POBNEWS24, Dhaka, Nov 12, 2022 : You may not be a fan of either team in the finals. How to enjoy the World Cup final? You can enjoy it from a very cricketing place. The title match can be accumulated in great English batting with Pakistan’s great bowling.
Pakistan’s fast bowling prowess is more or less known to everyone.
The power of English batting was seen in the semi-final against India. India lost by 10 wickets in the batting of Butler and Hales. India’s bowling was also a factor. That is where Pakistan’s strength and dependence lies. Their fast bowlers are quite economical in the power play, with the second highest economy rate (6.19). There England will have to play very calculatedly. The responsibility is more on that English opening pair. There will be a risk of losing wickets if there is too much pressure on the Pakistani fast bowlers in the power play. So Jos Buttler and Alex Hales’ habit of playing very luxurious shots should be avoided. If you play like that, Sri Lanka’s match situation can also be affected.
In the last match of the group, their strong batting line-up collapsed while chasing the small target given by the Lankans. In the end, Ben Stokes took the lead and England could anchor to victory. So even in the final, without losing a wicket at the beginning, the two batsmen have to wait for the bowling change while keeping the scoreboard up.
.Pakistan will be under pressure if the opening pair goes down against Shaheen-Naseem. Then there will be some runs on the scoreboard and the batting of the English batsmen will become easier. They will also be able to reap the benefits of a huge batting lineup and his strength. To put Pakistan on the backfoot, England will have to do it with batting. So it is very important for the English batsmen to build an innings against the great bowling in this match. Before going to the World Cup, they went to Pakistan and played a seven-match series against that bowling. England captain Jos Buttler, who won the series 4-3, wants to use that experience, ‘It (series) was very good for us. ‘ He then added, ‘Here too (the World Cup) is going to be a great fight, which will definitely be enjoyable. I encourage everyone on the team to play with that freedom. ‘
Without aggressive batting, it will be difficult for England to survive in the final. Because they are not as capable as Pakistan in bowling. Especially with the new ball, their bowling has not been up to expectations in this tournament, with a very poor power play striking rate (30). If that trend continues in tomorrow’s final too, there will be danger. Although Pakistan’s weakness is in batting, if Babar Azam and Rizwan survive, the pendulum of victory will swing towards Pakistan. Pakistan’s transition to these two batters over the years. Babar had a bad time and found himself in the semi-finals. Apparently both have runs with the bat. If this opening pair stands up in the final as well, Pakistan’s path to success will be clear. So England have no option but to break this pair at the beginning of the innings.
Fast bowler Mark Wood was out of the XI due to injury in the semi-final. His replacement Chris Jordan took 3 wickets with 43 runs. A decision on Wood will be made after looking at the injury status before the match. But after crushing India, English captain Jos Buttler’s voice was full of confidence, ‘I believe, we are a good team and have started to perform. There are some good players in the team, if they give their best we will be hard to beat. ‘ Then he himself addressed England as a ‘very dangerous’ team as if giving a final warning to the opponent. AFP
