Pakistan will have a daunting task as they need to beat England by 287 runs or more while batting first or chase down the target off just 16 deliveries surpassing New Zealand’s run rate in Kolkata on 11th November 2023.
Despite brilliance by Fakhar Zaman against New Zealand, they will look to end their campaign on a high. On the other hand, England needs to win this to qualify for the 2025 Champions Trophy to be played in Pakistan. It was a dominating performance by the English side as they scored 339 for 9 and then bowled out the Netherlands cheaply.
Match Details
Details– Pakistan vs England, Match 44, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
Venue– Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date and Time– 11th November 2023, 2.00 PM IST
Head-to-Head Record
England and Pakistan faced each other in 91 One-day international matches with England winning 56 matches while England 32 and 3 ending no-result. The last time these two teams met in a One-day international match was in July 2021 where the second-string England side defeated Pakistan by 3 wickets in the 3rd One-day international.
Since the inception of the World Cup in 1979, both teams met each other 10 times with Pakistan having a slender lead winning 6 matches while England registered 5 wins. During the 2019 World Cup match, Pakistan stunned England by 14 runs in a high-scoring affair.
Pitch Report
India and South Africa played each other at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. When the ball was new, it was good for batting as Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill laid a strong foundation before the spinners troubled the Indian batters as it was tough to score runs.
It promises to be an exciting encounter as both teams would look to end the tournament on a winning note. The captain that wins the toss would likely bat first put up a score and then restrict to a low total.
England (Eng) vs Pakistan (Pak)- Predicted Playing XI
England
Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (C, WK), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid.
Pakistan
Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam (C), Mohammed Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shahbad Khan/Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali.
Fantasy Selection- Eng vs Pak
Team 1– Jonny Bairstow (C), Fakhar Zaman, Joe Root, Mohammed Rizwan (VC), Jos Buttler, Iftikhar Ahmed, Moeen Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Chris Woakes, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Gus Atkinson.
Team 2– Dawid Malan, Abdullah Shafique, Ben Stokes (C), Babar Azam (VC), Harry Brook, Saud Shakeel, David Willey, Shahbad Khan, Woakes, Haris Rauf, Adil Rashid.
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