World Cup 2019, Match 6: England vs Pakistan – Fantain Fantasy Cricket Tips

While England won the first match against South Africa, Pakistan succumbed to pressure in their first match against West Indies in the World Cup. The visitors now have a real game on their hands as they fight their weaknesses within to take on the home team. Here is all you need to read for both the teams before picking your Fantain XI.

Team News:

England

While players like Jofra insisted that being the home team did not offer England any extra advantage, they did make utmost use of their resources to defeat South Africa in the first match. England has never won the World Cup before and they should take advantage of being the home team – if that – to get their hands on the legendary cup.

Players like Roy, Bairstow, Root and Stokes will take the lead as scorers. Their batting can run deep with players like Moeen Ali and Woakes chipping in. Archer, Plunkett and Rashid are key bowlers.

Probable XI: Liam Plunkett, Eoin Morgan (c), Adil Rashid, Jos Buttler (wk), Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Moeen Ali, Joe Root, Jofra Archer

Pakistan

Pakistan lost to a very strong West Indies team, probably one of the best squads the World Cup has ever seen from them. That does not rule out the fact that Pakistan needs to work on bringing spine to their batting by making sure that the middle order does not succumb to pressure. They are needed all the more when the openers are unable to build a partnership. Now is as good a time as any for Pakistan to bring out such a combination.

Batsmen such as Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman and Sarfaraz Ahmed are they key batsmen who have the potential to chase big numbers. Bowling was never an issue, perse.

Probable XI: Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Haris Sohail, Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Imad Wasim, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali

Top Picks

Fakhar Zaman: A player confident of his team’s success in the World Cup, Zaman is one of the smashers of his team and will be a prominent contributor to the runs on board.

Mohammad Amir: He took 3 wickets against West Indies on a flat pitch with an excellent economy rate.

Roy, Root and Stokes: They can also be labelled as the three pillars of the batting order of England. Their perfect understanding of each other makes them a formidable addition to England’s batting strength.

Moeen Ali: While England’s pitch favours pace, Ali’s turn of the ball brings variety to the strong pace attack of his team.

Fantain Fantasy XI:

Batsmen: Morgan, Root, Roy, Zaman

Bowlers: Archer, Amir, Plunkett, Riaz

All-Rounders:Stokes

WK: Buttler, Ahmed

This is our Fantain Fantasy XI but you’re the real expert.