Unbeaten England seek semis berth

England, the winner of the inaugural edition in 2009 and runners-up to Australia in the last two tournaments, have won all their three league matches so far in Group B to lead the table with six points. 

There is still a possibility of a three way tie in the group if Pakistan beat England and the West Indies also emerge victorious against India on Sunday. 

On paper, both the sides appear evenly matched though Pakistan are rather depleted due to the injury to their solid opener Javeria Wadood in their opening game against the West Indies and a few niggles to two others. 

Pakistan have shown great character to grind their way to victory with lady luck also smiling on them against India in a rain affected match in New Delhi. They then thrashed Bangladesh by nine wickets with 21 balls to spare. 

The Pakistan top order have managed to do well with the bat but it’s the middle order that remains a cause of concern for them at the moment. 

Their bowlers like spinners Rumana Ahmed and Nahida Aktar showed enterprise in patches but they were not penetrative enough. Their pacers Jahanara Alam and Salma Khan have been costly. On the whole, the Pakistanis lacked the consistency in both bat and ball. 

On the other hand, England have beaten both India and the West Indies and they have shown that they have the all-round strength to go the whole distance in the tournament.