Pakistan vs England 3rd Test Match - Preview & Prediction  

Five Pakistani players have made their debut in this Test series after spinner Abrar Ahmed did so in the second Test in Multan. We do not expect any debutants in this match, which Babar Azam's side must not lose to avoid a 3-0 defeat in the series.

Pakistan have yet to win a Test at home this year and have won only one of seven Tests in 2022

England's two standout batsmen in this series have been opener Ben Duckett, who has scored a century and two half-centuries, and Harry Brook, who has hit two centuries from number five in the batting order. Joe Root has gone five Tests without a century and will be keen to end this series in Karachi.

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England will be looking to record their ninth Test win in 2022, having won eight of their last nine matches.

Pakistan Players to Watch

1. Babar Azam has an excellent record in Test cricket in Karachi, and he is the best batsman for Pakistan 

2. Spinner Abrar Ahmed made a memorable first Test appearance in Multan, where he took 11 wickets in the entire match and seven in the first innings alone.

England Players to Watch

1 Harry Brook has hit two centuries from number five in the batting order and is the pick of the batter.

2 Mark Wood: He was the star bowler in the second Test and the pick of the bowler.

Match Prediction

England is predicted to win the third Test and will have a clean sweep.

Pitch Report

The match will be played at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi. The pitch will be good for batting throughout the Test, but we expect a lot of spin from Day 1.

Top Picks

Babar Azam

Abrar Ahmed

Harry Brook

Mark Wood

Team Squad

Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Zahid Mahmood, Mohammad Ali, Abrar Ahmed

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes, Rehan Ahmed, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood, Jack Leach