England captain Jos Buttler has won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan here at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
England are languishing at seventh position in points table with only two wins in eight matches. The defending champions have four points and are aiming for a top-8 finish in the tournament to qualify for
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 while Pakistan are at fifth position in points table with four wins in eight matches. They need to chase down England’s target with 285 balls to spare in order to qualify for semi-final and topple over New Zealand.
“We gonna bat first. Looks a good wicket, looks a bit dry and we want to make first use of it. We are going with the same team today. It’s always good to break a losing streak. We would look to try and do justice to ourselves. (On David Willey) Emotional day for him, he has been great for us. So, we talked about trying to enjoy it and take it all in,” said England captain Jos Buttler after winning the toss.(ANI)
