The surface at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium has historically assisted slower bowlers. The most recent five matches show that spinners have taken 34 wickets while pacers have achieved 26 wickets. Batsmen will face challenges when facing turning balls in keeping with the Average Rating which stands at 152 runs.
Probable Playing XI
England
Phil Salt, Jos Buttler, Will Jacks, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood
Pakistan
Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Usman Khan, Salman Agha, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Usman Tariq
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