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Sri Lanka, having struggled in the recent ODI series against England, which they lost 2-1, will be under pressure to deliver a strong performance at home in this T20 series.

Both sides are eager to set the tone for the upcoming global tournament, making this T20 series a crucial battle for both teams.

England enters the series with high confidence after their T20I series victory against New Zealand.

Hosts Sri Lanka will look for a strong comeback in T20Is after losing the ODI series 1-2, despite winning the first match

Sri Lanka will look to seal the series with a win in the second ODI after winning the first ODI by 19 runs

Sri Lanka will take confidence from playing at home, where their familiarity with the surfaces often proves decisive

England's bowling attack features three specialist spinners, with Sam Curran and Jamie Overton handling pace duties.

Earlier, Shoaib Bashir missed the opening Test of England's India tour in 2024 after being required to return to the UK to complete his visa process

Australia's victory lifted their points percentage (PCT) from 85.71 to 87.50, marking their seventh win of the current World Test Championship cycle.

Travis Head (163) struck 24 boundaries and one six in his 166-ball innings to provide Australia with a perfect platform to secure a mammoth first-innings lead in Sydney

Australia finish with 166 for 2 at stumps on Day 2, still trailing by 218 runs in the first innings

England's innings began with promise, as openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley got off to a rapid start. The day however, got marred by bad weather and light.

The live streaming of the Australia vs England 5th Test in the Ashes 2025-26 will be available on the JioHotstar app and website in India

Stokes, relaying his thoughts through the team's internal channel post-match, admitted that the finish felt almost unbearably stretched

In an interesting situation, the current top three in the WTC 2025-27 points table are the winners of all three editions of the World Test Championship

England, with their win in Melbourne, have finally snapped their 18-match winless streak in Tests on Australian soil

South Africa vs India, 2024 Test in Cape Town is the only Test match where a team came out to bat two times in a Test match that did not involve either England or Australia

Josh Tongue, with his maiden fifer on Australian soil, helped visitors enjoy a dominant day in Ashes 2025-26

Asked directly whether he expects to remain in charge for England's upcoming home summer, McCullum suggested that such decisions sit beyond his authority

With veteran off-spinner Nathan Lyon ruled out after suffering a hamstring injury during the third Test, Australia have turned to Todd Murphy as their frontline spinner