ENG vs PAK: Pakistan cricket team leave for Cardiff ahead of 1st ODI against Ben Stokes’ England

ENG vs PAK: Pakistan cricket team leave for Cardiff ahead of 1st ODI against Ben Stokes’ England – Babar Azam led Pakistan cricket team, who were practising in Derby ahead of their first game against England on July 8, left for Cardiff on Tuesday. Pakistan arrived in England on June 25 for a three-match ODI and T20I series. Pakistan Cricket Board posted photos of skipper Babar Azam, Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Arshad Iqbal, Azam Khan and Sarfaraz Ahmed on their official Twitter account. 

Pakistan team traveling from Derby to Cardiff#ENGvPAK | #HarHaalMainCricket | #BackTheBoysInGreen pic.twitter.com/e1XtmlJOGW

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) July 6, 2021

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PCB captioned the photos, “Pakistan team travelling from Derby to Cardiff #ENGvPAK | #HarHaalMainCricket | #BackTheBoysInGreen.”

ENG vs PAK: Ben Stokes will be leading the England cricket team as three members were tested positive from the side and a new team was announced by England Cricket Board (ECB). 

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ENG vs PAK: The 10-day isolation period the squad will face will span all three ODIs against Pakistan. Thursday’s fixture at Sophia Gardens is followed by games at Lord’s on 10 July and Edgbaston three days later. England then face three Twenty20 fixtures against Pakistan on 16, 18 and 20 July.

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England vs Pakistan – 1st ODI, July 8th 

Sophia Gardens Cardiff, Cardiff

5:30 PM IST – 13:00 local 12:00 GMT

England vs Pakistan – 2nd ODI, July 10th

Lord’s Cricket Ground, London

3:30 PM IST – 11:00 local 10:00 GMT

England vs Pakistan – 3rd ODI, July 13th

Edgbaston, Birmingham

5:30 PM IST – 13:00 local 12:00 GMT

ENG vs PAK

Pakistan Cricket Team ODI squad: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Usman Qadir

England Cricket Team Men’s ODI Squad

Ben Stokes (Durham, captain), Jake Ball, Danny Briggs, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Lewis Gregory, Tom Helm, Will Jacks, Dan Lawrence, Saqib Mahmood, Dawid Malan, Craig Overton, Matt Parkinson, David Payne, Phil Salt, John Simpson, James Vince