PAK vs ENG Today Match Prediction for Pakistan vs England 2nd Test – Who Will Win Pakistan vs England?
Published on: Dec 8, 2022 3:43 pm IST|Updated on: Dec 8, 2022 3:43 pm IST
PAK vs ENG Today Match Prediction: After the historic 1st Test in Rawalpindi England and Pakistan will head to Multan for the 2nd Test of the 3-match Test series. The first Test in Rawalpindi, which was one of the greatest Test matches of all time saw a truckload of runs being scored in the initial few days and coincidently it also saw Pakistan fighting for survival in the last session of the play. Will England continue their terrific form in Multan as well? Or will Pakistan have answers to the famous Bazball? Let’s find out.
PAK vs ENG Match Details
Fixture Name: Pakistan vs England, 2nd Test
Competition: England tour of Pakistan, 2022
Venue: Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Date and Time: December 9, 10:00 AM IST
Telecast & Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network, Sony LIV
PAK vs ENG Pitch Report
The surface in Multan is a pure batting pitch. Pace bowlers will have a lot of say in the outcome of this match. 330 is the average score at this venue with the average first innings score being 344.
RECENT FORM
England- W W W L W
Pakistan- L L W L D
PAK vs ENG Probable Playing XIs
Pakistan:
Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman, Zahid Mahmood, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Ali
England:
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Ben Foakes, Liam Livingstone, Jack Leach, Ollie Robbinson, James Anderson
PAK vs ENG Probable Top Performers
Probable Best Batter
Babar Azam
Babar Azam is a beast in home conditions. He has 3 centuries and a double hundred in his last 7 innings. Babar will be eyeing to feast on this recovering bowling unit.
Babar Azam Stats in Tests |
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Matches | Runs | Average | 100s | Recent Form |
43 | 3266 | 47.30 | 8 | 40, 136, 97, 174, 122 |
Probable Best Bowler
James Anderson
The English veteran has been leading this bowling unit for quite a long now. He was in fine form in the 1st Test, picking up 5 wickets from 2 innings.
James Anderson Stats in Tests |
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Matches | Wickets | Average | 5W | Recent Form |
176 | 672 | 26.22 | 32 | 4/36, 1/52, 3/53, 6/62, 1/52 |
PAK vs ENG Prediction- Who Will Win Today’s Match Between Pakistan and England
- Haris Rauf is injured and won’t take the field in Multan.
- Abrar Ahmed will replace him in the eleven.
- England batters scored 850 runs in 130 overs in the last Test. Pakistani pacers were going at the rate of 7. With Rauf not available for the 2nd Test, it is expected to go in England’s direction.
- For England, all the players are available for selection and are expected to be unchanged from the 1st Test.
- The last time these two sides faced off against each other in a Test Match, England defeated Pakistan by 74 runs.
PAK vs ENG in Tests |
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Matches Played | PAK Won | ENG Won |
87 | 21 | 27 |