ENG vs PAK Dream11 Prediction: England and Pakistan lock horns in this thirdand final test match in this series.
Despite, the loss in the first game, Pakistan showed how they can be a formidable opposition and in all honesty dominated the test match. They would have won the game had it not been for an exceptional partnership which took place between Jos Butler and Chris Woakes which snatched the game for the English team from the jaws of defeat. The Pakistani bowlers and a couple of their batsmen have been performing brilliantly. All they need now is for more contributions.
England have shown that they are team that has incredible character and can win from any situation. The second test was ruled out however they can take some positives in the form of Zak Crawley and Dominic Sibley who played fighting knocks for them. They will though be cautious of the threat that the Pakistan team brings in this game.
The pitch is expected to be one which is going to assist the fast bowlers. The conditions may be overcast and rain may be there to play a factor.
Fixture: England vs Pakistan Three test series
When: 21 August, 15:30 IST
Form Guide:
England –DWWWL
Pakistan – DLWWD
Venue:Ageas Bowl, Southampton
England Squad
Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Zak Crawley, Joe Root(c), Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler(w), Sam Curran, Dominic Bess, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes, Ollie Robinson
ENG Team News
Injuries, unavailability: They go in with a full squad to choose from. They may want to pick Mark Wood on this wicket instead of Dom Bess if the pitch assists fast bowling.
Playing combination:
This is a team that bats really deep and has a plethora of all round cricketers. For this game however, they might play 5 fast bowlers which might leave their batting depth a little thin with Jofra Archer coming in at 8 and Chris Woakes at 7.
Top Order – Rory Burns, Dom Sibley, Zak Crawley
Middle Order- Joe Root, Ollie Pope
Lower Middle Order- Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes
Bowlers- Mark Wood, Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
Pakistan CC Squad :
Shan Masood, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali(c), Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Yasir Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah, Imam-ul-Haq, Kashif Bhatti, Shadab Khan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Sohail Khan
PAK Team News
Injuries, unavailability: They go in with a full squad to choose from.
Playing combination:
They are most likely going to stay on with the same team with Fawad Alam retaining his place and with a pitch assisting pace there isn’t any chance that they will go back to playing two spinners in this game and with Yasir Shah being such a factor they will be expected to play him along with the three pacers
Top Order – Shan Mahsood, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali,
Middle Order- Babar Azam,Asad Shafiq
Lower Middle Order- Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan
Bowlers- Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah
ENG Playing 11 (probable)
Rory Burns, Dom Sibley, Zak Crawley, Joe Root, Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood/Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
PAK Playing 11 (probable)
Shan Mahsood, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam,Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah
The Dream 11 fantasy cricket match for the game today is as below.
Wicket-Keeper: Buttler
Batsman: Azam, Sibley, Root,Pope, Masood
All-Rounders: Woakes
Bowlers: Abbas,Afridi,Anderson,Broad,
Captain, Vice-captain
Babar Azam – He is clearly one of the best players in the world and his form has been nothing short of impeccable lately. He already has got two starts in this series after 69 runs in the first inning of the first test and then 47 in the second test
Chris Woakes – In the first test, it was his knock of 84 that absolutely changed the course of the game.To add to that, his bowling has also been going well for him and he already has 5 wickets in the two tests that have been played.
Grand League
Shan Masood – He proved his prowess in the first test in difficult conditions. He scored a gritty and stroke=filled 156 runs and gave his team a chance to cause an upset in England. He will be looking to repeat his actions
Stuart Broad – He is a legendary bowler and he has now found new vigor in this series and bowled brilliantly picking up 10 wickets in the series already. He will be expected to deliver with his bowling one more time.
For today match prediction, England will start as favorites having won the first game and being in home conditions. However Pakistan are worthy opponents and can come up with an upset in this game too.