England Playing 11 vs Pakistan-3rd T20I, Pakistan tour of England 2024

England takes on Pakistan in the third T20I in Cardiff on Tuesday, May 28. The match starts at 11 pm IST which is 2.30 pm local time. 

England are the defending champions of the T20 World Cup and played the second T20I like champions as well. They scored 183/7 with the bat and then bowled out Pakistan for just 160 winning the match by 23 runs. 

Each and every player played their role to perfection. Skipper Jos Buttler gave the team a great start with the bat. Scores from Will Jacks and Jonny Bairstow helped the team get to the total which proved enough in the end. However, Buttler will miss the third T20I as he and his wife Louise are expecting a baby. Ben Duckett or Sam Curran can replace him in the XI in the next game. 

Jofra Archer shone with the ball taking two wickets on his return. Reece Toplay got the ball to swing early on and the spinners did their job. Every bowler who bowled picked up at least one wicket and gave Pakistan no chance to make a comeback. 

Heading into this game, England have a chance to notch up the T20I series win against the Men in Gree. Given their clinical performance in the second T20I, they should stick to the same XI as all of them performed well. 

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England Playing 11 vs Pakistan-3rd T20I, Pakistan tour of England 2024

Ben Duckett

The southpaw is likely to replace the England skipper in the next game. Jos Buttler and his wife are expecting a child. Duckett will look to get some runs in the match. 

Phil Salt (WK)

Salt will open the batting with Buttler. he scored just 13 off nine in the first T20I and fell to spin. He will be itching to score big in the next game. 

Will Jacks

Jacks batted at number three in the second T20I and can bat at that number in the third game as well. He scored 37 off 23 balls in the second T20I. 

Jonny Bairstow 

Bairstow batted at four in the previous game. He might bat at that number in this game as well. He scored a crucial 21 with the bat. 

Harry Brook 

Brook batted at number five in the previous game and scored just one. He is a far better player at the top of the order and should bat ideally at three or four. 

Liam Livingstone 

Livingstone will bat at six. He has recovered from his knee injury concerns and played the previous game as well. He picked up a wicket in the previous match. 

Moeen Ali 

Ali will slot in at seven. He has batted at different positions throughout his international T20 career. He picked up two wickets in the last match and was one of the two main spinners.

Chris Jordan

Jordan is good enough to bat at eight. He is the specialist death bowler of the side as well. He took one for 31 in the last game. 

Jofra Archer 

Archer will slot in at nine. He picked up two wickets on his international return and is a part of England’s T20 World Cup squad.

Reece Topley 

Topley is the specialist left-arm swing bowler. He took three for 41 in the previous game. Though expensive he picked three crucial wickets. 

Adil Rashid 

Rashid completes the likely playing XI for England in the second T20I. He picked up 1/25 in the previous game. he has taken 108 T20I wickets.

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