England vs Pakistan, 2nd T20I dream11 prediction today match
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Match : England vs Pakistan, 2nd T20I
Venue : Edgbaston, Birmingham
Date & Time : 25th May, Saturday at 07:00 PM IST
H2H Record :
Total matches - 29
ENG won - 19
PAK won - 09
NR - 01,
Pitch Report :
The pitch at the Edgbaston, Birmingham is a balanced pitch with decent assistance for both batters and bowlers on offer. There should be nice carry and bounce off the surface, allowing batters to trust the pitch and play their natural game. The spinners will come into play in the middle overs with variations in pace being the key. Both teams will ideally look to bat first.
The average 1st innings score at this venue in the recently matches is 155 runs.
Weather Report :
The temperature is expected to hover around 18°C on the Saturday with 67% humidity and 12 km/hr wind speed. There are 10% chances of rain during the game.
Probable XI :
England :
Jos Buttler (C & Wk), Phil Salt, Jonny Bairstow, Will Jacks, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley.
Pakistan :
Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Azam Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir.
Preview :
With the first game getting washed out, England and Pakistan will face each other for the first time in the ongoing four-match series when they play the 2nd T20I match at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Saturday.
This series is the only chance for England and Pakistan to get their combination right ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup, scheduled to start on June 2, as unlike other teams, both these teams will not be playing any warm up match. So expect a high-octane, World Cup like intensity from both teams’ players.
The English team will be playing a T20I game after a gap of around five months, as their last series was in December 2023. With the T20 World Cup 2024 around the corner, the defending champions will be looking to tick all the boxes before entering the marquee event. The ongoing series will be very important for the Jos Buttler-led side as they will not be playing any warm-up games leading up to the global event.
On the other hand, Pakistan are also playing their last T20I series ahead of the month-long tournament in the West Indies and USA. The Babar Azam-led side recently played a three-match T20I series against Ireland and won the series by 1-2 margin. The Men in Green will be gunning to offer a tough fight to the Three Lions at their home.
Team Guide
Makes various team combinations with the help of these information.
Jos Buttler :
Jos Buttler will be keen to get up to top form ahead of the T20 World Cup and he is not far away after unbeaten century during the 2024 IPL for Rajasthan Royals. The English skipper managed to scored just 174 runs at an average of 21.8 in nine outings against the Pakistan. Must have pick.
Phil Salt :
Phil Salt is an aggressive top order batter had an excellent 2024 IPL campaign for Kolkata Knight Riders and left the franchise with them top of the table scored 435 runs, Avg - 39.54 with the healthy strike rate of 182.0. Must have pick.
Mohammad Rizwan :
Mohammad Rizwan has been consistently scoring for Pakistan over the years. Including a couple of half-centuries, he made 132 runs in a 3-match T20I series against Ireland. Rizwan has the potential to score big points with his batting in the early stages of this match. With 3180 runs in 96 T20 Internationals at an average of 50, he has a strong track record that can contribute to fantasy teams. Rizwan's average with bat 53.7 in 13 matches against the England. Reliable captaincy choice for this game.
Babar Azam :
Babar Azam looks organized at the crease every time and has got all the shots in the book. He made 132 runs in 3 matches T20I series against Ireland. He scored 3955 runs in 117 matches, including three centuries and 36 half-centuries in this format. He also has 592 runs at an average of 49.3 against the host. Default c/vc pick.
Will Jacks :
Will Jacks showcased his brutal power-hitting skills in IPL 2024 for RCB, scoring 230 runs in 8 matches at a strike rate of 175.57. In his 11 T20Is, he collected 181 runs at a strike rate of close to 150 and even picked up a wicket. Must have pick.
Sam Curran :
Sam Curran had a good IPL stint with Punjab Kings, scoring 270 runs and picking up 16 wickets across 13 matches. Overall he has impressive stats of 260 runs and 49 wickets in T20Is. His dual skills with bat and ball make him a top pick for captaincy in fantasy cricket.
Jofra Archer :
Jofra Archer is set for an International comeback after 14 long months. He won the World Cup for England in 2019 and looking forward to repeating the same in the upcoming T20 World Cup. Must have pick.
Shaheen Afridi
Shaheen Afridi, a strong fast bowler, has made a big impact with an impressive 88 wickets in 64 matches in this format. His consistent wicket-taking ability makes him a one of the best c/vc pick from bowling section.
Naseem Shah :
Naseem Shah is the young pacer who's coming from good form in recent matches. He's picked up 19 wickets in 24 T20 Internationals and his ability to bowl fast, he's well-suited for the conditions. Expect him to earn valuable fantasy points in this game.
Mark Wood :
Mark Wood is the wicket taking pacer who known for his accurate line or length like Test matches. He's picked up 45 wickets in 28 T20Is, he has a solid track record. In this match, he has the potential to earn plenty of fantasy points through his performance.
Adil Rashid :
Adil Rashid is an experienced leg-spinner has taken 107 T20I wickets with four two-wicket hauls. He is not afraid to slow his deliveries down and give the ball plenty of flight to tempt batters into errors. Punt pick.
Abbas Afridi :
Abbas Afridi is the 23 year old right-arm medium fast bowler will be looking to maintain his levels from the Irish series which saw him take two wickets in each of the three games. Punt pick.
Details Analysis
Cheat Sheet
England T20I
Wk :
Jos Buttler -
Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
21(25), 19(17), 0(1), 34(18), 35(25), 107(60)* 8(10), 100(58)*
Phil Salt -
Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
6(5), 32(14), 5(3), 68(33), 75(37), 48(14), 10(13), 89(47)*,
Batter :
Jonny Bairstow -
Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
14(22), 27(16), 7(6), 46(30), 108(48)*, 15(19), 0(3), 22(13),
Wil Jacks - Off break
1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn,
41(29), 12(7), 1(3), 100(41)*, 6(9), 55(32), 7(4), 8(6),
0/16(1), 0/5(1), DNB, DNB, 1/23(2), DNB, 0/32(3), 1/24(2),
Harry Brook -
3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn
7(6), 6(4)*, 31(7)*, 5(8), 1(2), 4(8), 67(36), 43(27)*,
Ben Duckett -
2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn
14(12), 11(11), 28(28), 20(13), 30(29), 26(16)*, 10(6), 33(24),
All-rounder :
Sam Curran - Left Arm Medium Fast
3dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, Open, Open, 2dwn
63(41)*, 22(16), 7(11), 26(20)*, DNB, 20(19), 6(7), 6(10),
2/24(3), 1/50(3), 1/34(4), 0/37(3), 1/60(4), 1/18(2), 2/41(4), 2/25(4),
Moeen Ali - Off break
2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 5dwn, DNB, 4dwn,
10(13), 56(36), 17(20), 15(9), DNB, 30(20), DNB, 3(6),
DNB, DNB, DNB, 0/22(2), 0/21(2), 0/5(1), 2/23(3), 2/28(4),
Liam Livingstone - Leg break
4dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 1dwn,
0(2), 6(9), 1(2), 21(14), 28(17)*, 17(13), 38(21)*, 30(13),
0/28(3), 2/19(4), 0/16(2), 1/21(3), DNB, DNB, DNB, 1/24(4),
Bowlers :
Jofra Archer - Right Arm Fast
0/24(4), 0/56(4), 1/35(4), 1/42(4), 0/33(4), 0/33(4), 3/13(4), 1/27(3),
Adil Rashid - Leg break
0/23(3), 4/12(4), 0/9(2), 2/26(4), 0/42(4), 1/43(4), 3/30(4), 1/21(3),
Mark Wood - Right Arm Fast
2/35(4), 1/32(4), 3/49(4), 5/14(4), 1/24(2), 3/26(4), 1/25(3), 3/34(4),
Reece Topley - Left Arm Medium Fast
1/68(4), 0/34(3), 2/27(4), 1/39(4), 1/32(3), 1/24(3), 0/14(3), 0/29(2),
Chris Jordan - Right Arm Medium Fast
0/28(3), 2/28(4), 0/12(2), 1/42(4), 2/33(4), 1/34(4), 0/36(4), 2/22(4),
Tom Hartley - Left Arm Orthodox
0/20(2), 0/28(4), 1/28(3), 0/26(3), 0/10(1), 1/26(4), 1/11(2), 1/22(2),
Pakistan T20I
Wk :
Mohammed Rizwan -
Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
56(38), 75(46)*, 1(4), 22(21), 45(34)*, 26(26), 15(21), 69(47), 20(17), 32(24), 58(44), 0(5), 51(42), 0(3),
Azam Khan -
2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 3dwn,
18(6)*, 30(10)*, 0(2), 30(22), 22(17), 18(6), 0(2), 9(8), 29(19), 29(14)*, DNB, 75(30),
Usman Khan -
1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open, Open, 2dwn,
31(24), 16(11), 5(7), 7(6), 57(40), 36(28)*, 21(23), 100(50)*, 106(59)*, 96(55), 14(7), 21(11), 26(28),
Batter :
Babar Azam -
1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
75(42), 0(4), 57(43), 69(44), 5(4), 37(29), 14(13), 25(22), 46(42), 51(46), 53(30), 64(40), 0(1), 111(63)*, 48(36), 31(26),
Fakhar Zaman -
DNB, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
DNB, 78(40), 20(18), 43(33), 61(45), 54(35), 10(10), 23(16), 4(8), 6(9), 41(36), 6(9), 13(13),
Saim Ayub -
Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
14(11), 6(3), 45(29), 1(5), 20(15), 32(22), 4(2), 73(44), 1(4), 19(18), 30(12), 46(22), 1(5), 38(21), 88(55), 7(11),
0/17(2), 0/7(1), DNB, 0/20(2), DNB, DNB, 2/34(3), 0/17(4), 1/18(4), 2/20(3), 2/15(2), 1/24(3), DNB, DNB, DNB,
Agha Salman - Off break
1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn,
10(11), 5(4), 31(21), 2(5), 33(30), 4(3), 37(25), 25(17)*, 14(8),
DNB, DNB, DNB, 0/14(1), DNB, 1/17(2), 1/25(4), 0/28(4), 0/28(4),
Irfan Khan -
3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn,
30(20)*, 18(18)*, 39(26)*, 35(16), 16(13), 4(6)*, 23(19), 15(10), 27(22)*, 12(10),
All Rounder :
Shadab Khan - Leg break
4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn,
0(1), 15(5)*, 7(8), 41(20), DNB, 4(8), 0(2), 23(13), 54(31), 34(26), 7(10), 80(51), 10(11)*, 6(8),
0/54(4), 1/15(2), DNB, 0/24(3), 2/15(3), 3/32(4), 1/35(4), 0/42(4), 0/52(4), 0/22(2), 1/23(3), 3/41(4), 0/18(3), 2/28(4),
Imad Wasim - Left Arm orthodox
4dwn, DNB, DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn 4dwn, 3dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, DNB, 4dwn, DNB, 2dwn, 6dwn,
1(1)*, DNB, DNB, 4(3)*, 22(11)*, 19(17)*, 59(40)*, 4(3), 30(13)*, DNB, 4(2), DNB, 0(2), 1(3),
1/23(3), 0/21(3), 1/28(4), 1/5(1), 0/32(4), 5/23(4), 0/23(4), 3/12(4), 0/29(3), 1/18(4), 1/24(3), 0/7(1), 1/20(4), 0/17(1),
Iftikhar Ahmed - offbreak
3dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 6dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn,
5(4), DNB, 37(15)*, 6(7), 23(20), 2(4)*, DNB, 32(20)*, 22(8)*, 20(8)*, 12(12), 60(27)*, 4(4), 40(18)*, 0(1), 16(8),
DNB, DNB, DNB, 0/11(1), 1/14(2), 0/16(2), 0/7(1), 2/19(3), 0/9(2), DNB, DNB, 0/12(1), DNB, 0/15(1), 0/17(1), 0/26(3),
Bowler :
Shaheen Afridi - Left Arm Fast
3/14(4), 3/49(4), 1/26(4), 4/30(4), 0/37(4), 3/13(4), 2/41(4), 1/37(4), 2/32(4), 2/39(4), 3/33(4), 1/34(4), 2/25(4), 1/38(4), 0/31(4),
Naseem Shah - Right Arm Fast
1/36(4), 1/37(4), 1/44(3), 1/27(4), 0/25(4), 3/30(4), 2/33(4), 1/31(4), 1/30(4), 1/26(4), 1/29(4), 1/32(4), 2/34(4),
Mohammad Amir - Left Arm Fast
1/32(4), 1/44(4), 0/41(4), 1/32(4), 2/13(3), 2/20(4), 2/40(4), 1/30(4), 0/35(4), 1/23(2), 2/46(4), 0/30(4), 1/33(4), 1/29(4),
Haris Rauf - Right Arm Fast
1/22(4), 0/25(3), 1/47(4), 0/38(3), 0/29(4), 2/60(4), 3/38(4), 2/34(4), 3/24(3),
Abrar Ahmed - Leg break
0/31(4), 2/15(4), 1/32(4), 1/39(4), 2/31(4), 1/34(4), 1/24(4), 3/31(4), 3/18(4), 1/40(4), 2/29(4),
Hasan Ali - Right Arm Medium Fast
0/42(3), 1/26(3), 0/30(4), 0/31(4), 4/15(4), 1/34(4), 2/39(4), 1/42(4), 2/29(4), 3/30(4),
Abbas Afridi - Left Arm Medium Fast
2/43(4), 2/33(4), 2/36(4), 0/24(2), 3/20(3), 2/27(3), 0/9(1), 1/21(2), 2/14(3), 3/40(4), 0/33(4), 1/48(4), 1/34(4), 3/33(4), 2/16(3),
Cheat Sheet
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