After the dismissal of each the openers, Joe Root and Ben Stokes are attempting to get their group again within the run tempo. Pakistan are slowly turning the tables of their favour. They are usually not letting the English batters rating simple runs. England`s run move decreased after the autumn of wickets.
Stokes smashed 108 runs of their earlier match towards the Netherlands.
Ahmed broke the opening partnership within the thirteenth over`s third ball that was going a good distance. Jonny Bairstow continued to bat sensibly and raised his bat as he accomplished his half-century in 52 deliveries. Joe Root walked in to shoulder Bairstow to information England to a good complete.
Jonny Bairstow`s glorious stroke play earned him a unbelievable half-century in Kolkata and with this, he achieved his seventeenth ODI fifty earlier than getting caught within the arms of Salman Ali Agha.
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Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow, each bought off to a robust begin to put Pakistan on the again foot within the first powerplay. Later, Iftikhar Ahmed made a primary breakthrough by dismissing Malan for 31 runs.
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The toss falls within the favour of England as they make Pakistan discipline first. The `Green Shirst` will search for an emphatic win towards all odds versus England as they hunt for a semi-final spot within the ICC World Cup 2023.
Squad modifications:
All-rounder Shadab Khan begins forward of Hasan Ali as Pakistan seems to increase their batting line-up.
Squads:
Pakistan Squad:
Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim.
England Squad:
Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Chris Woakes.
Source: www.mid-day.com
