England vs Pakistan T20I series 2021
1st T20I:
First T20I of the series of 3 T20I matches between England and Pakistan is going to be played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on July 16th 2021.
England vs Pakistan History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the ninth bilateral series between the teams, The host won the series 4 times. Whereas the opponent won twice, with 2 drawn series.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 5 series in a span of 10 years, between 2010 to 2020, where the England won 4 times and Pakistan team won just once.
The most consecutive winning streak for England against Pakistan was 3 series from 2010 to 2016.
The longest unbeaten streak for England against Pakistan was 4 series from 2009-10 to 2016.
The most consecutive winning streak for Pakistan against England was 1 series in 2006 and 2016.
The longest unbeaten streak for Pakistan against England was 2 series from 2006 to 2010.
Last 5 (completed) series results of England against Pakistan are DWLWW.
Matches:
The teams completed 18 meetings in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 11 times, whereas the opponent won 5 times. 1 match was resulted into tie and 1 was called off without any result.
The most consecutive winning streak for England against Pakistan was 5 T20Is from 2012 to 2016.
The longest unbeaten streak for England against Pakistan was 5 T20Is from 2012 to 2016.
The most consecutive winning streak for Pakistan against England was 1 T20I in 2006, 2010, 2012, 2016 and 2020.
The longest unbeaten streak for Pakistan against England was 1 T20I in 2006, 2010, 2012, 2016 and 2020.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England against Pakistan are LWWLW*.
England Backyard:
Series:
When touring England by Pakistan, the teams met to play bilateral series 5 times, in which, the home side won twice and visiting team also won twice, the remaining one, the recent one, was concluded as a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 4 series from 2006 to 2010, in which both the teams won twice.
The most consecutive winning streak for England against Pakistan was 1 series in 2010 and 2019.
The longest unbeaten streak for England against Pakistan was 2 series from 2019 to present.
The most consecutive winning streak for Pakistan against England was 1 series in 2006 and 2016.
The longest unbeaten streak for Pakistan against England was 1 series in 2006, 2016 and 2020.
Last 5 (completed) series results of England against Pakistan in England are DWLWL.
Matches:
On the soil of England, the teams faced each other 9 times. Out of them, England won 5 times and lost thrice. 1 match was concluded without any result.
The most consecutive winning streak for England against Pakistan was 3 T20Is from 2009 to 2016.
The longest unbeaten streak for England against Pakistan was 3 T20Is from 2009 to 2016 and from 2019 to 2020.
The most consecutive winning streak for Pakistan against England was 1 T20I in 2006, 2016 and 2020.
The longest unbeaten streak for Pakistan against England was 1 T20I in 2006, 2016 and 2020 (twice).
Last 5 (completed) match results of England against Pakistan in England are LWWLW.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the first rank (England) and fourth rank (Pakistan) team. The host is 17 points ahead of the visitors.
The Home Team:
In case, the host will win the series by 3-nil, then the host will earn 3 points and stay as the table topper, but in case of losing the series with 3 defeats, then the team will lose the 7 points with 1 position down.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 5 points without having impact in the position. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn 2 points and stay on the top position in the rankings.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose 3 to 4 points without having impact in the position. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will either earn 0 to 1 point and stay at the current rank in the table.
Drawing the series will cause the team to lose 1 point with unaffected ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England are WWWLL.
The Visiting Team:
In case, the visiting team will win the series by 3-nil, then the team will earn 6 points with 1 rank in the ranking table, but in case of losing the series with 3 defeats, then the team will lose 3 points without impacting in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 2 points without impact in the rankings. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn 4 points and 1 rank in the position.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose 0 to 1 point without impacting the position. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will earn 2 to 3 points and either stay at the current rank or improved by 1 rank.
Drawing the series will help the team to earn 1 point with unaffected ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan are WLWWW.
The First Outing:
The result of the match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of the host then both the team will earn 1 point and stay at the top position, whereas the opponent lose 1 points without impacting in the position. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the visitors will gain 2 points and no improvement in rankings, and the host will lose 3 points without having impact in the position.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Nottingham shows the weather would be partly cloudy for first half of the game and mostly sunny to mostly clear in the second part of the match. There is an extremely less chance of rain, as the precipitation percentage would be between 1% to 7%. The temperature would be between 19 – 27 Celsius. The wind would be between 4 – 10 km/h. The wind would fluctuate and the temperature would decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch:
Team preferred to bat first after winning the toss in 6 games out of 11 played games, and the selection favored the team, as the teams won 4 times and lost twice.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are LWWWL.
On the other hand, the teams, who chose to field first, won thrice and lost twice.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are LWLWW.
Overall, 7 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 4 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are LWWWL.
Particularly, for England, the team won the toss once in 2 games and the team never won, yet and lost once.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue, while winning the toss, are L – – – -.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue, while losing the toss, are W – – – -.
The first batting team won the match 6 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 5 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LWWWL.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 130 runs in 2009, and the highest successful chase was 173 runs in 2012.
The first inning lowest total was 111 runs in 2009 and the highest total was 198 runs in 2009. For the second inning, the lowest total was 110 runs in 2009 and the highest was 177 runs in 2009.
The batting average of the first innings is 24.97 and 24.43 is for the second innings.
T20I History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams never faced each other at the venue. The upcoming encounter will be the first between the teams.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England against Pakistan at the venue are – – – – -.
Teams’ T20I History at Venue:
The home side has an average record at the venue, and the team won once and lost once. Whereas, the visiting team won once and never lost, yet.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue are WL – – -,
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan at the venue are W – – – -.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
England:
The home side would go with 2 pacers and a spinner, as the team has an all-rounder with pace and a bowling all-rounder with pace.
England Eleven: J. Roy, J. Buttler, D. Malan, J. Bairstow, E. Morgan, L. Livingstone, L. Gregory, D. Willey, C. Jordan, A. Rashid, S. Mahmood
Pakistan:
The visiting team would like to go with 3 pacers and 1 spinner combination, as the team has 3 all-rounders, 2 with spin and 1 with pace.
Pakistan Eleven: M. Rizwan, B. Azam, S. Khan, S. Maqsood, M. Hafeez, S. Khan, F. Ashram, H. Rauf, M. Hasnain, U. Qadir, S. shah Afridi
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator.