In the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, Melbourne Cricket Ground (Melbourne) will host the England vs Pakistan match this Sunday (13th November) evening. Both teams will have the opportunity to become the second team, after West Indies, to win their second ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title this Sunday night.
The ICC World T20 2010 winners, England, reached the semi-finals of this competition after finishing in the second position in the Group 1 of the Super 12 stage. In the second semi-final of this tournament, England thrashed India by ten wickets to move closer to their dream T20 WC title.
On the other hand, the ICC World T20 2009 champions Pakistan have experienced a thrilling roller coaster ride in this entire competition journey. The runners-up of the Group 2 of the Super 12 stage became the first to reach the final of this tournament after beating New Zealand by seven wickets in the first semi-final.
ENG vs PAK Match Overview
Competition: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022
Stage: Final
Match: England vs Pakistan (Match 45)
Date and Time: Sunday, 13th November, 01:30 PM IST (07:00 PM local)
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Live Streaming (in India): Star Sports, Disney+Hotstar
ENG vs PAK Weather Forecast
According to weather.com, MCG has a high threat of rain and thunderstorm for the entire Sunday.
ENG vs PAK Pitch Report
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, is a huge venue. While scoring the boundaries is not easy at this venue, the batting side always gets better opportunities for twos and threes. The pacers generally play strong roles at this venue, but the spinners aren’t useful enough regularly.
Before this ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, there was no first batting success at this T20I venue since 2017. However, in this ongoing tournament, MCG has experienced one successful last-ball chase, two successful defends (including one rain-interrupted game), and three abandoned matches.
MCG has never experienced the 190 total in T20 internationals. Meanwhile, the highest successful T20I target chase at this venue is 169 runs (172/5 in 20 overs by Sri Lanka vs Australia). Anything above 160 is always a good first-innings total at this T20 venue.
Toss prediction: Win the toss and bat first.
ENG vs PAK Predicted XIs
England Predicted XI: Jos Buttler (C & wk), Alex Hales, Phil Salt, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid
Pakistan Predicted XI: Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf
ENG vs PAK Dream11 Team Prediction #1:
Wicketkeeper(s): J Buttler (vc), M Rizwan
Batters: A Hales, S Masood, Iftikhar-Ahmed
All-rounder(s): S Curran, S Khan (C)
Bowlers: C Woakes, S Afridi, H Rauf, M Wasim
ENG vs PAK Dream11 Team Prediction #2:
Wicketkeeper(s): J Buttler, M Rizwan, M Haris
Batters: A Hales, B Azam, S Masood
All-rounder(s): S Curran (C), S Khan
Bowlers: C Woakes, S Afridi (vc), H Rauf
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