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England v Pakistan on September 7

·         The only T20 between Pakistan and England sees the two team’s battle out in Manchester on September 7. First things first, it is a long tour. We have 4 test matches, 5 odis and a t20. Pakistan will get enough with respect to getting their game up in testing conditions. It will not be easy for what is a young team. They will have plenty of chances on the tour in terms of getting accustomed to English conditions. There will be no two ways about it because such is the length and familiarity of the tour. Pakistan will have to swing it with the bat. That is the only way they can be in the game against a canny English team. England really need not do anything fancy. They just need to be themselves. They have the batters and the bowlers and they just need to stay true to form. Pakistan always like to throw a cat among the pigeons and this tour is their chance. But to be fair, it is going to mighty tough for them, much like Sri Lanka found themselves in England recently. Cricket is not quite the EPL or Wimbledon or the British GP, there is an air of quietness to it. We are of course talking England here. So it will not be as if Pakistan will feel the heat in the kitchen. But it will be tough nevertheless. They need to make most of the opportunities and do something that no one expects. Luck favors the brave. Can the underdogs triumph? Time will tell.

·         Best economical pick – A bruising left-hander with strong shots square of the wicket the England captain Eoin Morgan loves this format. He is the most successful and experience player in this format.

·         Top captains & vice captains – The Pakistani T20I Skipper Sarfraz Ahmed, who scored Pakistan’s first ODI hundred at Lord’s in the second match, was the leading overall run-scorer in the ODI series with exactly 300 runs at an average of 60. He will look to continue his good form in this format too. There have been some brilliant performances from the Three Lions especially in the ODI format. Especially Joe Root who was declared as the man of the series with most runs of this series. He has scored 274 runs in 5 matches with an average of 54.80.

·         Smart pick – Sohail Tanvir who is making a comeback to the Pakistan National side after a long time can be a handy player in this format. He was the highest wicket taker in the recently concluded CPL.

·       Cautions Pick – Pakistan's bowlers toiled throughout as they floundered in the field, with Wahab Riaz finishing with figures for 110 for 0 in the 3^rd ODI. He conceded most runs by a Pakistani bowler in odi format. He might not get a chance in Playing Xi in the only T20I to be played on Wednesday.

My XI – Sarfraz Ahmed (Captain), Joe Root (Vice-Captain), Eoin Morgan, Sohail Tanvir, Jason Roy, Sharjeel Khan, Chris Jordan, Mark Wood, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Imad Wasim