After the first match of the T20 series between England and Pakistan, the teams now move to Headingley for the 2nd T20. The match will be held in Emerald Headingley, Leeds on July 18. This article will cover the Headingley, Leeds Cricket Ground T20 records & Pitch Report for the 2nd match between England and Pakistan.
Despite losing the ODI series 3-0 to England, the Pakistan side bounced back in the 1st T20 match and defeated the hosts convincingly by a margin of 31 runs. Records say that Pakistan has never defeated England in a bilateral T20 series. Out of the four series in which both teams faced each other, England won 2 times, while 2 series ended up in a draw.
Headingley, Leeds T20 records & Pitch Report
Leeds Pitch Report:
The pitch report of Leeds, Headingley is as such: The pitch here generally doesn’t see a lot of runs being scored. The fast bowlers can expect some help from the deck. The ball might spin a bit as the game progresses. It is generally seen in Leeds that the teams chasing win more matches here.
The captain who wins the toss here must look to bowl first. Both the teams have good fast bowling units hence both sides will love to bowl first. The team bowling first will be able to gain some help from the deck. And later on, will find it easy to chase the total as well. All in all, you would like to bowl first here, in order to make things easy for yourself.
ODI Records of Leeds Cricket Ground, Headingley
To date there have been no T20 Internationals played in Headingley, Leeds, hence no T20 records. Therefore, we are going to analyze the ODI records of Leeds cricket ground for the 2nd T20 International of the series.
A total of 46 ODI matches have been played here in Headingley. 18 matches have been won by the teams batting first and 26 have been won be the teams bowling first. The average score of teams batting first here is 229 and that of the teams batting second is 211.
The average Runs over here are 4.61. This indicates Headingley, Leeds as a low-scoring venue which might reflect in the T20 series as well.
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Leeds Weather on Match Day
The weather in Headingley, Leeds on the matchday will be sunny throughout the day. There are no chances of rain interruption hence the fans can enjoy the match. The humidity is forecasted to be 58%.