England vs Pakistan 2021, 2nd ODI: Pakistan's Predicted XI

It was a batting collapse from Pakistan in front of a second-string England bowling attack. All of them have played under five ODIs or the national side but gave Babar Azam and his men a difficult time in the first ODI. Azam was dismissed for second-ball-duck in a game where he was expected to score and score big. It was a shocking performance from Pakistan which made the cricket fraternity start talking about the mercurial nature of the Men in Green.

Their batsmen did not give their bowlers enough runs to play with which saw them fail to defend the target. Meanwhile, in this article, we look at Pakistan’s playing XI for the second ODI. This is a must-win game for Pakistan to keep the series alive.

England vs Pakistan 2021, 2nd ODI: Pakistan’s Predicted XI

Imam-ul-Haq

He scored a first-ball duck in the first game against England. However, the selectors are expected to keep faith in him and give him another chance in the second ODI. He is 34 short of 2000 ODI runs.

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Fakhar Zaman

Zaman scored the most among all the Pakistani batsmen in the first ODI. He fell for 47, agonizingly short of 50 ending Pakistan’s hopes of getting a big score. He needs to keep his form going while another batsman from the lineup needs to give him support.

Babar Azam

Azam scored a first-ball duck in the first ODI. He need to play a captain’s knock to being his team on level terms in the series. Batting at number three, he needs to anchor his team’s innings towards a big score. He needs 192 more runs to complete 4000 ODI runs.

Mohammad Rizwan

Rizwan bats with intent in the middle-order and is expected to bat at number four in the middle-order. He scored an unlucky 13 off just nine balls as Pakistan’s batting order faltered.

Saud Shakeel

Shakeel made his ODI debut for Pakistan in the first ODI. He scored five from 13 balls and was dismissed. The youngster will look to make the most of his chance in the second game.

Sohaib Maqsood

He is recalled into the Pakistan squad for the first time since 2016. He scored 19 off 32 balls and looked good to get a big one before his innings was cut short by a mix-up with Fakhar Zaman. He bats with an aggressive intent and all of it would be required in the second ODI by his team.

Shadab Khan

He is the vice-captain of the side. He did not have a good game in the first ODI as he went for 22 runs off his three overs and remained wicketless. He would hope that his batsmen give him enough cushion of runs to help him make an impact on the game. He scored 30 with the bat in the game.

Faheem Ashraf

Ashraf also bowled a wicketless spell giving away 33 runs of his five overs. He is a fast-bowling all-rounder but did not do much with the bat either. Ashraf has played 29 ODIs for Pakistan so far.

Shaheen Shah Afridi

Afridi picked the only English wicket to fall in the first ODI. He was also the best bowler among all in that game. He needs support first from his batsmen and then from his bowlers to bring his team back in the series at Lord’s.

Hasan Ali

Hasan Ali went for 33 runs off his four overs and was the most expensive of the lot. He bowled a wicketless spell as well which mounted problems for Pakistan. His team would hope him to strike in the second ODI.

Haris Rauf

Rauf is the third pacer in the predicted XI. He went for 28 runs off his spell. The previous game was his fifth in national colors. He is ranked very highly within the team for his experience of playing T20 cricket all across the globe.

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