanka total runs under 16.5 @ 1.87

Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nissanka has been alternating between hit and miss for four consecutive rounds now. Scores of 15, 76, 5, 61, 0, 24, 7, and 72 indicate that there is a clear trend of stud innings followed by dud innings. The 23-year-old has a problem with consistency, basically. As per the trend, he should fail in his name game – something also supported by the fact that England have a world-class bowling attack. The odds and the play have been sourced from Dafabet.

Tip: Jos Buttler total runs over 24.5 @ 1.87

Its’ the easiest bet to make considering Jos Buttler’s superb form but it also makes sense. The 31-year-old averages 64 runs per innings against Sri Lanka in T20Is, while the rest of his teammates do not have impressive enough numbers against the same opposition. He’s coming off of a whirlwind 71 off 32 against the Aussies, which means it is a good time to keep on riding his bandwagon. The odds have been sourced from Dafabet.

Conclusion

England have dominated Sri Lanka in their recent encounters, beating them in each of their last five meetings by big margins. The same could very well be the case here.