T20 WC 2026
\n\u201cFacing Archer will not be difficult because I have faced similar bowlers in Pakistan,\u201d says Farhan
\nPALLEKELE
\nPakistan on Monday warned England\u2019s inconsistent batting line-up to expect a trial by spin when the teams clash in the T20 World Cup Super Eights.
\nPakistani batter Sahibzada Farhan told reporters that England struggled to 146-9 against Sri Lanka\u2019s spinners on Sunday.
\nFarhan said that England can expect more of the same from Pakistan\u2019s spinners when they meet on the same Pallekele ground in Kandy on Tuesday night.
\nPakistan desperately need a win after their first match against New Zealand was washed out.
\nA 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.
\nPakistan 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.
\n\u201cWhat we saw in the Sri Lanka-England game was that the ball was gripping and England struggled against spin,\u201d said the in-form opener Farhan on Monday.
\n\u201cSri 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,\u201d said Farhan.
\nPakistan\u2019s spinners have taken 26 wickets in the four matches so far. Their seamers have dismissed only seven batsmen.
\nHistory will be against Pakistan as they have never beaten England in the three previous Twenty20 World Cup clashes.
\n\u201cWe are confident and our morale is high,\u201d said Farhan, who scored an unbeaten 100 against Namibia in Pakistan\u2019s final group match.
\n\u201cWe are focused on this match to win and progress.\u201d Farhan, who tops the T20 World Cup run-scoring chart with 220, said he was ready for the threat of England\u2019s express pace bowler Jofra Archer.
\n\u201cFacing Archer will not be difficult because I have faced similar bowlers in Pakistan,\u201d said Farhan.
\n\u201cSo if he has plans against me, I also have plans against him.\u201d
\nPakistan are likely to bring in spinner Abrar Ahmed in place of seaming all-rounder Faheem Ashraf.
\nEngland 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.
\nSri Lanka and New Zealand are the two other teams in Pakistan and England\u2019s Super Eights group. They face each other in Colombo on Wednesday.
\nThe top two teams will qualify for the semi-finals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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