England vs Pakistan Live Score Updates: ENG vs PAK, ENG skipper Jos Buttler wins toss, to bat first, check playing XI

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England vs Pakistan Live Score Updates: ENG vs PAK, The stage is set for a ‘do or die’ clash for Babar Azam-led Pakistan as the team faces defending champions England. Pakistan's semi-final dream is still possible, but practically they need a near-impossible victory against England to make that possibility a reality.

Skipper Babar Azam sounded optimistic in the pre-match press conference, but the figures are just crazy. The ENG vs PAK ICC World Cup clash will finalize the top 4 teams, who will move to the knockout stages on 15th and 16th November.

Pakistan needs to defeat England by 287 runs while batting first or 284 balls to spare while chasing in order to think about the semi-finals. Now, this makes it clear that in case Babar Azam manages to win the toss, he has to opt for batting and should target a 400+ score in England to even think about winning today's match.Jos Buttler-led England has been a disaster in the ICC World Cup 2020, but in their previous match against the Netherlands, the team has shown the potential of defending champions and will definitely make Pakistan's job more difficult as their Champions Trophy 2025 qualifications depend on today's victory.England vs Pakistan, ICC World Cup 2023: Head To Head RecordsIn the One Day Internationals (ODI) format of the game, England and Pakistan faced each other in 91 matches and the Jos Buttler-led side dominated the game with 56 wins.

But, when it comes to the ICC World Cup, the Pakistan cricket team has some edge with a 5-4 record against England. In their last World Cup match, Pakistan defeated England by 14 runs.England vs Pakistan, ICC World Cup 2023: Pitch ReportThe England vs Pakistan match is scheduled at the pitch of Eden Gardens, Kolkata which is known