England vs Pakistan Dream11 Prediction 1st ODI [STATS for GRAND LEAGUE – Batting, Bowling, Team, Pitch]

England vs Pakistan Dream11: The first ODI match between England and Pakistan will take place on 8 July at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. Both the teams will lock horns in a total of six white-ball matches in this ongoing month. After a smashing series win against Sri Lanka at home, England were forced to name a fresh squad as 7 members of their previous ODI contingent were tested positive for Covid-19. On the other hand, Pakistan last registered a magnificent ODI series win in South Africa. Thus, it will be really important for both these teams to start this ODI series on a winning note.

ENG vs PAK Today Match Prediction Details

Fixture Name: 1st ODI, England vs Pakistan

Competition: England vs Pakistan ODI

Date: 8 July

Time: 5:30 PM IST

Ground: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Team Form Guide:
ENG (recent last): NR W W L W
PAK (recent last): W L W D W

ICC Rankings: ENG 3, PAK 6

Pitch Report: The pitch and the conditions at the Sophia Gardens will have good batting-friendly conditions. However, there will be some amount of assistance for the fast bowlers throughout the match due to the great bounce available. The average first innings total will be 280 on this wicket while bowling first will be safe option.

Where to WATCH ENG vs PAK Live

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ENG Team News

Injury Update, Unavailability

• The England ODI team that played against Sri Lanka recently will not be available due to Covid-19 outbreak.

Expected Team Line-up

• Ben Stokes will captain the side.
• Ben Duckett will be the wicket-keeper.
• James Vince, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes and Zak Crawley will be their main batters.
• Saqib Mahmood, Jake Ball and Craig Overton will be their crucial bowlers.

ENG Playing 11 (likely)

Zak Crawley
James Vince
Ben Duckett
Dawid Malan
Ben Stokes
Dan Lawrence
Lewis Gregory
Craig Overton
Saqib Mahmood
Jake Ball
Danny Briggs

PAK Team News

Injury Update, Unavailability

• There are no injury issues in the Pakistan camp.

Expected Team Line-up

• Babar Azam will be the captain.
• Mohammad Rizwan will keep the wickets.
• Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan will be their important batsmen.
• Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali and Shadab Khan will be their key bowlers.

PAK Playing 11 (likely)

Imam-ul-Haq
Fakhar Zaman
Babar Azam
Mohammad Rizwan
Sohaib Maqsood
Shadab Khan
Faheem Ashraf
Mohammad Nawaz
Shaheen Afridi
Hasan Ali
Haris Rauf

Who will win today match

The England side will depend a lot on the likes of James Vince, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes and Zak Crawley to deliver well in the batting department. Saqib Mahmood, Jake Ball and Craig Overton will be their crucial bowlers. On the other hand, Pakistan will want that Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan come good with the bat while Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali and Shadab Khan will be their key bowlers. It is expected to be a competitive contest but Pakistan will be the favourites to defeat this inexperienced England side. In our Dream 11 Today Match Prediction we back Pakistan to win this match.

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Fantasy Cricket Tips, Captain & Differential Pick

Captain Options:

Babar Azam: Pakistan captain Babar Azam will be a key performer in this match for his side due to his impressive ODI record. In 80 ODIs, Babar Azam has composed 3808 runs at an average of 56.84 that includes 17 fifties and 13 hundreds.

Ben Stokes: England skipper Ben Stokes has been really effective both with the bat and ball. Ben Stokes has smashed 2817 runs and also taken 74 wickets in 98 ODIs.

Differential Pick: 

Fakhar Zaman: Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman was the leading run-scorer during the ODI series against South Africa where he smashed a total of 302 runs in 3 games at an average of more than 100. Overall, in 50 ODIs, Fakhar Zaman has scored 2262 runs at an average of 49.17.

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England vs Pakistan Dream11 Prediction

Grand League Team 1

We are picking Babar Azam as the Captain of this team due to his fabulous ODI record having scored 3808 runs in 80 ODIs at an average of 56.84.

WICKET-KEEPERS: Mohammad Rizwan
BATSMEN: James Vince (VC), Fakhar Zaman, Dawid Malan, Babar Azam (C)
ALL-ROUNDERS: Shadab Khan, Ben Stokes
BOWLERS: Shaheen Afridi, Saqib Mahmood, Haris Rauf, Danny Briggs

Grand League Team 2

We are making Ben Stokes as the Captain of this team because of his brilliant all-round numbers having smashed 2817 runs and also taken 74 wickets in 98 ODIs.

WICKET-KEEPERS: Mohammad Rizwan (VC)
BATSMEN: Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, James Vince, Zak Crawley
ALL-ROUNDERS: Ben Stokes (C), Lewis Gregory
BOWLERS: Jake Ball, Saqib Mahmood, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf

Grand League Team 3

We are picking Fakhar Zaman as the Captain of this side as he was the leading run-getter in the last ODI series against South Africa where he scored 302 runs in 3 matches at a phenomenal average of 100.67.

WICKET-KEEPERS: Mohammad Rizwan, Philip Salt
BATSMEN: Fakhar Zaman (C), Dawid Malan, Babar Azam, Zak Crawley
ALL-ROUNDERS: Ben Stokes (VC), Faheem Ashraf
BOWLERS: Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, David Payne

Grand League Team 4

We are picking Dawid Malan as the Captain of this team as he smashed a remarkable half-century in his last ODI match against India.

WICKET-KEEPERS: Ben Duckett, Mohammad Rizwan
BATSMEN: Babar Azam (VC), Dawid Malan (C), Imam-ul-Haq, Zak Crawley
ALL-ROUNDERS: Ben Stokes, Shadab Khan
BOWLERS: Craig Overton, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi

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