England vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI – Prediction, Fantasy XI Tips & Probable XI

Pakistan will take on England in the 2nd ODI at Lord's on Saturday. The hosts won the 1st ODI by nine wickets and lead the three-match series 1-0. 

England vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI: Match Details

• Date – Saturday, July 10, 2021
• Time – 3:30 PM IST
• Venue – Lord's, London

England vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI Match Preview:

England batters didn't have much to do in the last game as they were chasing a small target. Yet, the management will be glad to see Zak Crawley finishing off the game, making a mark on his ODI debut. It will be interesting to see how the rest of the inexperienced batters go about things in the next match. 

Saqib Mahmood won England the game in his first spell only, picking three top-order wickets. Lewis Gregory, too, had a good outing with the ball picking up one wicket. Gregory's ability to bat is a big plus. 

Pakistan's batters would want to forget the last game and start afresh in the 2nd ODI. Fakhar Zaman was the only positive thing the other day. He will be looking forward to the next game and convert his start to a big one. Watch out for Sohaib Maqsood, the middle-order batter who can turn things around and finish the inning well. 

Shaheen Afridi and Hasan Ali would want to make the best use of the seaming conditions here in England. 

Although England has an inexperienced side, but the last game indicated that the team is here to win. Pakistan still has a good chance to turn things around. 

England vs Pakistan Head-to-Head(H2H):

• Total – 89
• England – 54
• Pakistan – 32
• No Result - 3 

England vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI Records: 

Imam-ul-Haq has scored 1966 runs in 44 innings so far in his ODI career. He needs 34 runs in the next innings to become the second-fastest player to reach the milestone after Hashim Amla (40 innings). Among Pakistan players, he will reach the top spot surpassing Zaheer Abbas and Babar Azam, both of whom completed 2000 ODI runs in 45 innings.

Ben Stokes will be playing his 100th ODI for England.

England vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI Probable Playing XI:

• England - Philip Salt, Dawid Malan, Zak Crawley, James Vince, Ben Stokes (c), John Simpson (wk), Lewis Gregory, Craig Overton, Brydon Carse, Saqib Mahmood, Matthew Parkinson
• Pakistan - Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Sohaib Maqsood, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf

England vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI Fantasy XI:

• Wicket-keepers - Mohammad Rizwan
• Batsmen - Babar Azam, Sohaib Maqsood, Fakhar Zaman, Zak Crawley, Dawid Malan
• All-rounders - Ben Stokes, Lewis Gregory
• Bowlers - Shaheen Afridi, Saqib Mahmood, Matt Parkinson