Probable XI –
England –
Jason Roy, Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan / Dawid Malan, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan / David Willey, Tom Curran, Adil Rashid, Matt Parkinson, Saqib Mahmood
Pakistan –
Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Sohaib Maqsood, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Azam Khan, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Jos Buttler
2. Mohammad Hafeez
3. Babar Azam(VC)
4. Dawid Malan
5. Moeen Ali(C)
6. Liam Livingstone
7. Imad Wasim
8. Shadab Khan
9. Tom Curran
10. Saqib Mahmood
11. Shaheen Afridi
– Moeen Ali might be a good captain choice considering his batting order in top six and at least 3-4 overs with the bowl.
– Expecting another cracking knock from Babar Azam considering his consistency in recent times.
– Can take Jason Roy at the place of Dawid Malan especially if English team bat’s first.
– Expecting Hafeez to go big as he hasn’t done well in the last two matches but holds phenomenal numbers against the opponent.
– Shadab and Imad can give good fantasy points with the help of bat and ball.
– Can take Mohammad Rizwan at the place of Imad Wasim especially if Pakistan bats first.
– Expecting at least a couple of wickets from Tom Curran as he’s getting to bowl in death overs.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Jos Buttler
2. Mohammad Rizwan(VC)
3. Mohammad Hafeez
4. Jason Roy(C)
5. Babar Azam
6. Moeen Ali
7. Liam Livingstone
8. Shadab Khan
9. Tom Curran
10. Saqib Mahmood
11. Shaheen Afridi
– Roy and Rizwan looks safest C/VC choices considering their opening batting order and consistency to score 30+ runs in T20Is.
– Can take Fakhar Zaman at the place of Mohammad Hafeez especially if Pakistan opts to bat second.
– Curran and Shaheen are other two safe C/VC choices considering their bowling in death overs.
– Can take Adil Rashid at the place of Saqib Mahmood if England opts to bowl second.
– Take anyone between Jos Buttler or Jonny Bairstow.
Grand League Combination –
1. Jonny Bairstow
2. Mohammad Hafeez
3. Babar Azam
4. Dawid Malan
5. Shadab Khan
6. Moeen Ali
7. Imad Wasim
8. Adil Rashid
9. Tom Curran(C)
10. Shaheen Afridi(VC)
11. Haris Rauf
– Tom Curran and Afridi looks open C/VC choices in GL considering their bowling in death overs.
– Jonny Bairstow might be a good GL pick as he doesn’t go without scoring big in a particular series.
– Dropped Jos Buttler as he might not score big in two consecutive matches.
– Expecting at least a couple of wickets from both Adil Rashid and Haris Rauf.
– Can take Shoaib Maqsood at the place of Mohammad Hafeez.
