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Both the teams played very well; it was a nice high-scoring match. IMO, the only thing that messed up the big win for Pakistan was the bad batting by the middle-order (the captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, Imad Wasim, and Haris Sohail should've played better).
The way Fakhar Zaman plays in English conditions is exceptional!
Not Typical English condition pitch per se. we can safely say its similar to Sub-continent pitch lol.
I was expecting Babar Azam to play big as well. unfortunately he didn't. Fakhar was looking different yesterday.
Pakistan middle order is not that bad. Haris Sohail form is very important for Pak. he can single-handedly. manage the middle order.
That was an entertaining match to watch between England and Pakistan even though the bowling wasn't all that good but it was great batting by both teams. If this is anything to go by, then we are in for an exciting World Cup with hopefully many big totals like we saw today in this match.
Guess we can expect similar pitches in World Cup as well.
If that's the case then I would say - taking wickets in middle over will decide the difference between winner and loser-. Not big totals.