After whitewashing Sri Lanka National Cricket Team, the England National Cricket Team has made some changes in their playing line-up for the first ODI match of the series, which is scheduled to be played on September 22 at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street.
Ahead of the 1st of the three-match ODI series, it is confirmed that the England National Cricket Team is going to make two changes in their playing eleven for the One Day International format. According to the latest updates, which arrived on the afternoon of September 21, experienced spinner Adil Rashid is set to miss the match because of a niggle.
Adil Rashid ruled out of ENG vs SL 1st ODI
In place of the veteran leg-spinner Adil Rashid, there will be Rehan Ahmed to lead England’s spin attack. In another decision, the England team management is set to place another fresh pair for the opening combination.
Tom Banton will become Ben Duckett’s sixth ODI opening partner since the start of last year vs Sri Lanka in Durham, replacing the injured Jacob Bethell.
Absence of Adil Rashid can be a huge blow for England
The champion spinner Adil Rashid being unfit to play the match is a great loss for the England cricket team, as he was in form during the T20I series. Whenever he got to spin the ball in the series, the 38-year-old gifted some moments of joy to the captain, Harry Brook.
He had picked up 2 wickets in 3 matches, conceding at 8.75 runs per over despite bowling only 8 overs across the three T20Is against Sri Lanka.
During the T20I series between England National Cricket Team and Sri Lanka National Cricket Team, there was no sign of injury as Adil Rashid had delivered swiftly across all three matches. Rehan Ahmed, in place of Rashid, will be a like-for-like substitution for the England cricket team.
England will have enough re
Additionally, if the team needs extra spin, then there will be Joe Root and Will Jacks to chip in some overs with their bowling. So, when the home team enters into the first ODI of the series, Harry Brook will have multiple options for spin bowling and versatility in the line-up as well.
Before being ruled out of the match, Adil Rashid claimed 243 wickets in 164 matches with an economy rate below six. With the number of wickets, he is only 26 wickets behind legendary pacer James Anderson’s ODI wicket tally.
On the other side, the Sri Lanka national cricket team needs to bounce back from their bad patch. The nation, which has produced some of the best talents like Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Tilakratne Dilshan, and many other class batters, is currently struggling to stand against the England bowlers. The ODI series will test the touring side again under the seaming conditions.
England’s playing XI for the 1st ODI vs Sri Lanka:
Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler, Will Jacks, Rehan Ahmed, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Josh Tongue.
Source: cricketaddictor.com
