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Fantasy Preview: England vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Oval

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Last updated on 05 Sep 2024 | 03:12 PM
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Fantasy Preview: England vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Oval

Here are a few tips that could help you create your fantasy XI for the third Test between England and Sri Lanka at the Oval

Venue:  Kennington Oval, London

Average first innings score in last three years:290

67% of the games have been won by team batting first

Pacers have picked 81.48% of the wickets to fall here. Spinners have picked 18.52% of the wickets.

*all data from last 3 years

Suggested teams

While you could go for the above team, you can also choose your team from Cricket.com’s Fantasy Research Centre. You can use this tool to build your team with the help of algorithms. Then, based on your preferences, the platform will guide you through creating the ideal fantasy XI.

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In-form Players Vice Captain

Check out all our Fantasy Stats for the recent fantasy performance of all players set to be involved in the game.

Horses for courses

Top Run scorers at this venue

The above graphic tells you the top batters at the venue in the past three years. Click here to check the full list categorized on different parameters - runs, strike-rate, batting average etc.

Top wicket-takers at this venue

The above graphic tells you the top bowlers at the venue in the past three years. Click here to check the full list categorized on different parameters - wickets taken, bowling average, bowling economy etc.

Playing XIs

England: Dan Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Olly Stone, Josh Hull, Shoaib Bashir

Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Kamindu Mendis, Milan Rathanayake, Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando, Asitha Fernando

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