The ICC World Cup 2023 match between England and Pakistan will be played in Kolkata at Eden Gardens. The coin for the toss will be flipped around 1.30 pm and the match will start at 2 pm

Currently, the 'Green Shirts' are in the fifth position in the points table with eight points. 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. They need to defeat the defending champions by 287 runs while batting first or by sparing nearly 284 balls while chasing the target

Defending champions England were eliminated from the semi-final qualification race of the ICC World Cup 2023 after the defeat they faced against their arch-rivals Australia. They are in the seventh spot in the points table with four points

So far, Pakistan and England had 91 ODI faceoffs, of which the defending champions are leading with 56 wins, and Pakistan has won 32 matches. Three matches between the teams ended with no result

Fakhar Zaman and skipper Babar Azam played a match-winning knock in their previous match against New Zealand. Zaman smashed 126 runs in just 81 balls laced by 8 fours and 11 sixes. Accompanying him was Babar Azam who scored 66 runs in 63 balls

Pakistan Squad:

Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim

England Squad:

Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes