DHAKA: Pakistan has set a 349-run target for hosts England in the sixth match of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Monday (June 3).

Babar Azam’s 63 off 66 balls, Mohammad Hafeez, 84 off 62 balls helped Pakistan post 348 runs for 8 in their stipulated 50 overs.

After winning the toss, Eoin Morgan said, “It (The pitch) looks very good. So, hopefully we play well enough today”.

Sarfaraz Ahmed: I wanted to bowl first too. It looks a good batting surface. The short-ball v West Indies was just a one-off I think. We have played five ODIs - not thinking about the losses.

The way Pakistan folded in that first game of their World Cup campaign at the same venue in Nottingham.

These two sides played each other in a five-match series just last month, and while England won 4-0.

Brief Score: 

Pakistan 348/8 * (Imam-ul-Haq 44, Fakhar Zaman 36, Babar Azam 63, Mohammad Hafeez 84 and Sarfaraz Ahmed (c) 55  CR Woakes 3/71 Moyeen Ali   3/50 and MA Wood 2/53)

Pakistan XI

Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed (capt&wk), Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir

England XI
Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(capt), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

BDST: 1941 HRS, JUNE 3, 2019
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