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PAK vs ENG Match Details

Match: Pakistan vs England, 1st Test | England Tour of Pakistan

Date: Thursday, 01 December 2022

Time: 10:30 (GMT+5.5) / 11:00 (GMT+6)

Format: Test

Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

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Since the sport was reinstated in Pakistan, Pakistan hasn’t lost a Test match there.
In the last 10 Test Matches that they have played, England has failed to win a game away from home.
England’s problem on a turning Rawalpindi track will be its lack of a strong spin bowling assault.

The first of a three-match Test series between Pakistan and England will start on Thursday in Rawalpindi. England is touring Pakistan for a Test series for the first time since 2005. While England defeated South Africa at home this summer, Pakistan dropped their most recent Test against Sri Lanka in a tied series. At ten o’clock local time, the series’ first game begins.

Pakistan will bet on themselves to win this match with both the bat and the ball because of their successful home record in Test cricket. Pakistan has the players to engage in patient batting, which would be necessary.

After a good summer at home, England enters this series, but facing Pakistan on the road is a very different prospect. They’ll play aggressively, but a victory would be a major accomplishment.

PAK vs ENG Weather Report

All five of the scheduled days of this Test Match are likely to be clear, and each day’s high temperature is predicted to be over 20 degrees.

PAK vs ENG Match Toss Prediction

At these two most recent Tests, the captain who won the toss decided to bat first. In this match, we anticipate that both captains will favor starting the batting first.

PAK vs ENG Pitch Report

In the previous Test Match in Rawalpindi, only 14 wickets were lost, and we anticipate another batter-friendly pitch for this contest. On this surface, a first innings total of par will exceed 400.

Pakistan Team News & Probable Playing XIs

The hosts loved their IT20 matchup with England in September and October and hope home-field advantage will help them in this first Test. Haris Rauf is predicted to play in his first Test in this game after a very strong white-ball season.

Recent form – L W L D D

Pakistan’s Probable XI

Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Abdullah Shafiq, Salman Ali Agha, Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, and Nauman Ali.

England Team News & Probable Playing XIs

In this game, at least one player will make their Test debut for England, and there will undoubtedly be another. Keaton Jennings, the opener, is anticipated to play in his first Test match since February 2019, although fast bowler Mark Wood won’t take a chance due to a minor ailment.

Recent form – W W L W W

England’s Probable XI

Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes (wk), Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Keaton Jennings, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, James Anderson, and Jack Leach.

PAK vs ENG Head-to-Head Stats (Last 5 matches)

Team	Won	Lost	Draw
Pakistan	1	2	2
England	2	1	2

PAK vs ENG – 1st Test, Dream 11

Wicket-keeper

Ben Foakes
Mohammad Rizwan

Batters

Joe Root
Babar Azam (vc)
Imam-ul-Haq
Zak Crawley
Abdullah Shafiq

All-Rounders

Ben Stokes (c)

Bowlers

James Anderson
Jack Leach
Naseem Shah

PAK vs ENG Prediction

Winning the toss

Pakistan

Top batsman

Pakistan – Babar Azam

England – Joe Root

Top bowler

Pakistan – Naseem Shah
England – Jack Leach

Most sixes

Pakistan – Babar Azam

England – Ben Stokes

Player of the Match

Pakistan – Babar Azam

Team Scores Batting First

Pakistan – 400+
England – 370+

Pakistan is the favorite to win this match.

Although this match is a rematch of the T20 World Cup Final from Melbourne earlier this month, both teams will include a wide variety of players. We believe that playing Pakistan in Rawalpindi will be England’s most difficult challenge of the year, despite the fact that they have been in fantastic form since Ben Stokes assumed the leadership. We expect Pakistan’s hitters to score runs more readily and without taking significant risks, and we are betting on Pakistan to triumph.