England captain Ben Stokes (second left) and Pakistan’s skipper Shan Masood pictured in the course of the toss for the third Check in opposition to Pakistan at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on October 24, 2024. — Fb@PakistanCricketBoardÂ
RAWALPINDI: England on Thursday received the toss and elected to bat first in opposition to Pakistan within the decisive third Check of the sequence, which is presently tied 1-1.
Each groups have gone into the match with a lone seamer in what is anticipated to be a spin-friendly pitch on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
England have introduced in Rehan Ahmed as a 3rd spinner, whereas Gus Atkinson was recalled because the vacationers continued to rotate their pacers.
“We’ll have to wait and see until a bit of cricket and some traffic has gone over it,” mentioned England captain Ben Stokes on the toss.
“But it looks a really good wicket. It’s another challenge we’re presented with and we’ll wait and see,” he added.
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Pakistan have fielded the identical 11 who secured the series-levelling victory within the second check in Multan.
Inexperienced Shirts’ captain Shan Masood was reluctant to make a prediction concerning the pitch.
“The important thing is to see the situation, see what you’re under and respond,” he mentioned.
“The preparation has been a bit different, until both teams have batted we’ll keep our opinions to ourself,” remarked Masood.
Taking part in XIs
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Shan Masood (captain), Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Muhammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Salman Agha, Aamer Jamal, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Zahid Mahmood
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Rehan Ahmed, Gus Atkinson, Jack Leach, Shaoib Bashir
