Betting Tips

PAK vs ENG Match Prediction

Pakistan to win the match, 2.10

Mohammad Rizwan’s leadership with the bat and gloves will be crucial. His ability to steady the innings adds strength to their middle-order batting. His energy from behind the stumps will be key for their efforts in the field. England, led by Ben Stokes, remains a formidable side. Their bowling attack, dominated by Jack Leach's spin and Matthew Potts’ pace, will look to exploit the conditions.

However, with a spin-friendly pitch likely to emerge by the fourth and fifth days, Pakistan’s superior spin options could give them the edge.

Pakistan vs England Head-to-Head Record

In recent encounters, Pakistan and England have enjoyed exciting encounters, particularly in Asian conditions. The last five Tests between them have had the results split by four wins to one in favour of England. Importantly, Pakistan won the previous Test by 152 runs.

Pakistan vs England Live-Streaming and Broadcast

The third Test between Pakistan and England is scheduled to take place from Thursday, 24 October 2024 to Monday, 28 October 2024. The Indian audience will have the live streaming option available in the form of the FanCode app. There will be no TV broadcast option available.

PAK vs ENG Team Previews

Pakistan

Pakistan will aim to capitalise on their home conditions with back-to-back Test wins against England. A win in the third Test would mean they take the series two-one.

The spin duo of Noman Ali and Sajid Khan will be crucial in exploiting the pitch as it deteriorates. Their spin bowling performances in the second Test ultimately took the game away from the English. Sajid Khan took seven for 111 in the first innings and Noman Ali took eight for 46 in the second innings.

The bowling lineup will be backed by a solid batting lineup that includes Saim Ayub and Saud Shakeel, both of whom have been in impressive form. Ayub, in particular, hit 77 against England last time in the first innings.

Kamran Ghulam will be a key middle-order batter alongside captain Shan Masood. Ghulam starred in Pakistan’s first innings of the previous Test with 118 runs. Masood only managed scores of three and 11 in the match.

Mohammad Rizwan will anchor the innings from behind the stumps and with the bat. He is an experienced wicketkeeper-batter who will know how to manage his role lower down the batting order.

England

This English touring side will be confident of claiming another away Test series win after their previous Test tour to Pakistan. They are one solid performance away from doing so.

England, led by Ben Stokes, will rely on their mix of pace and spin to challenge Pakistan on the bowling front. Brydon Carse will spearhead the pace attack and Jack Leach will be crucial as the main spinner. Carse chipped in with two and three wickets in each innings of the previous Test respectively.

Jack Leach took seven wickets in the same game.

Matthew Potts’ recent performances have made him a key part of the pace-bowling attack. He should be able back-up to Carse. Shoaib Bashir, on the other hand, will want to complement his spinning partner in Jack Leach. Bashir grabbed four wickets of his own in the second innings.

Joe Root’s ability to counter spin will be pivotal. The world-class batter has amassed over 1200 runs in his last ten Tests at a batting average over 80. Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope will look to dominate early on.

Opener Duckett blitzed his way to 114 runs at a strike rate of almost 90 in the first innings of his previous Test. Harry Brook will come full throttle in the middle-order to up the ante against any tired bowling. He scored 317 against Pakistan in game one of the Test series.

PAK vs ENG Toss Prediction

Pakistan would prefer to bat first to make the most of the early batting conditions and avoid chasing a deteriorating pitch on the final days. England may choose to bowl first to exploit any early movement in the pitch.

Pitch and Conditions

The pitch in Multan is expected to start well for batters in the first two to three days. Spin may come to the fore in the later stages of the Test. Reverse swing may come into play, particularly for bowlers like Aamer Jamal and Brydon Carse.

By day three, spinners like Noman Ali and Jack Leach may start to dominate proceedings. They should feel right at home by days four and five. Of the 40 wickets taken in the second Test, 32 fell to the spinners of both sides.

Temperatures are expected to be moderately humid, but extremely hot. Temperatures are expected to be mid-30 degrees Celsius throughout the five days. A full five-day contest should be in store with the chance of rain only fluctuating between one and three percent from Thursday to Monday.

PAK vs ENG Betting Tips

The key factor in this Test will be Pakistan’s ability to take full advantage of home conditions. England’s fast bowlers have historically done reasonably well on subcontinental pitches early on, but their spinners like Jack Leach will need to come through for a win.

Pakistan’s bowling strength, especially in spin, could be decisive as the match progresses into the later days. England’s reliance on pace early and their ability to counter spin will determine their chances.

Look for Salman Ali Agha and Noman Ali to be the key players for Pakistan, while Joe Root and Jack Leach will be crucial for England.

Pakistan has a great chance to win the match if they can handle the early pressure from England’s pacers and capitalise on spin-friendly conditions in the second half of the Test. The return is worth the risk.

Bet on Pakistan to win.