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Sri Lanka vs England 1st T20 Predictions - Brook to steer England to 1-0 series lead

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 29 Jan 2026

Ralph Staniforth 29 Jan 2026

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England favorites despite Sri Lanka's home ground.
Harry Brook expected to excel in T20I series.
Sri Lanka aims to boost player confidence before World Cup.

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Harry Brook backed to score big for England (Getty Images)

Sri Lanka vs England Predictions

England are favourites despite Sri Lanka’s home ground advantage. It should be a good series, much like the ODI series was. I am backing Harry Brook to bat England to victory.

Sri Lanka vs England Predictions
Head to Head
Sri Lanka Form
England Form
Sri Lanka vs England Team News

Sri Lanka’s Pavan Rathnayake scored 121 runs in the 3rd ODI against England.
England have won their last 5 T20I matches against Sri Lanka.
England’s Harry Brook scored 136* in the 3rd ODI against Sri Lanka.

Head to Head

England have won their last five T20I matches against Sri Lanka. They have not met since 2022 during the World Cup, a match England won by four wickets.

Sri Lanka Form

Sri Lanka, like their opponents, will be looking to fine tune their players ahead of the T20 Cricket World Cup in just over a week. They will be co-hosting the tournament, so this is a massive series for them.

These sides met in an ODI series which concluded just a couple of days ago. While the format is different, it remains similar players in a limited overs setting.

Sri Lanka lost the series 2-1 after winning the first ODI. What will be comforting is that a few batsmen got runs which will give them confidence ahead of this series and more importantly, the World Cup.

England Form

England and T20I cricket have not been great friends in recent years. While a lot of young players have been brought in, consistency has been absent from this England side.

The recent ODI series win over Sri Lanka will provide some confidence, especially for the likes of Harry Brook who looks to have found his best form with the bat once again.

Sri Lanka vs England Team News

Sri Lanka have a few new players in the T20I series compared to what they had for the recent ODI series. Still, for them, particularly the batsmen, it will be about building confidence in this series.

England will rotate in this series to ensure all players within the squad get a good amount of game time. That said, for confidence, the English will want solid performances throughout the series, otherwise they could head into the World Cup with a severe lack of confidence.

Verdict

Sri Lanka v England 1st T20

I am backing England to win with Harry Brook to top score. For Sri Lanka, Pavan Rathnayake is tipped in the same market.

England Win

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