Pakistan will begin the Twenty20 series against England on a six-match winning run in the sprint format, but aware they are in for a severe test.
Pakistan, led by veteran big-hitter Shahid Afridi, have risen to second in the International Cricket Council global Twenty20 rankings - while England are a lowly eighth.
The table is notoriously volatile, however, in a format played so infrequently between global tournaments - and Afridi is not about to dismiss the challenge posed by England.
Eoin Morgan's tourists have won their last three Twenty20 matches - at home to India, New Zealand and Australia - latterly in the past summer with a white-ball team full of much previously untested talent, following their embarrassing early exit from the 50-over World Cup last winter.
They also beat the Kiwis in a thrilling one-day international series, narrowly lost to Australia and then recovered from a trouncing in the first match against Pakistan here to run out 3-1 victors last week.
Afridi said: "You can't under-estimate any team in this format.
"Whatever matches we have played, even against Zimbabwe, they were very tough.
"England, no doubt, are a world-class team. And they came back well (after Test series defeat) to win the ODIs."
Pakistan's success against Zimbabwe has contributed to their fine recent record, one of which Afridi is proud - albeit in the knowledge more fine-tuning is needed.
"We have won the last six games.
"We did make small mistakes, but we are going through a process and are trying some new players."
The hosts are expected to give a belated debut to opener Rafatullah Mohmand, at 39 four years older than Afridi - who began his international career as a teenager in 1996, an era which long pre-dated even the concept of Twenty20 cricket.
Much more recently, he came up against England record-breaker Jos Buttler in last summer's NatWest Blast Twenty20 final.
Afridi took three for 14 with his leg-breaks for Northamptonshire at Edgbaston three months ago, but it was Buttler's Lancashire who prevailed.
Afridi, and the rest of the world, had a gloriously entertaining reminder of the wicketkeeper-batsman's talent when he hit England's fastest ever century from just 46 balls against Pakistan in the fourth ODI in Dubai last week.
Afridi could hardly help but be impressed all over again.
"He is one of the best cricketers (in the world) at the moment," he said.
"He played well against me in the (NatWest T20 Blast) final, and he is a great player.
"(But) we will bowl well at him."
Source: PA
