England vs Pakistan 3rd ODI Prediction

PAK Team News

Pakistan rested Mohammad Amir in the second ODI due to illness and replaced him with leg-spinner Yasir Shah who conceded 60 runs off his 7 overs. Amir has undergone some medical tests and he might be suffering from chickenpox. The pacer will, therefore, miss the third ODI and is likely to be replaced by Junaid Khan. Shoaib Malik has rejoined the team after his ten-day break from cricket. The veteran batsman was available for the previous game but was not picked in the playing eleven and it remains to be seen whether he will be given a chance on Tuesday or not. Mohammad Hafeez, who missed the first two ODIs due to injury, is likely to be drafted into the line-up if he regains full fitness ahead of this clash.

PAK Key Players

Pakistan's batting relies largely on their top three in Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam. Fakhar cracked a big ton in the last match and he will be taking plenty of confidence from that knock into the next match. Babar is one of the world's top ten batsmen in this format of the game. He has already hit a couple of half-centuries on this tour and looks set for another good outing. Asif Ali too is coming off a fine knock and he is the team's most reliable batsman in the middle order. Hasan Ali and Junaid Khan will hold the key for Pakistan with the new ball and the onus will be on them to make the early inroads into the England batting line-up. Hasan Ali has 78 ODI wickets to his name in 46 matches which includes three five-wicket hauls. Shaheen Afridi has been impressive in his short career and it will be crucial that he provides good support to Hasan and Junaid. Left-arm spinner Imad Wasim will be the go-to man for skipper Sarfaraz in the middle overs.

PAK Recent Form

Pakistan are finding it difficult to put an end to their recent run of poor form in the fifty-over format. They have now lost nine out of the eleven completed one-day internationals that they have played since the start of this year, and the last seven on the bounce. After losing to South Africa 2-3 in South Africa in January, Pakistan suffered a humiliating whitewash at the hands of Australia in the UAE a couple of months later before being batted out of the game by hosts England in the second ODI of the ongoing series.