Probable XI –
England –
Philip Salt, Dawid Malan, Zak Crawley, James Vince, Ben Stokes (c), John Simpson / Ben Duckett, Lewis Gregory, Craig Overton, Brydon Carse / David Payne, Saqib Mahmood, Matt Parkinson / Danny Briggs
Pakistan –
Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Sohaib Maqsood, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Mohammad Rizwan
2. Babar Azam(C)
3. James Vince
4. Dawid Malan
5. Lewis Gregory
6. Shadab Khan
7. Craig Overton
8. Saqib Mahmood(VC)
9. Matt Parkinson
10. Hasan Ali
11. Shaheen Afridi
– Expecting Babar Azam to big this time as he usually doesn’t go without scoring in a particular series.
– Saqib Mahmood looks a safe VC choice considering his current lethal form with the bowl.
– Vince and Malan are must picks as they have done well at this venue.
– Going heavy on Pacers as they had been successful at this surface.
– Can take Brydon Carse at the place of Parkinson who has better numbers at this venue.
– Preferring Rizwan over Salt as he’s due to play a good knock in this series.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Mohammad Rizwan
2. Babar Azam(C)
3. James Vince
4. Imam Ul Haq
5. Ben Stokes(VC)
6. Lewis Gregory
7. Shadab Khan
8. Brydon Carse
9. Saqib Mahmood
10. Haris Rauf
11. Shaheen Afridi
– Going a bit heavy on Pakistan as they might put up a good show with both bat and ball to win this match.
– Stokes might be a good punt VC especially if top order doesn’t do well as he has phenomenal numbers at both venue and H2H matches.
– Take Imam Ul Haq only if Pakistan bat’s first while vice versa for Fakhar Zaman.
– Brydon Carse might be a decent credit saver punt considering his strike rate of just 18 at this venue.
– Dropped Hasan Ali as he might not get that much of wickets in two consecutive matches.
Grand League Combination –
1. Mohammad Rizwan
2. James Vince
3. Babar Azam(VC)
4. Fakhar Zaman
5. Ben Stokes(C)
6. Lewis Gregory
7. Shadab Khan
8. Faheem Ashraf
9. Hasan Ali
10. Haris Rauf
11. David Payne
– Expecting Pakistan to dominate over opponent in this last match of the series.
– Ben Stokes looks open captain choice in GL as he will be the most crucial batter if top order of English team depart early.
– Can take Imam Ul Haq at the place of Fakhar Zaman if Pakistan opts to chase.
– David Payne might be a decent GL pick if finds a place in the XIs as he had done well at this venue in T20s.
– Expecting Faheem to stay amongst the wickets as he has gone wicketless in both the last two matches.
– Gregory looks another good C/VC choice for grand league combinations.
