Pakistan and England will cross swords in the final of the T20 World Cup 2022 at the MCG on Sunday. Both sides are eying on their second T20 World Cup title.
Pakistan will be keen to repeat the 1992 world cup final glory where they defeated England at the same venue. England has played excellent cricket in the past few years, they are the 2019 ODI world cup winners and they have the opportunity to become T20 world champions as well
Team Analysis:
Pakistan
Pakistan started their world cup campaign with two consecutive defeats against India and Zimbabwe but they came back strongly and won all of their next four games including the semi-final. Pakistan convincingly defeated New Zealand in the first semi-final by 7 wickets. The green shirts restricted the Kiwi side to just 152 runs from their 20 overs with some exceptional bowling performance. Chasing 154 runs, Babar and Rizwan scored half-centuries for their side that helped them to chase down the target with 5 balls to spare.
England
Meanwhile, England was stunned by an upset against Ireland but they peaked at the right time to qualify for the semi-finals. The English side played their best cricket in the semi-final where they thrashed the mighty Indian side by 10 wickets. India posted a fighting total of 168 runs on the board but Buttler and Hales outplayed the Indian bowlers. England chased down the total without losing any wickets in 16 overs. Hales smashed 86 runs off 47 balls while Buttler scored 80 runs off 49 balls for his side.
Where to watch
This match will be broadcast live on Star Sports network while the Live streaming will be available on the Disney + Hotstar app & web.
Match Details:
Match – The Final, ICC T20 World Cup 2022
Teams – Pakistan vs England
Date – 13th November October 2022
Time – 1:30 PM IST
Venue – Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne
Average 1st innings total at the MCG
The average 1st innings score at the MCG is 160 runs.
Head-to-Head record in T20Is:
Here is the head-to-head record between Pakistan and England in T20 Internationals.
Total Matches Played – 28
Pakistan won – 9
England won – 18
Tie/ No Result – 1
Pitch Report:
The pitch at the MCG will help the pacers early on with the new ball.
The batters can score runs by playing good cricket shots after getting set on the wicket.
The boundaries are very big at MCG so running between the wickets will be very crucial here.
Both captains will like to bowl first and chase the total on this wicket.
Possible Playing XI:
Here are the possible playing XIs of both teams,
Pakistan:
Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi
England
Jos Buttler (c and wk), Alex Hales, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood/ Chris Jordan
Winner Prediction:
Pakistan has the best bowling attack in this tournament while England’s batting is looking in great touch.
Pakistan has peaked at right time and they become a very dangerous team in such situations.
Hence, we predict that Pakistan will win the Final of the T20 World Cup 2022.
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