ENG vs PAK 2nd T20I match prediction 18 Jul 2021

ENG vs PAK 2nd T20I Predictions & Betting Tips

England and Pakistan will square off in the 2nd T20I of the three-match T20I series on Sunday, 18th July. The scheduled fixture will be played at Headingley in Leeds. I have handpicked three of the best betting tips from the ENG vs PAK 2nd T20I match prediction.

England sealed a 3-0 series sweep against Pakistan with an impressive chase in the final ODI of the series. Pakistan bounced back strongly after a poorly played ODI series in the first T20I by beating the host by 31 runs in their backyard.The Babar Azam-led side posted 232 runs, their highest T20I score to register their first win of the tour. Liam Livingstone smashed the fastest T20I century scored by an England cricketer.

The visitors will be determined to showcase a much better version of themselves in the T20Is after failing to compete in the ODI series. Both teams will be looking to fine tune their squad and seal the series win. While England will look to amend their ways, Pakistan will look to sustain their newfound momentum. The English side have dominated Pakistan in 12 of the 18 head-to-head encounters till date and will be our favourite in the forthcoming fixture. As the team's gear up for the coming fixture take a look at the top three betting tips from the ENG vs PAK match prediction.

ENG vs PAK Player Bets:

England has the likes of Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow and Eoin Morgan who are back to play the T20I series along with some of the best batsmen in the squad. However I have picked Babar Azam and Jonny Bairstow for you. Mentioned below are the top ENG vs PAK player betting tips.

Babar Azam To Score Over 31.5 Runs

The young Pakistani captain gave a good head start to the first of the three-match series T20I. Azam came off an 85 runs knock off 49 balls in the opening match against England and was the highest run scorer of the team. He holds a brilliant record playing against the Three Lions as well, and averages 60.50 from 5 innings played with 242 runs under his belt. In these 5 innings, the captain has gone to score above the targeted runs in three of these matches. He is currently among the top two T20I players in the last one year, where he has made 649 runs from 15 innings at 43.26.

The youngster will be looking to play another knock of substance in the must-win encounter. Azam has featured in 26 away matches and scored 1059 runs from them at 48.13. As a captain, Babar Azam holds an average of 46.11 with 830 runs to his name at 46.11. Azam has opened for his team in 20 matches and piled 914 runs from them. This one is a winner bet from the ENG vs PAK match prediction and is sure to fetch you a handful sum of money. Dafabet.com has offered betting odds of 1.87 for Babar Azam to score over 31.5 runs in Sunday's match.

Jonny Bairstow To Score Over 26.5 runs

Bairstow is freshly back from the England T20 Blast as the top run-scorer of his team. He has made appearances in 55 international T20's for England and stacked up 1125 runs at 28.84. In the first leg of the series, Bairstow was not able to contribute much having scored only 11 runs as England lost the opening match against Pakistan. However, Bairstow is considered to be one of the most celebrated batters in the shorter format of cricket as his techniques are best suited for the same. In the last one year he has scored 400 runs from 17 innings played at an average of 30.76.

While playing against Pakistan, the right-handed batsman has featured in seven matches till date and averages 28.40.He has remained unbeaten in two of these matches and scored above 26 runs in three. He holds a decent record of playing at home, where he has come out to bat in 35 matches and made 418 runs for his team. Under the captaincy of Morgan, Bairstow has played 34 matches and scored 876 runs at an average of 31.28. Dafabet.com has offered betting odds of 1.87 for Jonny Bairstow to score over 26.5 runs in the ENG vs PAK match prediction.

ENG VS PAK Team Bets:

In spite of Pakistan winning the opening match against England, my money is on England to win the second T20I match. The oddsmakers agree to the same and have offered winner bets in favour of the Englishmen as well. Take a look at the top ENG vs PAK team betting tips.

England To Win

Although England was bowled out for 201 in the opening T20I match against Pakistan, they will be our favourite entering Sunday's contest. I have enough data to back my claim here. As discussed England is coming off a comfortable win against Pakistan in the ODI series and will look forward to avenge their defeat going forward in the series. Pakistan’s last T20I series was against South Africa which they had won 3-1. England had asserted their dominance over the Sri Lankan team who came and left with a 3-0 defeat. It is pretty evident that England is the overwhelming favourite in this match.

The Englishmen have dominated the Men in green in the shortest form of cricket from the 18 head-to-head played matches till date. While Pakistan has won five matches, England went on to smash them in 12 others. The last time England and Pakistan played a T20I series was in 2020 where England and Pakistan took turns in winning one match each while no results were declared for one. Also to look at it this way England has primarily won all the matches played in their home soil and hence have an upper hand. Dafabet.com has offered betting odds of 1.87 for England to win in the 2nd T20I of ENG vs PAK match prediction.