Captain Shaheen Afridi celebrates with teammates after taking a wicket in opposition to Sri Lanka through the first ODI of the Tri-Nation collection at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Photograph: AFP
KARACHI:
Pakistan will look to construct on their strong efficiency within the opening match after they tackle England within the second present of the ODI tri-series on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday (right now)).
The match begins at 1pm.
Led by Shaheen Shah Afridi, Pakistan made a shiny begin to the collection on Sunday, making a powerful comeback to beat Sri Lanka by 37 runs.
Chasing a goal of 306, Sri Lanka had been well-placed at 253-5 at one stage. Nevertheless, Haris Rauf dismissed Janith Liyanage 96), triggering a collapse because the guests misplaced their final 5 wickets for simply 15 runs.
Shaheen led from the entrance with figures of 3-55, whereas Haris, Faheem Ashraf and Naseem Shah supported him nicely, taking two wickets every.
Earlier, Salman Ali Agha struck an excellent 107, his fourth ODI century, to assist Pakistan publish 305 all out.
Pakistan had been struggling at 118-4 when Agha and Hasan Nawaz, who scored 37, put collectively a 97-run partnership for the fifth wicket to spice up the whole.
After shedding their openers cheaply, Babar Azam, who scored 45, and debutant wicket-keeper batsman Saad Baig, who made 39, added 74 runs for the third wicket to regular the innings.
Nevertheless, the following lack of wickets put the hosts below stress earlier than Agha produced a particular knock to strengthen Pakistan’s place.
England will pose a troublesome problem for Pakistan. The 2 sides will meet in an ODI for the primary time in nearly three years.
Their final ODI encounter came about on November 11, 2023, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata through the ICC Males’s Cricket World Cup, when England secured a 93-run victory.
The 2 groups have performed 92 ODIs in opposition to one another, with England profitable 57 matches and Pakistan claiming 32 victories. Three matches ended and not using a outcome.
England have loved a powerful run in latest occasions, performing nicely within the subcontinent. They beat Sri Lanka 2-1 in an away collection and likewise recorded 2-1 collection victories over India and Sri Lanka at residence.
A significant increase for England is the return of premier leg-spinner Adil Rashid, who has rejoined the squad after a hand harm dominated him out of their latest 2-1 ODI collection victory over Sri Lanka.
Sam Curran has additionally returned after recovering from a groin harm. Nevertheless, premier quick bowler Jofra Archer has been rested for the tour, whereas Jos Buttler has been dominated out due to a hamstring harm sustained in opposition to Sri Lanka.
Glamorgan leg-spinner Mason Crane, who’s but to make his ODI debut, has been referred to as as much as the squad. He returns to the England setup eight years after his earlier worldwide look, within the fifth males’s Ashes Check in Sydney in 2018. Crane additionally performed two T20 internationals in 2017.
Uncapped Sussex gamers James Coles and Henry Crocombe, who had been each a part of England’s white-ball squads this summer season, have additionally been included.
“This can be a large problem to play in opposition to two actually good groups in several situations,” England captain Harry Brook stated at a pre-series information convention.
“We wish to be a group that adapts to situations and might discover alternative ways to win, and this collection supplies an ideal alternative to try to try this.”
Brook stated England had demonstrated their means to adapt in latest collection, profitable in Sri Lanka earlier than beating India and Sri Lanka at residence.
Shadab Khan and Sufyan Moqim had missed the earlier recreation attributable to sickness and Pakistan might go in opposition to England with no less than one in every of these two bowlers.