England will enter this match following their comprehensive victory over South Africa in the tournament opener. On the other hand, Pakistan ‘s losing streak just doesn’t seem to end. After facing clean sweep in the bilateral series against Australia and England, they have faced a big defeat against West Indies in the first match of the tournament.
Pitch conditions
Venue- Trent Bridge, Nottingham
As per reports, lots of run are expected today as the Trent Bridge track is considered to be a batting paradise. Bowlers will merely get any help from the pitch. Captain winning the toss will opt to defend whatever the opposition scores.
Total Matches Played: 46
Batting First win: 18
Batting Second win: 25
Weather Conditions
No rain forecast is there for the morning. But, after 12 noon, cloud covering is expected. The temperature will be revolving around 20 degrees Celsius and the humidity will be varying between the 40s and 50s.
Team Analysis: England
England, after their win in the first match against South Africa, is looking good. Talking about the team combination for this match, Mark Wood might be included in the playing XI inn place of Liam Plunkett.
Full Squad: Eoin Morgan (C), Jason Roy, Joe Root, James Vince, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler (wk), Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, and Mark Wood.
Team Analysis: Pakistan
Pakistan team might do many changes following their big defeat against the Windies. Asif Ali might come in the team in place of Haris Sohail. Other than him, the team management might include one extra pacer, Shaheen Afridi, in place of spinner Imad Wasim.
Full Squad: Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Haris Sohail, Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain
Both team’s probable playing XI
|
England |
Pakistan |
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Eoin Morgan ( C ) |
Sarfaraz Ahmed ( c&wk) |
|
Jason Roy |
Imam-ul-Haq |
|
Joe Root |
Fakhar Zaman |
|
Jos Buttler(wk) |
Babar Azam |
|
Jonny Bairstow |
Mohammed Hafeez |
|
Ben Stokes |
Asif Ali |
|
Moen Ali |
Shaheen Afridi |
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Chris Woakes |
Shadab Khan |
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Mark Wood |
Hasan Ali |
|
Jofra Archer |
Wahab Raiz |
|
Adil Rashid |
Mohammad Amir |
Player to Vouch for
England: Jonny Bairstow
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman
Standings in ICC ODI points table
England – first spot with 125 points
Pakistan – sixth spot with 94 points
Head to Head in World Cup
Total matches played: 9
England win: 4
Pakistan win: 4
No result: 1
In the recently concluded bilateral series played between England and Pakistan, the Englishmen dominated over the Men in green and won the series by 4-0. England will be eyeing to take forward their winning run in this match while the Pakistan squad will be hoping for brilliant performances by their players to open their account in the tournament.
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