England take on Pakistan as Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to bat first in their ODI World Cup clash at the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata on November 11, Saturday.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam dropped Hasan Ali to bring in star all-rounder Shadab Khan in the final XI.
Buttler played a spoilsport in Pakistan's semifinal chances after winning the toss as now Babar's brigade has an impossible task ahead.
Here's an impossible permutation & combination if Pakistan have to qualify for the semis.
If England score - Win inside
20 - 1.3 overs
50 - 2 overs
100 - 2.5 overs
150 - 3.4 overs
200 - 4.3 overs
300 - 6.1 overs
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Meanwhile after losing the toss Babar said,"We wanted to bat first, but toss is not in our hands. We have good bowlers and we would look to bowl them out cheaply. We have one change - Hasan Ali is not playing and Shadab Khan comes in his place. We are looking forward to Fakhar's batting. We will try our best."
England captain Buttler said," We gonna bat first. Looks a good wicket, looks a bit dry and we want to make first use of it. We are going with the same team today. It's always good to break a losing streak. We would look to try and do justice to ourselves. (On David Willey) Emotional day for him, he has been great for us. So, we talked about trying to enjoy it and take it all in."
England's Playing XI: 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's Playing XI: 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.
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