Pakistan vs England: find out the key matchups for the 2nd Test

Pakistan is now preparing to face England in the second Test match, which will begin on Friday, December 9, 2022, at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan. Despite a really flat deck with nothing for the bowlers to work with, England defeated Pakistan by 74 runs in the first Test match. The English now have a 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series. Pakistan, on the other hand, will be hoping to make a strong comeback and win the second Test to tie the series.

Following the dull pitch at Pindi, the pitch at Multan Cricket Stadium is expected to help both fast bowlers and spinners early in the Test match. Both teams’ batters will enjoy batting on this track for the first three days. It will become much more helpful to the spinners as the game progresses. It will be interesting to see what both teams use in the second game. Before that let us find out some of the key matchups.

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Zak Crawley vs Naseem Shah

Crawley loves batting against the Men in Green. His record against them is like no other player’s. There is a huge difference between his scores against Pakistan and the rest of the Test nations. One reason for that is he has an outstanding record against Naseem.

James Anderson vs Imam-ul-Haq

Haq was in fine form in the first Test, so Pakistan would expect him to continue the same run in the 2nd Test, but if the pitch assists the pacers with the new ball then he might come under pressure against 40-year-old Jimmy Anderson. His record against Anderson is not the best either.