Pakistan vs. England, 3rd ODI: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info, Preview

All square with two games to play, the one-day series between Pakistan and England is perfectly poised ahead of Tuesday's game in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Both teams managed a win apiece at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Beaten comprehensively by six wickets in the opening game on November 11, England bounced back 48 hours later with an emphatic 95-run triumph.

Best of luck predicting what will happen next.

Date: Tuesday November 17, 2015

Time: 3 p.m. local (11 a.m. GMT, 6 a.m. ET)

Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates

Live Stream and TV Info: Sky Sports (UK), PTV (Pakistan), SuperSport (South Africa), Ten Sports (Bangladesh), NowTV (UK Streaming Service)

Weather: According to AccuWeather.com, the conditions will be excellent on Tuesday. The side who field first will have to cope with temperatures getting as high as 32 degrees celsius.

Overview

What a difference a day makes, right? So impressive in winning the series opener, Pakistan are suddenly the side with questions to answer.

After the heavy defeat in the second ODI, Pakistan's main concern is their batting. 

Younis Khan's sudden retirement from 50-over cricket left a hole in the middle order, but there was still a shuffling of the pack in terms of positions in the order.

Having made an unbeaten half-century coming in at six in the first match, Babar Azam was suddenly promoted to open in place of Bilal Asif, who was dropped from the side.

Iftikhar Ahmed replaced Khan in the middle order, while the recalled Mohammad Rizwan was drafted into the XI to bat at six.

The moves, however, failed to pay off. Chasing a challenging 284, Pakistan lost half their side with only 50 runs on the board.

Sarfraz Ahmed's gritty 64 gave their final total some respectability. Yet, despite the wicketkeeper-batsman's efforts, they were dismissed for 188 in 45.5 overs.

Coach Waqar Younis expects better from his batsman in the third ODI, per ESPN Cricinfo: "Obviously we were expecting a fightback from England but we also played poor cricket in that game. We were not up to the mark in batting and at no time we were in the game and we must make sure it doesn't happen next time."

If they opt to shuffle the deck again, opening batsman Ahmed Shehzad could get the chance to play. Sarfraz, too, could be promoted from his current spot down at seven.

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England at least showed their opponents it is possible to recover quickly from one bad innings.

Having posted just 216 in the opening game, the tourists were vastly improved with the bat second time around, managing 283 for five after choosing to bat first again.

Their competitive total was built around a maiden ODI hundred from Alex Hales, whose fine knock of 109 saw him share in century partnerships with Jason Roy (54) and Joe Root (63).

If England's management team are being picky, the one disappointment was the failure to ram home their advantage in the closing stages of the innings.

Eoin Morgan's side managed just 56 runs from the final 10 overs, albeit Pakistan's pace pairing of Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Irfan were excellent at the death, varying their pace and length to keep the batsmen guessing.

England's seamers were just as impressive when it was their turn to bowl, though they didn't leave it until the end to do the damage.

Chris Woakes ended his long wait for a one-day wicket—his last had come against Scotland at the Cricket World Cup back in February—in style, picking up four of them.

David Willey weighed in with a three-wicket haul, including dismissing Azam and Mohammad Hafeez—the two men who had carried Pakistan to victory in the opening match—inside the first five overs.

They will hope for more of the same in Sharjah, a venue England have not played at since 1999.

Pakistan's overall record there is excellent—they have a 66 per cent win rate there. But in more recent times, they have struggled in Sharjah. They have won just three of their last 12 games at the ground.

The series concludes on Friday at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the UAE.

Key Players

Pakistan

Mohammad Hafeez remains the key batsman for Pakistan.

His hundred anchored their successful run chase in the first ODI. However, he followed his match-winning knock with a duck last time out.

Hafeez—who has made 11 one-day centuries in his career—is the linchpin to a shaky top six, no matter where he bats.

The loss of the experienced Younis makes Hafeez's wicket even more valuable, particularly as captain Azhar Ali has made just 42 runs in his last four international innings in the format.

England

David Willey's opening spell was crucial in setting the tone for England's performance with the ball in the second ODI.

The left-arm seamer crucially managed to get movement through the air, swinging the new white ball back into Pakistan's plethora of right-handers.

Willey—who made a Twenty20 century with the bat for his former county, Northamptonshire, during the English summer—knows he needs to continue to set high standards on the tour.

Competition for places will only grow once Steven Finn and Mark Wood return to full fitness, while James Anderson and Stuart Broad still harbour hopes of playing limited-overs cricket for England again.

Squads

Pakistan

Azhar Ali (captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Sarfraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Anwar Ali, Aamer Yamin, Yasir Shah, Zafar Gohar, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Irfan, Rahat Ali, Bilal Asif, Iftikhar Ahmed.

England

Eoin Morgan (captain), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, James Taylor, Reece Topley, David Willey, Chris Woakes.

All statistics used in the preview are from ESPN Cricinfo.