England take on Sri Lanka in first T20I starting June 23 - watch live in India

England will be led by Eoin Morgan while Kusal Perera will lead the Sri Lankan side.

June 22, 2021

England begin their limited-overs T20Is and ODIs series at home versus a visiting Sri Lanka cricket team starting June 23. Their first fixture will be at Cardiff and the home side will head into the series on the back of a 0-1 Test series loss to New Zealand.

The hosts are placed at the top of the T20I rankings and although they suffered a 2-3 loss against India earlier this year, they will start as favourites against the eighth-placed Lankans, who lost a T20I series to West Indies in March

Jonny Bairstow is uncertain to play the first T20I after suffering an ankle sprain during the ongoing domestic T20 Blast tournament. He has undergone scans and has been cleared of any serious injury as per medical reports.

Kusal Perera has been named the Sri Lanka captain for both the ODI and T20I series with Kusal Mendis acting as the vice-captain.

Moeen Ali has been named Eoin Morgan’s deputy for the ODI series.

England vs Sri Lanka 2021: Schedule, fixtures and live India match times

All times in India Standard Time (IST)

Date, Day	Match	Venue	Time (IST)
June 23, Wednesday	England vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I	Cardiff	11:00 PM
June 24, Thursday	England vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I	Cardiff	11:00 PM
June 26, Saturday	England vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I	Southampton	7:00 PM
June 29, Tuesday	England vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI	Chester-le-Street	3:30 PM
July 1, Thursday	England vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI	The Oval	5:30 PM
July 4, Sunday	England vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI	Bristol	3:30 PM

England vs Sri Lanka 2021 full squads

England T20I squad: Eoin Morgan (captain), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood

England ODI squad: Eoin Morgan (captain), Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, George Garton, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood

Sri Lanka: Kusal Perera (captain), Kusal Mendis (vice-captain), Danushka Gunathilaka, Avishka Fernando, Pathum Nissanka, Niroshan Dickwella, Dhananjaya De Silva, Oshada Fernando, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ramesh Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Ishan Jayaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Isuru Udana, Asitha Fernando, Nuwan Pradeep, Binura Fernando, Shiran Fernando, Lakshan Sandakan, Akila Dananjaya, Praveen Jayawickrama