ENG vs PAK: England won the toss and chose to bat, Pakistan's hopes of reaching the semi-finals suffered a setback
England vs Pakistan, World Cup 2023: England won the toss and decided to bat first. Babar Azam made one change in the team. Shadab Khan has got a chance in place of Hasan Ali. At the same time, England did not make a single change.
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The 44th match of World Cup 2023 is being played between defending champions England and Pakistan. In this match to be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, England captain Jos Buttler has won the toss and decided to bat first. With this, Pakistan's hopes of making it to the semi-finals have suffered a big blow.
Actually, now Pakistan will have to win the match in just 16 balls to make it to the semi-finals. This means that they will have to win the match against England with 284 balls to spare. Which is not possible. Babar Azam made one change in the team. Shadab Khan has got a chance in place of Hasan Ali. At the same time, England did not make a single change.
Playing 11 of both the teams:
England: Jos Buttler (wk/captain), Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid.
Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Abdullah Shafiq, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Agha Salman, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Haris Rauf.
