PAK Vs ENG: Pakistan selected a surprising team, England 'scared' before the Rawalpindi Test
The last match of the Test series between Pakistan and England will be played in Rawalpindi. Both teams need to win this match because the series is currently tied at 1-1. The winner in Rawalpindi will be the winner of the Test series. This match is like a battle of prestige especially for Pakistan because it is not able to win the Test series at its home. By the way, Pakistan has announced the playing eleven to win this match. The surprising thing is that there is no change in Pakistan's playing eleven.
Pakistan has decided to field the same 11 players who won the second Test match in Multan in Rawalpindi. This means that Pakistan is going to field only four spinners and one fast bowler. The fielding of four spinners in Rawalpindi is surprising because the pitch here is very flat where spinners get almost no turn. Well, Pakistan must have kept four spinners in the playing eleven because the pitch of Rawalpindi has been completely changed this time. This time the 22-yard strip of Rawalpindi has dried up a lot. For which everything from fans to heaters have been used.
By the way, England is also ready to counterattack in Rawalpindi. England has also fielded three spinners in its team. Leg spinner Rehan Ahmed has also joined the team, who will try to surround Pakistan along with Jack Leach and Shoaib Bashir. By the way, England has prepared to trap Pakistan in another way. A video of the England team is going viral on social media in which every player of the team is training to hit long sixes. There has been a six-hitting competition in the England team. Having a six-hitting competition before the Test match clearly reflects England's mentality.
Six hitting competition in England camp 🔥 pic.twitter.com/MbTqFGG0eq
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Generally, the pitch of Rawalpindi is considered suitable for batting. In 2022, there was a rain of runs in the Rawalpindi Test between Pakistan and England. England scored 657 runs in the first innings. In response, Pakistan also scored 579 runs. But despite this, England won the match by 74 runs because in response to the target of 343 runs, the Pakistani team collapsed for 268 in the second innings.
Pakistan's playing XI
Pakistan's playing XI-Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafiq, Shan Masood, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Zahid Mahmood.