England vs Pakistan, ENG vs PAK, Today Match Prediction 13 July 2021

eng vs pak Match Prediction & Analysis

Host England will be looking to complete 3-0 whitewash in the ODI series when they take on Pakistan in the final game at Birmingham.

In the 2nd game, Phil Salt and James Vince splendid half-centuries followed by Lewis Gregory’s all-round heroics was enough to see England beat Pakistan and clinch the ODI series at Lords. It is quite a remarkable achievement as this is England’s second string side that participated in this ODI series.

On the other hand, Pakistan have looked completely out of sorts on pitches that have offered something for the quick bowlers. The team management might go for some changes for this dead rubber. Captain Babar Azam will need to lead from the front to help Pakistan end their losing streak at Edgbaston.

TEAMS PREVIEW

England Preview

In the previous game, Zak Crawley and Dawid Malan perished for ducks to see England get off to a shaky start. Phil Salt and James Vince came together and put on an important partnership of 97 runs for the third wicket.

For England, Phil Salt played well and finished the innings with the top-score of 60 off 54 balls. He was well supported by James Vince, who found form with the bat and scored 56 runs off 52 balls.

The home side lost the momentum in the middle-overs as they went from 118 for 2 to 160 for 7. With the side in danger of getting bundled out for less than 200 runs, all-rounder Lewis Gregory and Brydon Carse put on a match-winning partnership of 69 runs for the eighth wicket.

Lewis Gregory scored 40 runs off 47 balls, whereas Brydon Carse chipped in with 31 runs off 41 balls with the help of two boundaries.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Lewis Gregory, Matthew Parkinson and Saqib Mahmood to create breakthroughs.

England Predicted Playing XI:

Philip Salt, Dawid Malan, Zak Crawley, James Vince, Ben Stokes (c), John Simpson (wk), Lewis Gregory, Craig Overton, Brydon Carse, Saqib Mahmood, Matthew Parkinson

England Actual Playing XI:

Matt Parkinson, Lewis Gregory, John Simpson, Brydon Carse, Craig Overton, Zak Crawley, James Vince, Ben Stokes, Dawid Malan, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt

Pakistan Preview

The visitors could make two changes as Agha Salman could make his debut in place of Sohaib Maqsood, who has failed to make an impact with the bat in this ODI series. Faheem Ashraf could be replaced by Mohammad Nawaz, who is expected to get a game at Birmingham.

In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam to deliver decent scores in this fixture.

While Fakhar Zaman struggled to get going in his innings at Lords an perished after scoring 10 runs off 45 balls. Captain Babar Azam was once again undone by splendid delivery from Saqib Mahmood.

Rookie Saud Shakeel showed some temperament and technique in tough conditions. Left-hander scored his maiden fifty in limited-overs cricket for Pakistan. Besides Shakeel, no one offered resistance to see Pakistan get bundled for less than 200 runs.

Hasan Ali once again proved that he is Pakistan’s premier pacer in white-ball cricket. He bowled exceedingly well and picked a five-wicket haul at Lords. Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan bowled well and picked up crucial wicket for Pakistan.

Pakistan Predicted Playing XI:

Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Sohaib Maqsood, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf

Pakistan Actual Playing XI:

Shadab Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Imam-ul-Haq, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Saud Shakeel, Sohaib Maqsood

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

With overcast conditions expected for Tuesday’s game, the pitch at Edgbaston will offer seam movement for the quick bowlers.

Venue Details

The visitors will take heart from the fact that they have won their previous two matches at Edgbaston.

Toss: To Bowl

Both the teams would be looking to win the toss, bowl first and restrict the opposition to less than 230 runs.