{"id":41488,"date":"2026-02-23T15:04:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T15:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=41488"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:04:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T15:04:26","slug":"pakistan-warn-englands-flaky-batting-to-expect-a-trial-by-spin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=41488","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan warn England’s flaky batting to expect a trial by spin"},"content":{"rendered":"
Pakistan on Monday warned England’s inconsistent batting line-up to expect a trial by spin when the teams clash in the T20 World Cup Super Eights.<\/p>\n

Pakistan batsman Sahibzada Farhan told reporters that England struggled to 146-9 against Sri Lanka’s spinners on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Farhan said that England can expect more of the same from Pakistan’s spinners when they meet on the same Pallekele ground in Kandy on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Pakistan desperately need a win after their first match against New Zealand was washed out.<\/p>\n

A defeat would put England, who skittled Sri Lanka for 95 to win by 51 runs, through to the semi-finals with a game to spare.<\/p>\n

Pakistan would then need to beat Sri Lanka in their final Super Eights match and hope other results go their way to reach the last four.<\/p>\n

“What we saw in the Sri Lanka-England game was that the ball was gripping and England struggled against spin,” said the in-form opener Farhan on Monday.<\/p>\n

“Sri Lanka have one or two spinners but we have five in all so we will give England a tough time on a pitch that looks good and will grip,” said Farhan.<\/p>\n

Pakistan’s spinners have taken 26 wickets in the four matches so far. Their seamers have dismissed only seven batsmen.<\/p>\n

History will be against Pakistan as they have never beaten England in three previous Twenty20 World Cup clashes.<\/p>\n

“We are confident and our morale is high,” said Farhan, who scored an unbeaten 100 against Namibia in Pakistan’s final group match.<\/p>\n

“We are focused on this match to win and progress.”<\/p>\n

Farhan, who tops the T20 World Cup run-scoring chart with 220, said he was ready for the threat of England’s express pace bowler Jofra Archer.<\/p>\n

“Facing Archer will not be difficult because I have faced similar bowlers in Pakistan,” said Farhan.<\/p>\n

“So if he has plans against me, I also have plans against him.”<\/p>\n

Pakistan are likely to bring in spinner Abrar Ahmed in place of seaming all-rounder Faheem Ashraf.<\/p>\n

England may name an unchanged side for the fifth match in succession with Liam Dawson, Will Jacks, Adil Rashid and Jacob Bethell providing their spin options.<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka and New Zealand are the two other teams in Pakistan and England’s Super Eights group. They face each other in Colombo on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The top two teams will qualify for the semi-finals.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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