ENG vs LKA 1st ODI match prediction 29 Jun 2021

ENG vs SL 1st ODI Predictions & Betting Tips

England and Sri Lanka will be playing out a three-match ODI series. The first One-Day International of the series is scheduled to be hosted at the Chester-le-Street Riverside Ground on June 29, Tuesday. I have handpicked three of the best betting tips from the ENG vs SL 1st ODI match prediction.

Hapless, demotivated, low on morale - there are a lot many things that we can refer to this Sri Lankan side as. After getting crushed by England in the T20I series, Sri Lanka have yet another mountain to climb as they face the host yet again, but this time for an ODI series. You will be surprised to know that England lost their last ODI against Sri Lanka and that too during their ICC World Cup winning campaign!

Will that be enough to motivate this low on confidence Sri Lankan outfit? Or should I say Sri Lanka have won the last two ODIs played against the Three Lions! However, England holds a firm record other than that in the last 5 years in 50-over cricket. While we let these two sides gear up for the 1st encounter of the series, let me tell you what’s in it for you. I have picked up three of the best betting tips for you to bet on from the ENG vs SL 1st ODI match prediction.

ENG vs SL 1st ODI Player Bets:

The odds as usual are favouring the Three Lions for the ODI series as well. There is no way Sri Lanka would have gotten a few odds in their favour. Therefore, player bets in these cases hardly disappoint! Jason Roy, Kusal Mendis and Eoin Morgan are the three picks that can bring home quite a lot of cash from the ENG vs SL 1st ODI match prediction.

Jason Roy to score over 33.5 runs

Jason Roy will be crucial for England at the top of that batting tree as he is coming into this ODI series on the back of a lot of cricket. In the two T20 games he played during the recently concluded T20I series, he had scores of 17 and 36. But when it comes to playing 50-over cricket, the English opener has featured in 96 ODIs, scoring 3596 runs at an average of almost 40.00.

The swashbuckling opener has an impeccable record when he gets to play against Sri Lanka. In 10 matches against the Lankans, Roy has managed to notch up 430 runs at an incredible average of 53.75, including 2 centuries and a fifty. Roy also enjoys playing 50-over cricket at home conditions as he has an average of 42.70. Under the captaincy of Eoin Morgan, Roy has been steady at the top with an average of 39.00. Dafabet is offering odds of 1.87 for Jason Roy to score over 33.5 runs in the ENG vs SL 1st ODI match prediction.

Kusal Mendis to score over 21.5 runs

The Sri Lankan middle-order batter Kusal Mendis did not have a great T20I series with the bat scoring only 54 runs in three matches at an average of 18.00. But when he gets to spend more time with the bat in the middle, Mendis can do different things. In 79 matches in his 50-over career, Mendis has scored 2228 runs at an average of 30.10. Out of which, he has played 9 matches against England and has 276 runs at a similar average of 30.66.

The last couple of ODIs he has played against England, Mendis has finished with scores of 46 and 56. By the way, this Sri Lankan batsman has three half-centuries in 9 innings against England. In the first ODI of any series, the right-handed batsman has 493 runs at an average of 35.21. When comes out to bat at no.4 for Sri Lanka, he has the best average of 35.23. Dafabet is offering odds of 1.87 for Kusal Mendis to score over 21.5 runs in the ENG vs SL 1st ODI match prediction.

Eoin Morgan to score over 26.5 runs

Truth be told, the England skipper is due for runs this season as he has been having quite an awful year with the bat across the two white-ball formats. However, I lay my faith on Eoin Morgan for this upcoming series. Morgan comes along with the experience of 243 ODIs, 7620 runs and an average of 39.20. He has played 32 ODIs against Sri Lanka and has 773 runs at an average of 32.20.

In 121 matches while playing at home, the Three Lions skipper has scored 3986 runs at an average of 44.28. While being the captain himself, the southpaw has piled on 4322 runs at an average of 44.55. In the first match of any ODI series, Morgan has maintained an average of 39.59. While batting at no.4 for England, the left hander has been averaging 46.69 in ODI cricket. Dafabet is offering odds of 1.87 for Eoin Morgan to score over 26.5 runs in the ENG vs SL 1st ODI match prediction.