Pakistan tour of England 2020: England Vs Pakistan, Third T20I

Match predictions

Winners Prediction: England and Pakistan faced off in run feast in the second T20I match with England emerging as winners. England has a strong batting line-up with players capable of scoring runs at rapid pace till No.7. Pakistan has very little spice after the top-3 and will be bound to struggle if 2-3 wickets fall early. The bowlers were reduced to mere machines last match. We expect England to win this match owing to their batting strength. 

Pitch Conditions: Batsmen were making runs for fun here on a flat track with very less support to bowlers. We can expect another high scoring contest in this match too. 

Toss Prediction: England chased down almost 200 runs with an over to spare and no target is safe here. Chasing is the best option if you win the toss. . 

Predicted Playing XI

ENGLAND: Eoin Morgan (C), Johnny Bairstow (Wk), Dawid Malan, Sam Billings, David Willey, Moeen Ali, Tom Banton, Adil Rashid, Chris Jordan, Saqib Mahmood/ Tom Curran, Lewis Gregory

PAKISTAN: Babar Azam (C), Mohammed Rizwan (Wk), Fakhar Zaman, Ifthikar Ahmed, Mohammed Hafeez, Imad Wasim, Shoaib Malik, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammed Amir/Wahab Riaz, Shadab Khan

MATCH FACTS

• England won the match by 5 wickets chasing massive total of 196 runs. 
• Pacers had a combined figures of 24.1-0-250-4 while fared better with combined figures of 15-0-137-5 (Both innings). 
• No wicket fell in the power play with Pakistan scoring 58 runs and England scoring 65 runs in 6 overs. 

Players to Bet on

ENGLAND

1. Johnny Bairstow – Bairstow set the tone of the chase with 44 runs off just 24 balls with 4 boundaries and a six. He shared a superb 66-run opening partnership with Tom Banton. 
2. Eoin Morgan – Morgan was in scintillating form scoring 66 runs off 33 balls with 6 boundaries and 4 sixes to his name. Morgan was the aggressor in the 112-run partnership with Dawid Malan. 
3. Adil Rashid – Adil Rashid has been England`s prolific wicket-taker in the limited overs format for the last 2-3 years. He will look to continue his good form with the ball in this match too.  

PAKISTAN

1. Babar Azam – Babar Azam played some eye-pleasing strokes on his en route to 44-ball 56 runs. He shared two vital partnerships with Fakhar Zaman and Mohammed Hafeez. 
2. Shadab Khan – Shadab Khan was the best bowler across both sides with figures of 4-0-34-3. He dismissed both England openers to bring APksiatn back into the contest at the stroke of power play.   
3. Mohammed Hafeez – Hafeez toiled with England bowlers scoring 69 runs off 36 balls with 4 massive sixes and 5 boundaries. He will be a tough player to stop once he gets into momentum. 

DREAM XI Picks

Wicket-Keeper: Johnny Bairstow (ENG)

Batsmen: Eoin Morgan (ENG), Babar Azam (PAK), Dawid Malan (ENG), Tom Banton (ENG), Mohammed Hafeez (PAK)

All-rounders: Lewis Gregory (ENG), Shadab Khan (PAK)

Bowlers: Adil Rashid (ENG), Haris Rauf (PAK), Chris Jordan (ENG)

Captain: Johhny Bairstow (ENG) or Mohammed Hafeez (PAK)

Vice-Captain: Dawid Malan (ENG) or Babar Azam (PAK)

ENG – England

PAK – Pakistan

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