England vs Sri Lanka 2016 Schedule & Venue: Full Time Table, Form Guide for Sri Lanka's tour of England
After a largely successful WT20 campaign, England is all set join the cricketing action once again. It was a much different WT20 campaign for Sri Lanka, though. Sri Lanka will love to get back on track when they tour England from May 2016 to July 2016. This tour will consist of three tests, five One Day Internationals, and one Twenty20 International. The tour kicks off on 19 May 2016.
Sri Lanka has a lot of rebuilding to do. Much of its senior players have retired and the young guns as talented as they have little experience. Sri Lankan coach Graham Ford is confident about the pace bowling department. He has raised concerns about the team’s young batting line-up, though. With an injury to Dhammika Prasad, it will be even more difficult for the Sri Lankan Cricket team. Sri Lankan players have to be at their very best if they want to come away with a series victory against in-form England.
Here’s the complete schedule for the upcoming tour:
Date | Time (IST) | Fixture | Venue |
19 May 2016 | 3:30 PM | Test – 1 | Headingley, Leeds |
27 May 2016 | 3:30 PM | Test – 2 | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street |
9 June 2016 | 3:30 PM | Test – 3 | Lord's, London |
21 June 2016 | 6:30 PM | One Day International – 1 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
24 June 2016 | 6:30 PM | One Day International – 2 | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
26 June 2016 | 3:00 PM | One Day International – 3 | County Ground, Bristol |
29 June 2016 | 5:30 PM | One Day International – 4 | Kennington Oval, London |
2 July 2016 | 3:00 PM | One Day International – 5 | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
5 July 2016 | 11:00 PM | Twenty20 International | The Rose Bowl, Southampton |
Form Guide
Team England in 2016:
The England Cricket team played South Africa in 2016. England toured South Africa in December-January 2015/2016. England won the test series against South Africa. South Africa pulled it back and won the ODI series and the T20 games against England.
Form in Tests: L-W-D-W-L
Form in ODIs: W-W-L-L-L
Form in T20s: W-W-W-L-L (Excluding WT20)
England’s Test rank: 4 (As on 17 May 2016)
England’s ODI rank: 6 (As on 17 May 2016)
England’s T20 rank: 5 (As on 17 May 2016)
Team Sri Lanka in 2016:
The Sri Lanka Cricket team played India and New Zealand. Sri Lanka toured India in February 2016 for three Twenty20 Internationals. India beat Sri Lanka in that series.
Sri Lanka toured New Zealand in December-January 2015/2016. Sri Lanka had troubles with their travels. New Zealand beat Sri Lanka in the Test, ODI and T20 series.
Form in Tests: L-W-W-L-L
Form in ODIs: L-L-W-NR-L
Form in T20s: L-L-W-L-L
Sri Lanka’s Test rank: 7 (As on 17 May 2016)
Sri Lanka’s ODI rank: 5 (As on 17 May 2016)
Sri Lanka’s T20 rank: 8 (As on 17 May 2016)
England vs Sri Lanka – Previous Encounters
Sri Lanka toured England in May-June 2014. Sri Lanka won the Test series 1-0, the ODI series 3-2 and the only T20I.
England toured Sri Lanka in November-December 2014 for seven ODI series. Sri Lanka won that series 5-2.
Last time Sri Lanka played England, it was all Sri Lanka. This time, it will not be that easy for Sri Lanka. England will be upbeat after that successful WT20. Looking at the recent form, England may prevail over Sri Lanka.