England v Pakistan First Twenty20 Betting
England and Pakistan are always guaranteed to produce some brilliant cricket for more exciting reasons than one. There has always seemed to be a little bit of controversy when the two teams have meet and this adds to the excitement and buzz of betting on a high profile Twenty20 match.
England will probably be the narrow favourites for England v Pakistan first Twenty20 betting regardless of what happens in the Test and ODI matches between the countries. England travel to the UAE as the current World Champions and they will want to show everyone why this is the case.
Key Players for England
There are going to be a few key players for England in the first Twenty20 match and they will all have different areas of expertise. Kevin Pietersen will be a hugely important player. The former England captain has more experience than most of the side playing in sub-continental conditions where the heat and humidity are fierce.
Craig Kieswetter will be one of the key players for England throughout the T20 series. The England wicketkeeper as an important player because he can take games away from Pakistan at the top of the order. This will be vital regardless of whether England are batting first or second.
Stuart Broad will be one of the key players for England under the most pressure. Broad will have his captaincy skills tested to the extreme because he has not played any cricket in the UAE and this will be his first time in charge of the team away from home.
Best Pakistani Cricketers
Imran Farhat will be one of the best Paksitani cricketers on show during the first game. He opens the batting for the team and plays the same sort of role as Kieswetter in the Pakistan side. He will have to score a lot of runs for his country if Pakistan are going to win any of the three matches in the T20 series.
Saeed Ajmal will be one of the best Pakistani cricketers on show and possibly the best bowler out of both sides. Ajmal is an off spinner but he has taken a lot of wickets in this form of the game. He has played over 100 first class Twenty20 matches and has more experience than most of the bowlers who will play in any of the games.
Playing Cricket in Dubai
By the time the first Twentyo20 gets under way, both teams should be very used to playing cricket in Dubai. Both teams would have already competed in the Test matches and ODIs which means conditions such as the heat and humidity shouldn't be so much of a factor when it comes to an impact on the game.
Expect big scores from any team playing cricket in Dubai because the pitch will stay hard for 40 overs. England will fancy their chances after they played very well last winter in Australia where the pitches are always hard, flat and bouncy offering very little assistance if any to the fast bowlers.
The spinners will come into the match for a variety of reasons. Spinners playing cricket in Dubai will always get the ball to grip a little bit because the pitch will be so dry. They will also be very important in keeping the scoring down.