ENG vs PAK T20I Series: 5 pacers to watch out for

England and Pakistan are set to face each other in the highly anticipated four-match T20I series, starting tomorrow May 22, Wednesday with the first fixture in Leeds. Meanwhile, both teams have also announced their full-strength squads for this T20I series, which will also be crucial for their preparations.

Having said that, here we’ll have a look at the top 5 pacers to watch out for in this all-important T20I series between Pakistan and England; the list will also include the stars who recently appeared in the ongoing IPL 2024 followed by leaving the tournament midway to play for the national side against Pakistan.

Here’s a look at 5 pacers to watch out for in ENG vs PAK T20I Series:

Reece Topley

The Suffolk pacer was in action for RCB in the ongoing IPL 2024 before he left the tournament midway; he played in 4 matches for RCB and scalped 4 wickets in the 4 innings. Besides that, the star pacer has also represented England in 25 T20Is, scalping 28 wickets with an economy rate of 8.19 and a strike rate of 19.2.

Topley could be an effective option for the hosts to tackle Pakistan in most of the phases in 20 overs; he could trap the Pakistan batters with his experience in T20 cricket in international cricket and across the various franchise leagues as well.

Jofra Archer

One of the lethal England pacers Jofra Archer will be returning to international cricket after a long break due to an injury. He will be one of the mainstays for England considering both Pakistan T20Is and the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024 starting next month.

Archer had troubled a lot of batters in international cricket with sheer pace when he was in action for the Three Lions. So, his comeback will come up with an amazing moral boost for England in the T20Is against the men in green.

Naseem Shah

The strike Pakistan pacer has been ‘in and out’ in international cricket for the last couple of months; however, he was in action for his side in the recently concluded T20Is against Ireland following the T20I series against New Zealand.

He scalped 4 wickets in the last 4 T20I innings he has appeared in. So, it will be interesting to how and with what he comes up with while taking the ground in the T20I series against England.

Abbas Afridi

The Fata-born young Pakistan speedster has left everyone stunned with his amazing consistency and brilliant performance in the recently concluded bilateral assignments against New Zealand and Ireland consecutively. Abbas Afridi scalped 11 wickets in just 6 innings, including both the assignments against New Zealand and Ireland.

Besides that, he has been one of the most consistent pacers for Pakistan since he made his debut in international cricket; Afridi has scalped 16 wickets in just 69 innings, with a best performance of 3 wickets at the cost of 20 runs in a match.

Aamer Jamal

The ‘Sydney Test star’ for Pakistan, Aamer Jamal has now been picked in the squad for the shortest format of the game. He might be seen in action in the four-match T20I series against Pakistan. However, Jamal hasn’t been given enough chances in T20I cricket as he has bowled in 5 innings, scalping only 2 wickets.

But his amazing abilities of bowling with a wonderful pace in the SENA countries under overcast conditions could be a great asset for Pakistan against England in England.