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ENGLAND VS PAKISTAN 2020: 1ST TEST: DREAM11 FANTASY CRICKET TIPS – PLAYING XI, PITCH REPORT & INJURY UPDATE

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Match Details

The first of the three-match Test series between England and Pakistan will be played at the Old Trafford in Manchester.

This match starts at 3:30 PM IST (11 AM local time) (10 Am GMT). It will be live on Sony Six and Sony Six HD and can be streamed live on SonyLIV. 

Weather Report

It will be cloudy for the whole day in Manchester on Wednesday with the chances of rain varying from 23 to 44 percent during the match time. However, from the second better forecast is predicted with rain unlikely to interrupt the proceedings.

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Pitch Report

Overcast conditions always tempt the captains to chose to bowl first at the Old Trafford. England made a mistake last time around against West Indies by opting to bat and lost the Test. With similar conditions on offer, it will be interesting to see what they do this time.

Average first innings score: 335 (81 Tests played at the venue)

The average first innings score in the last six Tests is 416. Pakistan have performed well in Tests in England since 2010. They drew 2-2 in 2016 and 1-1 in 2018. However, all their victories have been in London (Lord’s and The Oval). They lost by 330 runs in Manchester in 2016. 

 Pakistan have won their past two Tests, beating Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at home earlier in 2020. England have a superb record at Old Trafford in Manchester, winning 11 of their past 15 Tests there since 2000 Key Players to Watch/Key Stats Pakistan’s batsmen found the going tough in their most recent practice match last month. 

Shan Masood (49) and Fawad Alam (43) top scored in the match. 

What a huge series this is for Babar Azam. There is currently a “big four”, but if Babar can deliver here, it’s time to name it the “big five”. Babar has been superb since the beginning of 2018 (1,375 runs, avg. 65.48). Also, 

Babar was strong in South Africa (202 runs, avg. 36.83) and Australia (210 runs, avg. 52.50). 

 Dominic Sibley and Rory Burns: the second coming of Cook and Strauss? Perhaps too early to tell, but they were solid in the recent Test series vs West Indies (Sibley 226 runs avg. 45.20. Burns 234 avg. 46.80). Of course, it is a must to mention Ben Stokes. He was superb with both and ball in the recent series vs West Indies (363 runs, 9 wickets). Also, 

Stokes has been immense since the start of 2019. In this period, he has scored 1,453 runs at 51.89 and taken 39 wickets at 28.85. He may not bowl too much, but he is still key. Of course, the key question is whether Stokes can improve on his batting average of 18.78 in five Tests vs Pakistan. Will this be a big series for Joe Root? He enjoys playing Pakistan: 9 Tests, 916 runs, avg. 61.06. Also, 

Root has a strong Test record at Old Trafford: 7 Tests, 725 runs, avg. 72.50. It is also a big series for Pakistan captain Azhar Ali, who has been under par in the past few years. He did enjoy a solid series in England in 2016 (295 runs, avg. 42.14).  

 Haris Sohail was Pakistan’s leading run-scorer in their last Test series in England, in 2018 (114 runs, avg. 38.00). Ollie Pope is coming off an excellent 91 vs West Indies. 

 Mohammad Abbas, one of the world’s underrated Test bowlers, has a big role to play. He was superb in England in 2018, as conditions suit him: 2 Tests, 10 wickets, avg. 14.80. 

 Stuart Broad. Need we say more? He went past 500 Test wickets and completely dominated the last two Tests vs West Indies, after being left out. Broad and Anderson perform superbly vs Pakistan. 

Anderson has 63 wickets in 15 Tests vs Pakistan 18.58. Broad has 54 wickets in 16 Tests at 24.00. Can youngsters Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi deliver the goods for Pakistan throughout the series?  

Sohail Khan will be keen for a run, after performing well in the recent tour game (5/39). 

 Yasir Shah believes the pitches will turn. And the tracks have had some turn so far this season. Also, Yasir could contribute with the bat – he scored a century in Australia late last year. Chris Woakes is superb at home (81 career wickets, avg. 22.53). So too  Jofra Archer (26 wickets, 24.92).

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