England vs Pakistan, ENG vs PAK, Today Match Prediction 16 July 2021

eng vs pak Match Prediction & Analysis

Host England will be looking to continue their winning momentum when they take on Pakistan in the opening game at Trent Bridge.

England have announced their squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series. Eoin Morgan is expected to lead the side for the three-match T20I series. Lewis Gregory, Matthew Parkinson and Saqib Mahmood have included in the T20 squad for Pakistan series.

On the other hand, Pakistan will be looking to bounce back strongly after performing poorly in the T20I series. The visitors failed to compete against England in the 50-over format. The team management will be looking to come up with better game plans for this series.

TEAMS PREVIEW

England Preview

Experienced players like Mark Wood, Chris Woakes and Sam Curran have been rested for this T20I series. The trio is expected to feature for England’s upcoming Test series against India at home.

Jake Ball, Saqib Mahmood and Lewis Gregory are expected to be slotted into the final XI for this game.

In the batting department, the onus will be on the top-order trio Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, Dawid Malan and captain Eoin Morgan to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the ODI series, Dawid Malan scored a half-century in the series opener but then perished for a duck in the last two matches. Left-hander will be looking to get back amongst the runs.

England Captain Eoin Morgan found form with the bat in the previous series against Sri Lanka. He will be keen to make a notable score in this opening encounter.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the pace trio of Jake Ball, Chris Jordan and Saqib Mahmood to deliver crucial breakthroughs.

England Predicted Playing XI:

Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (c), Liam Livingstone, Lewis Gregory, Chris Jordan, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Jake Ball.

England Actual Playing XI:

Matt Parkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Lewis Gregory, Jason Roy, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Eoin Morgan, Tom Curran, Dawid Malan, Saqib Mahmood, David Willey

Pakistan Preview

For this series opener, Mohammad Hafeez, Usman Qadir and Imad Wasim will be slotted into the playing XI against England.

In the batting department, the onus will be on the openers Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, experienced middle-order batsman Mohammad Hafeez and rookie Azam Khan to deliver the bulk of the runs.

Imad Wasim, Sohaib Maqsood are more than capable players in the middle-order that can increase the rate of scoring in the last ten overs of the innings.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali and Usman Qadir to deliver breakthroughs in this fixture.

Pakistan Predicted Playing XI:

Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Imad Wasim, Sohaib Maqsood, Usman Qadir, Azam Khan, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf

Pakistan Actual Playing XI:

Mohammad Hafeez, Shadab Khan, SI Wasim, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hasnain, Haris Rauf, Azam Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, Sohaib Maqsood

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Traditonally, the wicket at Nottingham is one of the most placid pitches in the UK. Expect some assistance for the spinners with the old ball.

Venue Details

Trent Bridge is expected to host the series opener between England and Pakistan. The Green Shirts will take heart from the fact that they won their only game against South Africa at the venue.

Toss: To Bowl

The side that wins the toss, would be keen to bowl first and restrict the opposition to less than 170 runs. The two matches played at Nottingham have been won by sides batting second.