Pakistan batsman Sahibzada Farhan told reporters that England struggled to 146-9 against Sri Lanka's spinners on Sunday.
Farhan said England can expect more of the same from Pakistan's spinners when the teams meet at the same Pallekele ground in Kandy on Tuesday night. Pakistan desperately needs a win after their first match against New Zealand was washed out.
A defeat would put the England cricket team, who skittled Sri Lanka for 95 to win by 51 runs, through to the semi-finals with a game to spare. Pakistan would then need to beat Sri Lanka in their final Super Eights match and hope other results go their way to reach the last four.
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"What we saw in the Sri Lanka-England game was that the ball was gripping and England struggled against spin," said the in-form opener Farhan on Monday.
"Sri Lanka has one or two spinners, but we have five in total, so we will give England a tough time on a pitch that looks good and is likely to grip," he added.
Pakistan's spinners have taken 26 wickets in four matches so far, while their seamers have dismissed only seven batsmen. History will be against Pakistan, as they have never beaten England in the three previous T20 World Cup clashes.
"We are confident, and our morale is high," said Farhan, who scored an unbeaten 100 against Namibia in Pakistan's final group match. We are focused on this match to win and progress."
Farhan, who tops the T20 World Cup run-scoring chart with 220 runs, said he is ready for the threat of England express pace bowler Jofra Archer.
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"Facing Archer will not be difficult because I have faced similar bowlers in Pakistan," said Farhan. So, if he has plans against me, I also have plans against him."
Pakistan is likely to bring in spinner Abrar Ahmed in place of seaming all-rounder Faheem Ashraf. England may name an unchanged side for the fifth successive match, with Liam Dawson, Will Jacks, Adil Rashid, and Jacob Bethell providing spin options.
Sri Lanka and New Zealand are the other teams in Pakistan and England's Super Eights group. They face each other in Colombo on Wednesday. The top two teams will qualify for the semi-finals.
