This article will talk about the probable XIs for both teams and continue with the Dream11 predictions & the winning fantasy team for the Second T20I between England and Pakistan that is scheduled to take place on the 18th July 2021.
Pakistan team showed why they are unpredictable by winning the 1st T20I at Trent Bridge by a comfortable margin of 31 runs on Friday. Their skipper Babar Azam continued his dominant form with 85 and his opening partner Mohammad Rizwan also made 63 in the team’s score of 232/6. This is Pakistan’s highest score in the T20 internationals and proved enough for the visitors to fetch their first win of the tour.
England, on the other hand, didn’t play with their strongest bowling attack owing to the rotation but their batting was at its usual best. Despite chasing a daunting target of 232, they kept themselves in the game scoring at a faster pace. Liam Livingstone scored a magnificent 103 off just 43 balls to give the hosts to get ever so close to the target. But Shaheen Afridi 3/30 dented their hopes and earned Pakistan a win.
Match Details
Venue: Headingly, Leeds
Pitch and Weather: This will be the 1st T20 international that will be played at this great venue. The pitches usually at Leeds are true sporting wickets that will assist all the players involved. Like other venues in England, this will also have some initial movement for the pacers and is likely to be a belter of pitch after that. So we can expect another high-scoring encounter in the 2nd T20I. The weather is expected to be clear on the game day with the maximum temperature of 28C and without any rain interruption.
Date and Time: July 18, 7 PM IST
Probable Playing XIs
Eoin Morgan indicated that they will look to give chances to most of the players in the squad and we may see the return of few pf the first choice players like Jos Buttler, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid back into the team after losing the first match. Dawid Malan despite his poor returns in the last 3 games for England, is likely to continue.
Pakistan will most likely play with the same team that won the opening game of the T20I series. Hasan Ali who didn’t feature in the game due to a niggle may replace Hasnain/ Haris Rauf if he is fully fit.
England: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk), Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan (C), Liam Livingstone, Lewis Gregory/Moeen Ali, Tom Curran/Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Chris Jordan, David Willey.
Pakistan: Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan, Shoaib Maqsood, Mohammad Hafeez, Azam Khan(wk), Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain/ Hasan Ali.
Match Prediction
England may have lost the first game but we can’t count the team out as they have the capability to make a strong comeback in the series. Paksitan will also be high on confidence after their emphatic performance with bat at Trent Bridge. So we can expect a humbdinger of a game at the Leeds. The Eoin Morgan led England will start as the favorites to make it 1-1.
Fantasy Tips
Batsman: Jason Roy will be the main batsmen from the England team. The opener looked on great form in his brief but impactful stay at the crease in the 1st T20I. Pakistan skipper Babar Azam is one of the best batsman in the shortest format of the game and made an amazing 85 at Trent Bridge. Along with them the veteran Mohammad Hafeez can be picked as the 3rd batsman.
Wicket-keepers: We can pick as many as 3 wicket-keepers combined from both the teams and all of them are capable of scoring heavy runs. Jos Buttler who is likely to make a return can be picked along with his teammate Jonny Bairstow who is one of the best white-ball players in cricket. Mohammad Rizwan can be picked as he is the top run-getter in the T20I format this year.
All-rounder: Liam Livingstone after his fantasitc century in the 1st T20I can be picked as the lone all-rounder option in your fantasy team.
Bowlers: Adil Rashid and David Willey will be the key bowlers from England. Both are wicket-taking options from the bowling section. Pakistan has some of the best young bowlers gong around. The pace duo of Mohammad Hasnain and Shaheen Afridi can be picked from the visiting team.
Captaincy Choices
Fantasy Team: Jason Roy(vc), Mohammad Rizwan, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Hafeez, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, David Wiley, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain
Captain – Babar Azam
Babar Azam is the best batsman on the Pakistan team. Babar Azam is also running in good form so he will be the ideal candidate to be the captain of the fantasy team.
Vice-Captain– Jason Roy
The England opener has the ability to score big and do it so in a very quick time. He can be the Vice-captain of the team.
Dream11 Team
