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#4- Pakistan
Expected Middle Order: Mohammed Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed, Imad Wasim
Pakistan has had a decent outing in ODIs in the past few years as their middle-order has set into a decent shape. Shoaib Malik and Mohammed Hafeez's presence has given the batting order a focal-points to revolve around as they have played with good intent.
Captain Sarfraz Ahmed's lack of form is a matter of concern for the side. Imad Wasim, the bowling all-rounder is most likely to occupy the No.7 spot while Asif Ali can give some competition.
#3- New Zealand
Expected Middle Order: Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Jimmy Neesham, T.Seifert
New Zealand has had a rebooted time in their middle-order as Ross Taylor seems to have turned up and their batting order looks settled. Kane Williamson has been in fine nick and with Taylor following him, it is a very tough job to break through their batting order.
Henry Nicholls has slowly started converting his form in Tests into ODIs and has settled into this team as Jimmy Neesham has returned to the team with a bang. It remains to be seen if Tim Seifert will play in the World Cup.
#2- South Africa
Expected Middle Order: Faf du Plessis, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Dwayne Pretorius
South Africa, despite the exit of AB de Villiers, has a very settled and strong middle-order. Faf Du Plessis has been in splendid form and so has David Miller who has scored runs at will. Heinrich Klaasen has had an on and off run of games but there is a lot of potential in him.
The Proteas have all-rounder options like Chris Morris, Dwayne Pretorius, and Phehlukwayo. Despite a few uncertainties, the Proteas' middle-order has a looks formidable.
#1- England
Expected Middle Order: Eoin Morgan, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali
The No.1 ODI side, England, undoubtedly have the best middle order and are well settled. Skipper Eoin Morgan has been in fine nick and can build the innings or can carry the momentum started by their blazing top order. Ever-reliable Ben Stokes take the No.5 spot. He is certainly a great batsman and fits perfectly at No. 5.
Jos Buttler has been their best middle order batter and has played few fine knocks and has finished off many games. Moeen Ali can bowl and is no slouch with the bat as well, he has a couple of hundreds to his name and good stats. Their middle order is well settled and certainly, the best and they will be favorites to win the World Cup at home.
