ICC World Cup 2023 | ENG vs PAK: Jos Buttler wins the toss and elects to bat first

Babar Azam, Jos Buttler (Pic: AFP)

The ICC World Cup 2023 match between England and Pakistan is being played in Kolkata at Eden Gardens. It is a must-win match for Pakistan to secure their spot in the semi-finals of the ICC World Cup 2023.

England skipper Jos Buttler has won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan.

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Defending champions England were eliminated from the semi-final qualification race of the ICC World Cup 2023 after the defeat they faced against Australia at Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday.

Pakistan still have the chance of qualifying for the semi-finals of the ICC World Cup 2023, but it would require significant improvement in their Net Run Rate.

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Squads:

Pakistan Squad:

Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim.

England Squad:

Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Chris Woakes.

Proteas' domination over the Afghans

The ICC World Cup 2023 match between Afghanistan and South Africa was played at Narendra Modi Stadium. Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and elected to bat first in the game.

Afghan openers started the innings in a decent way, but after their dismissals, no other batsmen were able to score huge runs. They even lost the early wicket of their skipper Shahidi. Despite the fall of wickets, Azmatullah Omarzai stood strong in the middle and scored 97 runs. His knock helped Afghanistan to set a target of 244 runs for South Africa to chase down.

Proteas' opener Quinton de Kock smashed 41 runs and accompanying him was skipped Temba Bavuma who lost his wicket for 23 runs. After their dismissals, Rassie van der Dussen played an unbeaten knock of 76 runs laced by 6 fours and 1 six. South Africa successfully chased the target and won the match by five wickets.