England skipper, Eoin Morgan won the man of the match as he scored 66 off 33 balls in the 2nd T20I to make England cross the finishing line with ease.
PLAYING XIs
England:
Tom Banton, Jonny Bairstow (WK), Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan (C), Sam Billings, Moeen Ali, Lewis Gregory, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood.
Pakistan:
Babar Azam (C), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi.
MATCH DETAILS
The Final T20I of the 3 match T20I series between England vs Pakistan will be played at the Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester.
The Match Timings: 6:00 PM Local Time (10:30 PM IST) (10:00 PM PST)( 5:00 PM UTC)
MATCH PREVIEW
England are taking on Pakistan for the final time in this 3 match T20I series in Old Trafford, Manchester on Tuesday. The 1st match of the series ended in a washout. In the second T20I on Sunday, the host asked Pakistan to bat first who scored a big total of 195 with the help of half centuries from Babar and Hafeez. In reply, England openers gave a good start by scoring 65 runs in the Powerplay. Later, with the help of two wickets in two balls from Shadab, Pakistan were back in the game. But soon after that, the Eoin Morgan show begins. The England skipper played a match winning knock of 66 in just 33 balls which comprises six 4s and four 6s with the help of a good support from Malan at the other end. Malan ended up with an unbeaten 54 to cross the finishing line for the host.
WEATHER REPORT
The conditions are suitable for a match on Tuesday and expected to have a full match in Manchester.
PITCH REPORT
The condition of the pitch looks dry and will be definitely on a slower side as the game goes on. It will be a batting paradise once again with a bit of help for the spinners as we move forward in the game.
Average first innings score since 2015:
170
Record of chasing team since 2015:
Won - 3, Lost - 1
INJURY UPDATES
Mohammad Amir left the field due to a potential hamstring injury in the last match on Sunday. He is uncertain to start the final game of the series. Will update when there is an announcement.
PROBABLE XIs
England:
Tom Banton, Jonny Bairstow (WK), Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan (C), Sam Billings, Moeen Ali, Lewis Gregory, David Willey, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid.
Bench: Joe Denly, Saqib Mahmood.
Pakistan:
Babar Azam (C), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Amir/Wahab Riaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Bench: Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Mohammad Naseem, Mohammad Hasnain.
FANTASY PICKS
Babar Azam, scored a 44 balls 56 in the last match. He is the No 1 T20I ranked Batsman with an average of 50.90.
Eoin Morgan, man of the match in the last match with a match winning 66 off 33 balls. Has 380 runs against England with an average of 42.2 at a SR of 137.07.
Jonny Bairstow, despite his failure in the first T20I, he has 215 runs in his last six outings at a SR of 185.34. He scored 44 in 24 balls in the Powerplay in the last game.
Shadab Khan, picked up 5 wickets in the first two games of the series. He will be crucial for Pakistan in the final game as well.
Tom Banton, striking at 156.89 in this series with a knock of 71 in the first game. He will one of the key players to watch out for this game.
Mohammad Hafeez, scored 69 off just 36 on Sunday. He has an average of 79.20 at a SR of 143.37 in his last 10 T20Is.
CAPTAIN AND VICE CAPTAIN
CAPTAIN: Jonny Bairstow, Babar Azam, Eoin Morgan.
VICE CAPTAIN: Shadab Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Dawid Malan.
SUGGESTED PLAYING XI for Head To Head/ Small Leagues.
Keeper: Jonny Bairstow (C)
Batsmen: Babar Azam (VC), Eoin Morgan, Tom Banton, Mohammad Hafeez, Dawid Malan.
All-Rounders: Shadab Khan, Lewis Gregory.
Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi, Adil Rashid, Chris Jordan.
SUGGESTED PLAYING XI for Grand Leagues/ Mega Leagues.
Keeper: Jonny Bairstow
Batsmen: Eoin Morgan (C), Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Fakhar Zaman, Tom Banton.
All-Rounders: Shadab Khan (VC), Imad Wasim.
Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi, Adil Rashid, Tom Curran.
EXPERT ADVICE
England would like to continue with the same winning combination. But there might be some changes in the XI. David Willey might come in for one of the bowers as they went for too many runs on Sunday.
PROBABLE WINNERS
England is expected to win the final game easily unless they bat first as their batting are likely to chase any total at the moment.
Written By: Kaushik Kashyap, a cricket enthusiastic and budding analyst.
Twitter: @_CricKaushik_
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