ENG vs PAK ODI Match Prediction & Betting Tips, Cricket World Cup 2023
Match 44 of the 2023 Cricket World Cup sees England go head to head with Pakistan in the penultimate group stage game of the tournament on Saturday. England, the 2019 Cricket World Cup Champions, have won only two matches in this campaign but one of their victories came in their last match, against the Netherlands. Pakistan are still in the hunt for a top four place but must beat England by 287 runs in order to go level on points with fourth placed New Zealand and to go above them on net-run-rate. Read on as we preview this fixture. This game begins at Eden Gardens, Kolkata at 14:00 local time.
There was a huge relief for England’s players and fans as they finally got another win in the tournament by thrashing the Netherlands in Pune. This will be a much tougher contest but with a place in the 2025 Champions Trophy up for grabs, we expect England to put in another top performance.
Pakistan kept their hopes alive of reaching the semi-finals with some brilliant aggressive batting at the top of the order before the rain arrived against New Zealand. They will need more of the same in this match but their bowling will need to be sharper to beat an England side who are growing in confidence.
England vs Pakistan ODI Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on Sky Cricket, Sky Sports PAK, Willow TV and Star Sports
Live Streaming:You can live-stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar and Sky Go
ENG vs PAK Match Toss Prediction
Pakistan won at Eden Gardens when batting second earlier in the tournament although the other two games were won by the team batting first at this venue. In order to swing the net-run-rate enough in their favour, Pakistan need to bat first then beat England by 287 runs. As a result, we expect both teams will choose to bat first.
ENG vs PAK Pitch Report
This is a good batting wicket and bowlers will have to work hard for their dismissals at Eden Gardens. A par score will be over 300 runs in the first innings and we expect good pace from the surface in Kolkata.
A clinical performance from the Indian spinners was seen in the last match against South Africa. Jadeja picked 5-wicket haul on this track and we can expect the surface to spin again in this match.
Kolkata Weather Report
There will be some cloudy conditions at times in this match but overall it is likely to be clear skies with the temperature over 30 degrees throughout this fixture at Eden Gardens.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for England vs Pakistan, World Cup 2023
England Team News & Playing 11
England Team News
Jos Buttler announced two changes for England ahead of their big win against the Netherlands with Mark Wood and Liam Livingstone left out in place of Gus Atkinson and Harry Brook. Wood is fully fit ahead of this match and we expect him to come back into the team for this clash.
England Key Players
- Dawid Malan - The left-handed opener hit ten fours and two sixes against the Netherlands and was only dismissed by a run-out when he looked well set for another ODI hundred.
- Ben Stokes - We saw another incredible batting performances from the 32 year old left-hander in the last game as he took his side from 192/6 to 334/9 with another century.
England Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| Dawid Malan |
29 |
29 |
1419 |
140 |
56.76 |
97.92 |
6 |
7 |
| Ben Stokes |
113 |
98 |
3379 |
182 |
40.71 |
95.37 |
5 |
23 |
- Adil Rashid - The leg-spinner began the tournament in disappointing form but comes into this match in excellent form and dismissed Bas de Leede, Logan van Beek and Aryan Dutt in Match 40.
- Chris Woakes - The bowling all-rounder produced one of his excellent all-round displays in the win over the Netherlands. He has taken 7 wickets from his last three games.
- Moeen Ali - Moeen Ali is a good hitter to accelerate the innings and also comes as a handy spin bowling option. Ali has scored 87 runs and picked 3 wickets in 5 matches. He can be a crucial player in this match.
England Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Adil Rashid |
134 |
128 |
1121.3 |
197 |
5/27 |
32.09 |
5.63 |
34.1 |
2 |
| Chris Woakes |
121 |
117 |
950.4 |
172 |
6/45 |
30.03 |
5.43 |
33.1 |
3 |
| Moeen Ali |
137 |
127 |
988.0 |
109 |
4/46 |
48.17 |
5.31 |
54.3 |
0 |
England Team Form
England lost five successive games in the tournament before their 160 run victory over the Netherlands in Match 40 in Pune.
England Predicted Playing 11
Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c) (wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid
Pakistan Team News & Playing 11
Pakistan Team News
There was one change for Pakistan ahead of their must-win-game against New Zealand with Hasan Ali coming in and Usama Mir dropping out. The bowling attack will be looked at after they conceded 401/6 in the last match but we do not expect changes for this fixture.
Pakistan Key Players
- Fakhar Zaman - The 33 year old left-hander took the Player of the Match Award in the DLS win over New Zealand and ended unbeaten after hitting eight fours and 11 sixes.
- Babar Azam - The skipper has hit half-centuries in three of his last four innings and was well set on 66 not out when the rain arrived in the last game.
Pakistan Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| Fakhar Zaman |
81 |
80 |
3491 |
210 |
47.17 |
93.64 |
11 |
16 |
| Babar Azam |
116 |
113 |
5691 |
158 |
56.91 |
88.78 |
19 |
32 |
- Shaheen Shah Afridi - The left-arm pace bowler went wicketless against New Zealand and conceded 90 runs from his ten overs. However, he has 16 dismissals in the competition so far.
- Mohammad Wasim - The young bowling all-rounder has been brilliant for Pakistan since coming back into the team and has taken 8 wickets from three games at a strike-rate of 21.12 in the Cricket World Cup 2023.
- Iftikhar Ahmed - Iftikhar Ahmed has a good experience of hitting the ball over the fence as he has been part of various leagues. He has scored 139 runs and picked 3 wickets so far.
Pakistan Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi |
52 |
51 |
439.1 |
102 |
6/35 |
23.70 |
5.50 |
25.8 |
3 |
| Mohammad Wasim |
19 |
19 |
150.2 |
32 |
4/36 |
24.43 |
5.20 |
28.1 |
0 |
| Iftikhar Ahmed |
27 |
23 |
611 |
109* |
40.73 |
107.00 |
1 |
1 |
Pakistan Team Form
Pakistan had a poor run of form during the middle part of the group stage but come into this match looking for their third successive win.
Pakistan Predicted Playing 11
Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Agha Salman, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Wasim, Haris Rauf
England vs Pakistan Head to Head
England lead Pakistan 56-32 in the overall head to head and won each of the last three games between the sides in this format. They last met in July 2021 with England winning the series 3-0 with a 3-wicket win in the final game.
ENG vs PAK Head to Head Stats in ODIs
| |
Matches Played |
ENG Won |
PAK Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
91 |
56 |
32 |
0 |
3 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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England vs Pakistan Betting Odds
The bookmakers are expecting a very close game between the sides but it is England who are the favourites at 1.80. Pakistan are very close behind with their odds at 1.95 but still come into this game as the underdogs.
Who will win England vs Pakistan ODI Match?
England came into this team with a squad full of players who were expected to reach the semi-finals. However, over the last few games we have seen improvements and we expect England to come into this game as the top team.
🏆 England vs Pakistan Prediction
Similar to many other pundits, we expect this game to be very close on Saturday with an improving England up against Pakistan who have won their last two matches. Across the whole competition, there has been more consistency from Pakistan’s batters but England’s bowlers have really stepped up their levels over the last three games so this should be a fascinating contest. Our prediction is for England to build on their win in their last game and to get another victory in a closely fought match in Kolkata.
England to beat Pakistan
Nov 11, 2023
14:00 IST / 8:30 GMT
Eden Gardens - Kolkata, India
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