Jonny Bairstow (59 off 61) and David Malan (31 off 39) departed as England were off to a decent start against Pakistan in the 44th match of the World Cup at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday.
In a crucial encounter at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, England, led by Jos Buttler, have won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2023.
Jos Buttler's squad comes into this match on the back of a convincing 160-run victory over the Netherlands.
On the other hand, Babar Azam's Pakistan secured a 21-run victory over New Zealand by the DLS method in a rain-affected match.
Shadab Khan replaces Hasan Ali in Pakistan's line-up against England.
Squads:
England: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(w/c), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Agha Salman, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf
