ENG vs NEP: 2022 T20 World Cup winners Open Their Campaign at the Wankhede Stadium
Match number five of the ongoing edition of the T20 World Cup will see England take on Nepal. Both teams will look to put their best foot forward in an attempt to win the ENG vs NEP game and will bank on their players to have a good outing in their respective departments.
As far as the composition of both teams is concerned, England surely start as favourites to win the match in question with a number of experienced players they have at their disposal, be it in the batting or in the bowling department.
Nepla, on the other hand, will rely on the captain Rohit Paudel to lead from the front, especially with the bat, while batting at the top of the order.
ENG vs NEP: What Did The Captain Say?
English captain Harry Brook decided to bat first upon winning the toss, the reason being the pitch, which was used for the IND vs USA game a day before, meaning that it will be good for batting in the first innings and start assisting the bowlers in the second half of the game. When asked about the composition of the team for this particular match, Brook said that they are going with two out-and-out fast bowlers in the form of Jofra Archer and Luke Wood, who will be supported by Sam Curran. The spin bowling department of England will be handled by Adil Rashid and Liam Dawson
Nepal’s captain Rohit Pauel said that they would have bowled first either way because of the nature of the surface, which is expected to grip and turn, bringing the spinners into the game. Paudel added that playing all the group matches at one venue is a big advantage, and Nepal will look to make the most of it.
ENG vs NEP: Playing XI
ENG: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook (c), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood
NEP: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Rohit Paudel (c), Dipendra Singh Airee, Aarif Sheikh, Lokesh Bam, Gulsan Jha, Karan KC, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sher Malla
ENG vs NEP: Pitch Report
As stated by both captains the pitch at the Wankhede Stadium for the ENG vs NEP game is expected to be on the slower side having a lot in it for the spinners because of it being used for the previous game played at this venue between the home team India and United States of America so a score of 170-180 should prove to be enough while batting first.
