England and Pakistan are ready to face off in the match six at the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup 2019 in Nottingham on Monday. In the previous five meetings between both teams, it is advantage England as they have won four times whereas one game was washed out.
Trent Bridge is the venue for the contest, which is famous for high scores in the recent past and the pitch is expected to be another batting paradise. It is the same track where England have scored world-record 481 against Australia last year. However, in the previous match at the venue, Pakistan were bowled out for just 105 in less than 22 overs. As far as the weather is concerned, it is expected to stay fine throughout.
The home side will be coming in this match high on confidence as they register an impressive 104-run win against South Africa in the tournament opener. In the batting department, England will rely on the likes of captain Eoin Morgan, in-form opener Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, the experienced Joe Root and wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler to score bulk of the runs, whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes Jofra Archer, Liam Plunkett and Adil Rashid to produce timely breakthroughs. After a complete performance in the previous match, there are no major changes expected in the playing eleven.
On the other hand, Pakistan will enter the match under pressure after the team from the subcontinent suffered a
England and Pakistan are ready to face off in the match six at the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup 2019 in Nottingham on Monday. In the previous five meetings between both teams, it is advantage England as they have won four times whereas one game was washed out.
Trent Bridge is the venue for the contest, which is famous for high scores in the recent past and the pitch is expected to be another batting paradise. It is the same track where England have scored world-record 481 against Australia last year. However, in the previous match at the venue, Pakistan were bowled out for just 105 in less than 22 overs. As far as the weather is concerned, it is expected to stay fine throughout.
The home side will be coming in this match high on confidence as they register an impressive 104-run win against South Africa in the tournament opener. In the batting department, England will rely on the likes of captain Eoin Morgan, in-form opener Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, the experienced Joe Root and wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler to score bulk of the runs, whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes Jofra Archer, Liam Plunkett and Adil Rashid to produce timely breakthroughs. After a complete performance in the previous match, there are no major changes expected in the playing eleven.
On the other hand, Pakistan will enter the match under pressure after the team from the subcontinent suffered a massive defeat against West Indies in their first match in the competition. In the batting department, the Men in Green will be relying on the top three of Imam Ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman and Babar Zaman to score bulk of the runs, whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali and Shadab Khan to produce timely breakthroughs. After lackluster performance in the previous match, there are chances that veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik and explosive Asif Ali will return in place of Mohammad Hafeez and Haris Sohail.
Player Recommendations:
Batsman: Babar Azam (10 Cr)
Babar Azam is Pakistan's premier batsman in white-ball cricket. The 24-year-old has represented the Green Caps in 65 ODIs, where he has scored 2,761 runs at an outstanding average of 51.12 and with a strike-rate of 85.77, which include nine centuries and 12 fifties.
Wicketkeeper: Jos Buttler (10 Cr)
England's Jos Buttler is being termed as the best wicketkeeper-batsman in white-ball cricket. The 28-year-old has represented his national team in 132 ODIs, where he has scored 3,549 runs in 109 innings at an impressive average of 41.26 and at a strike-rate of 119.53, which included eight centuries and five half-centuries.
All-rounder: Ben Stokes (9 Cr)
England's Ben Stokes is being termed as the best all-rounder in the world across all formats. The 27-year-old has represented his national team in 85 ODIs, where he has scored 2,306 runs at an average of 38.43 and strike-rate of 94.70, whereas he also has 65 wickets to his name.
Bowler: Jofra Archer (8.5 Cr)
Jofra Archer is the new star on the block. The 24-year-old, who is very highly-rated in the cricketing circles showed his talent and class in the tournament opener where he bamboozled South Africa's batting lineup with sheer pace and aggression and claimed three important wickets.
Predicted Playing XI:
England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (captain), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer
Pakistan: Imam Ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (captain, wicketkeeper), Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Hasnain
