Both England (ENG) and Pakistan (PAK) will be seeking to document huge wins once they conflict in their final match of the ICC World Cup 2023 on Saturday, November 11. A win will make sure the ICC Champions Trophy 2024 qualification for England as they continue to be in the seventh place in the factors desk.
However, the main focus will be Pakistan as they technically stay alive in the race for the semifinal. They sit in the fifth place with eight factors and have to defeat the Kiwis by 287 runs or extra to interchange New Zealand in the highest 4. Pakistan have received solely one in all their final 5 ODI encounters towards the Three Lions and are unlikely to achieve the semi-finals.
Eden Gardens, Kolkata Pitch Report
The surface at Kolkata’s iconic Eden Gardens gives a balanced surface in white-ball cricket. Both batters and bowlers have managed to search out assist at this venue in three World Cup 2023 matches performed right here. India scored a giant whole after which bowled out South Africa on 83 runs in the final recreation right here. Seam bowlers will be getting additional tempo on the ball in each innings and captains will favor batting first with beneficial information.
Eden Gardens Records and Stats
Total ODI Matches: 38
Matches received batting first: 22
Matches received bowling first: 15
Average first innings rating: 242
Average second innings rating: 198
Highest whole scored: 404/5 by India vs Sri Lanka
Highest rating chased: 317/3 by India vs Sri Lanka
Lowest whole recorded: 63/10 by India Women vs England Women
Lowest whole defended: 195/10 by India vs South Africa
England World Cup squad: Jonny Bairstow (wk), Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Brydon Carse
Pakistan World Cup squad: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Agha Salman, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Imam-ul-Haq
