ICC World Cup 2019: Match 6, England vs Pakistan, Match Prediction – Weather Report, Pitch Conditions, Playing XIs and Live Streaming Details

As per reports, the strip dished out for last year's world-record 481 will be used.

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Pakistan’s poor run just doesn’t seem to come to an end. After remaining winless in their bilateral ODI series against Australia and England, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Co slumped to a seven-wicket defeat against the Windies in the World Cup. At the Trent Bridge in Nottingham, the bounce generated by the bowlers turned out to be a massive headache for Pakistan and they got bowled out for a paltry 105 in 21.4 overs.

To make things worse, the Men in Green are now scheduled to run into Eoin Morgan’s men in their next game at the same venue. England is one of the tournament favourites and they showed exactly why, defeating South Africa at the Kennington Oval by a humongous margin of 104 runs. It goes without saying that Pakistan needs to pull a rabbit out of the hat in order to get past the ominous-looking Poms.

Weather Report

There is no forecast of rain in the morning. But from 2 PM onwards to 4 PM in the afternoon, the heavens may open up. From 1 pm onwards, a significant amount of clouds will be there. The temperature will be hovering around the 18 degrees Celsius. The humidity will be in the 40s and 50s.

Pitch Report

As per reports, the strip dished out for the world-record 481 match last year between England and Australia will be used tomorrow. Hence, a run-fest seems to be on the cards, unlike last time when the fast bowlers dominated. In that case, teams may opt to bat first and defend whatever they score.

Playing combinations

England

The Three Lions won’t be tinkering with their winning combination barring any unavoidable circumstance. Jonny Bairstow got a golden duck versus the Proteas and he’ll want to make amends. Jason Roy, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan and Ben Stokes looked in good touch last time around.

In fact, Stokes looked at his best with the leather as well as in the outfield where he took a thunderous catch to send back Andile Phehlukwayo. Jofra Archer’s inclusion hasn’t backfired as well. Jos Buttler floundered the other day, but the world’s aware of the damage he can do on his day.

Probable XI

Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (C), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (WK), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid

Pakistan

Asif Ali didn’t play the last game and he may get a chance in place of Haris Sohail, who fell to Andre Russell’s ferocity last time at the same venue. Asif was in decent form in the England ODI series and is someone, who can inject momentum into the innings with his wide range of strokes.

Asif’s inclusion will also mean that Sarfaraz may promote himself to number four. Mohammad Amir picked up three wickets and his return to form would be a massive morale-booster for the Men in Green. The onus will be on the top three — Babar, Imam and Fakhar — to build the platform.

Probable XI

Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Mohammad Hafeez, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir

Probable Top Performer

Jonny Bairstow – England | Babar Azam – Pakistan

Broadcast Details

TV – Star Sports

Online– Hotstar

Match Timings – 15:00 IST; 10:30 local

The prediction is for England to win the match.

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