The England and Pakistan are in a contest against each other for last few months. The test series ended in a draw, thanks to the brilliant performance from Misbah Ul Haq army, then ODI series was a nightmare for Azhar Ali’s men as Morgan and his troops nailed Pakistan by 4-1 to claim the series.
LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 27: Eoin Morgan of England sweeps as Pakistan wicket keeper Sarfraz Ahmed looks on during the 2nd One Day International at Lord’s Cricket Ground on August 27, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Sarah Ansell/Getty Images).
And, now these both team will face each other for the final clash in lone t20 match. The three Lions and Pakistan will lock their horns for a final clash on September 7, 2016, at Old Trafford, Manchester.
WHERE TO WATCH
Star Sports Network
TIMING
11:00 PM
ENGLAND TEAM PREVIEW
The three lions will look to this t20 match to continue their dominance in the shorter version of Cricket under the captaincy of Morgan. The England t20 squads witness the return of Alex Hales, Joe Root and Moeen Ali who were rested in the last t20 game against Sri Lanka.
Alos, all-rounder Ben Stokes will play a t20 game after a long time as his last t20 game was 2016 t20 world cup final against West Indies where Carlos Braithwaite thrashed Stokes for four consecutive sixes to win the final.
The t20 specialist Sam Billings is in the squad but it looks difficult for him to made his spot in the playing XI. Meanwhile, the bowling unit of England will be led by the trio of Mark Wood, Liam Plunkett and Tymal Mills. All these three has the capabilities to consistently hit the 140-speed meter.
The England will look to win this game to recover from the defeat of the last ODI. Also, this will be the final match before the long sub-continent tour for English Cricket will begin. Meanwhile, Morgan is not sure of leading the team in Bangladesh , so it could prove to be his last match of this summer season and knowing him, he would lead the team to win this match to put the cherry on the cake after their dominance in ODI series.
ENGLAND SQUAD
Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Liam Plunkett, David Willey, Tymal Mills, Sam Billings, Mark Wood.
PAKISTAN TEAM PREVIEW
The Pakistan will be led by the newly appointed captain Sarfraz Ahmed. The talented wicket-keeper already made a history by becoming the first wicket-keeper batsman to lead a Pakistan team.
Pakistan lost the ODI series but they managed to pull out the win in the last ODI. This will give them enough confidence when they will enter this match. This team will rely heavily on the likes of Sharjeel Khan, Shoaib Malik and Sarfraz Ahmed. Also, the couple of all-rounders Imad Wasim and Mohammad Nawaz will be the crucial both with ball and bat.
The bowling unit of this team will be lead by experienced Sohail Tanvir. Tanvir will be accompanied by the duo of Mohammad Amir and Hasan Ali.
The test series was drawn and ODI series was won by England, so Pakistan will look to win the t20 match to settle down the overall series score.
PAKISTAN SQUAD
Sharjeel Khan, Khalid Latif, Shoaib Malik, Babar Azam, Sarfraz Ahmed(w/c), Mohammad Rizwan, Imad Wasim, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali, Amad Butt, Mohammad Nawaz.
PREDICTION
England will win this match.
