Pakistan skipper Shan Masood flips the coin for the toss within the first Check in opposition to England on October 7, 2024. — Fb/@PakistanCricketBoardFirst Check being performed at Multan Cricket Stadium.Ollie Pope main guests in Ben Stokes’ absence.Collection a part of ICC World Check Championship 2023-25.
MULTAN: Pakistan on Monday received the toss and elected to bat first within the first Check in opposition to England which is being performed on the Multan Cricket Stadium.
“We want to change things and get back on track,” stated Pakistan captain Shan Masood on the toss, including that the nationwide facet has opted to go together with two spinners and three quick bowlers within the match.
Coming from a humiliating Check sequence whitewash in opposition to Bangladesh, the Shan Masood-led facet might be on the lookout for some redemption on the house floor as they’ve misplaced 5 Check matches in a row.
The three-match Check sequence is a part of the ICC World Check Championship 2023-25 with the primary Two matches set to be performed in Multan whereas the third match is scheduled from October 24 to twenty-eight on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
It’s to be famous that England are being led by Ollie Pope within the first Check after the guests’ captain Ben Stokes was dominated out of the competition on account of a hamstring damage within the Hundred League.
Furthermore, James Anderson, is just not accompanying the workforce on their tour of Pakistan, as he’s taking part within the Scotland’s Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks Championship.
A day earlier the nationwide facet introduced their enjoying XI included three pacers together with thriller spinner Abrar Ahmed.
“This is our best playing XI […] Aamir Jamal’s inclusion will be beneficial. We have maintained our batting line-up to ensure consistency,” the skipper stated.
England’s coach Brendon McCullum has cautioned his facet that replicating their 2022 success in Pakistan can be a troublesome process amid the “rocketing” warmth of Multan.
His remarks come in opposition to the backdrop of England’s 3-0 victory in 2022 in opposition to the Inexperienced Shirts on the latter’s residence soil.
Earlier than that, the guests had performed 24 Exams in Pakistan, profitable simply two out of them making the 3-0 win way more outstanding.
Enjoying XI
Pakistan: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmad
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (captain), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir
