Published on: Dec 16, 2022 3:31 pm IST|Updated on: Dec 16, 2022 3:31 pm IST
The series between Pakistan and England has been all about England’s aggressive approach and their hunger for win. They have already the sealed the series 2-0 as they outplayed the opposition in both the games and are eyeing the whitewash as mentioned by skipper Ben Stokes. Pakistan on the other hand, will be playing for the pride as they are out of the WTC final contention and would want to avoid the whitewash.
Fixture Name: Pakistan vs England, 3rd Test Competition: England tour of Pakistan 2022 Date: 17th December 2022 Time: 10:30 AM IST Ground: Natonal Stadum Karachi, Karachi
The pitch in Karachi is a batting paradise and it has been one of the best decks do to play cricket. The average first innings score at this venue is 304, which raises to 329 in the second innings. However, there’s a drastic dip in the third and fourth innings as the average score at the venue in the last two innings is 261 and 157 respectively. Spinners will come into play right from the Day 1 and can boss the game as well. The venue so far has hosted 45 games, with 7 being won by teams batting first and 18 by teams bowling first, which suggests that captain winning the toss would want to ball first.
Pakistan – L W L L L England – L W W WW
Pakistan:
Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali Babar Azam(c), Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Agha Salman, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Ali, Zahid Mahmood, Abrar Ahmed
England:
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes, Rehan Ahmed, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood, Jack Leach
Probable Best Batter
Ben Duckett– Stats in Tests
England opener Ben Duckett is likely to be the best batter in the 3rd Test between Pakistan and England. The southpaw made a comeback into the team during this series and has been in a fine form, scoring runs in both the games. His Stats in Test are decent as in 6 games he has 359 runs to his name.
Probable Best Bowler
Abrar Ahmed– Stats in Tests
Pakistan’s mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed is is likely to be the best bowler in the first Test. The spinner made English batters look clueless in the second game, which was his debut game as he bagged 11 games in the match. Although he has played just one game, but his stats are exceptional as he
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