PAK vs ENG: Check our Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing Team Picks for 1st Test

Pakistan will host England in the 3 matches Test series for the first time since 2005. The T20 World Cup finalists will clash against each other however now it’s in a different format. Pakistan will look to take the home advantage however England has prepared well enough in UAE.

Match Details:

We have named our XI for our first Men’s Test against Pakistan!

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Recent form:

Pakistan: Lost Won Lost Draw Draw

England: Won Won Lost Won Won

PAK vs ENG, 1st Test Probable Winners:

England are expected to win this match.

What is the expected, Probable Playing XIs for PAK vs ENG, 1st Test?

Pakistan

Imam ul Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (c), Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Agha Salman / Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Nauman Ali, Haris Rauf / Mohammad Wasim Jr

England

Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes (wk), Liam Livingstone, Ollie Robinson, Jack Leach, James Anderson

Injury Updates:

Mark Wood has been ruled out of the 1st Test due to a hip injury.

What are the Top Picks, players for Dream11, My11circle and MPL for PAK vs ENG, 1st Test?

Top Pick – Batter

Abdullah Shafique is having a dream year with the bat for Pakistan in the longest format. In 5 Test matches in 2022, he has mustered 586 runs at an average of 73.25 which includes 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries.

Top Pick – All-Rounder

Ben Stokes has given everything for England since taking up the captaincy role. In 12 matches this year, he has collected 697 runs at an average of 36.68 and picked up 25 wickets.

Top Pick – Bowler

Naseem Shah will be the leader of the bowling attack for Pakistan. He has played 4 Test matches this year and picked up 13 wickets with the best figures of 4 for 58.

Top Pick – Wicketkeeper

Ben Foakes is always lightning behind the stumps and can score useful runs coming down the order as well. In 9 Test matches this year, he has scored 336 runs with the highest score of 113*.

X-Factor:

Joe Root has scored runs everywhere he toured across the globe and it’s time for him to conquer Pakistan. He is only second to Jonny Bairstow in the leading Test run-scorers this year. In 12 matches, he has accumulated 973 runs at an average of 51.21.

What are the fantasy suggested teams for PAK vs ENG, 1st Test?

1. Ben Foakes, Azhar Ali (c), Joe Root (vc), Babar Azam, Imam ul Haq, Ollie Pope, Abdullah Shafique, Ben Stokes, James Anderson, Naseem Shah, Nauman Ali

2. Mohammad Rizwan, Azhar Ali, Joe Root, Babar Azam, Imam ul Haq (vc), Zak Crawley, Ben Stokes (c), Faheem Ashraf, James Anderson, Jack Leach, Nauman Ali

Pre-Match Analysis:

Pakistan has made plenty of changes to their squad considering the factors of players’ current form and domestic performances. They dropped their senior trio Fawad Alam, Yasir Shah, and Hasan Ali whereas seamer Mohammad Ali and spinner Abrar Ahmed have earned their maiden Test call-ups. They have drawn their previous Test series against Sri Lanka 1-1. Babar Azam will continue as the skipper for this series. It will be interesting who will pair up with Naseem Shah in the fast bowling line-up with Shaheen Afridi is still recovering from injury. Haris Rauf the best bowler for them in white-ball might be handed the Test cap. Nauman Ali is the frontline spinner for them.

England are playing their first Test on Pakistan Soil for the first time in 17 years. No player in the current squad has played a Test here before however they recently featured in 7 matches T20I series which will definitely help them heading into this series. They are already announced their playing eleven with Liam Livingstone all set to make his Test debut. Ben Duckett who was impressed in the T20Is series against Pakistan will open alongside Zak Crawley. Ben Stokes, Harry Brook and Ben Foakes will form the middle order. James Anderson and Ollie Robinson will share the new cherry whereas Jack Leach is the only genuine spinner in the line-up. Will they continue to follow the template of scoring more than 4 runs an over in this series we need to wait and watch.