England and Pakistan will be ready to face off in the third One-Day International (ODI) in the five-match series in Bristol on Tuesday. The first game of the series was washed out while the home side came out on top with a narrow 12-run win in the second match. County Ground in Bristol will be used as the venue for the contest, which will be hosting its 17th ODI on Tuesday. Highest team score of 369-9 at the venue in a 50-over contest was registered by England in the match against West Indies in 2017, whereas lowest team score of 92 was registered by Zimbabwe while playing against the home side in 2003. Highest individual score at the ground in an ODI of 140 not out was registered by legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar in 1999, whereas best bowling figures of 5-25 was registered by the New Zealand's great Sir Richard Hadlee in 1983.
Therefore, the game will be an important one for the visitors who will need a win to keep their hopes alive of a series win. In the batting department, the team will be once again relying on top three of Imam Ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam to score bulk of the runs, whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Hasan Ali and Shaheen Shah Afridi to provide timely breakthroughs. There are multiple changes expected in the playing eleven where veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik and left-arm pacer Junaid
England and Pakistan will be ready to face off in the third One-Day International (ODI) in the five-match series in Bristol on Tuesday. The first game of the series was washed out while the home side came out on top with a narrow 12-run win in the second match. County Ground in Bristol will be used as the venue for the contest, which will be hosting its 17th ODI on Tuesday. Highest team score of 369-9 at the venue in a 50-over contest was registered by England in the match against West Indies in 2017, whereas lowest team score of 92 was registered by Zimbabwe while playing against the home side in 2003. Highest individual score at the ground in an ODI of 140 not out was registered by legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar in 1999, whereas best bowling figures of 5-25 was registered by the New Zealand's great Sir Richard Hadlee in 1983.
Therefore, the game will be an important one for the visitors who will need a win to keep their hopes alive of a series win. In the batting department, the team will be once again relying on top three of Imam Ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam to score bulk of the runs, whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Hasan Ali and Shaheen Shah Afridi to provide timely breakthroughs. There are multiple changes expected in the playing eleven where veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik and left-arm pacer Junaid Khan might return in place of Haris Sohail and Faheem Ashraf.
On the other hand, England will come in the match high on confidence after going 1-0 up with a win in Southampton on Sunday. In the batting department, the home side will be relying on the likes of Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, captain Eoin Morgan, Joe Root and wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler to score bulk of the runs, whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on pacers Chris Woakes, David Willey and Ben Stokes to provide timely breakthroughs. There might be a change in the playing eleven as pacer Jofra Archer is likely to make his way in the side at the expense of veteran pacer Liam Plunkett.
Player Recommendations:
Batsman: Fakhar Zaman (8.5 Cr)
First in the list of key players features Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman. The left-hander is a permanent member in the team and played a breathtaking knock of 138 off just 106 balls with the help of 12 fours and four sixes in the second ODI, but unfortunately could not take the team over the line.
Wicketkeeper: Jos Buttler (11 Cr)
Second in the list of key players features England's Jos Buttler. The wicketkeeper-batsman is in great form with the bat as he scored a match-winning century in the second ODI, where he remained unbeaten on 110 off just 55 balls with the help of six fours and nine sixes.
All-rounder: Ben Stokes (9.5 Cr)
Third in the list of key players features England's Ben Stokes. The 27-year-old is a true match-winner on his day as he has represented his national team in 81 ODIs, where he has scored 2,088 runs and claimed 63 wickets.
Bowler: David Willey (6.5 Cr)
Last in the list of key players features England's David Willey. The 29-year-old was the pick of the bowlers in the second ODI where he finished with an impressive figures of 2-57 in his 10 overs.
Predicted Playing XI:
England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (captain), Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Chris Woakes, David Willey
Pakistan: Imam Ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Sarfraz Ahmed (captain and wicketkeeper), Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Junaid Khan, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Yasir Shah
