England vs Pakistan, Cricket World Cup 2023: Fantasy XI Prediction, Top Captaincy And Vice-Captaincy Picks

England and Pakistan will take the field in their last ICC World Cup 2023 group phase match on Saturday, November 11. The Eden Gardens Stadium will witness this encounter, with a scheduled start time of 2:00 PM IST. Choosing a perfect XI for fantasy cricket players that guarantees maximum points can prove to be a task, with a handful of players from both sides showcasing good form. Defending champions England haven't been at their lethal best this time out, winning two and losing six of their eight matches so far. They registered their second victory in the previous match against Netherlands by a margin of 160 runs.

On the other hand, Pakistan have won and lost four matches apiece to collect eight points from as many matches. The Babar Azam-led side defeated New Zealand by 21 runs (DLS method) in their last fixture courtesy of a scintillating century by the opener Fakhar Zaman.

As far as head-to-head match-ups in ODIs are concerned, the two teams have faced each other on 91 occasions, with England emerging triumphant in 56 matches. The tide turned in favour of Pakistan on 32 instances. Three encounters concluded with no result.

Weather conditions

The temperature at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata is anticipated to hover around 32 degree Celsius, with 55 per cent humidity.

Pitch report

Eden Gardens is known for providing decent assistance to the batters early in the match, with spinners expected to provide breakthroughs later on.

Teams usually elect to bat first here and set a challenging total for the opposition. The average score batting first here is 242 runs.

In the three ICC World Cup 2023 matches played so far at the Eden Gardens, teams batting first have won twice and the chasing side has won once.

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