As everyone wants a piece of 1992 from Babar Azam’s Pakistan, the core of this current English team also has a date with history on Australian soil as the two sides face off in the 2022 T20 World Cup final
Just like everyone wants a piece of 1992 from Babar Azam’s Pakistan, the origins of this current English team also have a date with history on Australian soil as the two sides face off in the 2022 T20 World Cup final
A determined Babar Azam will aim to secure his seat near great imran khan Pakistan inducted into Cricket’s Hall of Fame as their team takes on a formidable England t20 world cup final here on sunday
Going into the 2009 Champions Final could also beat the Hollywood thriller script as they were down and out with a morale-destroying defeat against Zimbabwe after the first week of the tournament. and arch rival India,
Pakistan hoped for a dramatic comeback in the second week of the tournament with a win over South Africa and prayers on their lips for some divine intervention.
Like in 1992, a miracle happened as Netherlands put on a performance for the ages to shock South Africa And out of nowhere, Pakistan was in contention for a semi-final berth.
Critics say that in cricket you never know which day Pakistan turns into which day and semifinal performance Against a well-rounded New Zealand side, the ‘Green Machines’ are second to none when it comes to playing side by side ‘Russian Roulette’.
England date with history
But just as everyone wants a piece of ’92 from Babar’s team, the origins of this current English team also have a date with history on this very Australian soil.
Team mates congratulate Chris Woakes of England after talking on the wicket of KL Rahul of India during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final between England and India on November 10, 2022. Photo Credit: AP
Seven years ago in 2015, this was the country where England’s white-ball cricket fell apart after Bangladesh were knocked out of the competition in the group league stage.
The change of white-ball cricket started with the introduction of horses for courses by the ECB, leading to a vast change in the mindset and intent of the English players. that fearless approach was on full display against India on Thursday,
big matchup
Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr and Harris Rauf will only need inspiration to get past the likes of Jos Buttler, Alex Hales, Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali.
All of them are experienced in T20 cricket and all of them have the ability to silence 80,000 plus Pakistani fans, just like they did to 42,000 Indian fans in Adelaide.
Can Afridi do the kind of Wasim Akram when Buttler is batting or Babar and Rizwan take the game deep in their own style like Imran Khan and Javed Miandad did in the 1992 final.
Big matches always bring the big player to the center and Stokes will not mind repeating his 2019 Lord’s performance to win the silverware.
Haris Rauf of Pakistan celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Suryakumar Yadav of India during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan on October 23, 2022. photo credit: AP
Weather Forecast
The weather forecast predicts that both Sunday and the reserve day, which is Monday, could result in rain for the final.
Unlike a normal T20 game, which may be a minimum five-over competition, the Event Technical Committee has made provision for a minimum 10-overs side competition, if necessary, early on the reserve day (3 pm Melbourne). time) begins.
On a spicy deck like the MCG, Mark Wood’s presence would have been an advantage, but the Tewe quick back hasn’t been holding up well.
Despite the pester he got from Hardik Pandya, Chris Jordan is a fine T20 bowler in his own right and would like to use his extensive BBL experience to get the better of the Pakistani batsmen.
If both the batting units are taken into account, then England with Hales, Butler, Stokes, Phil Salt (in place of David Malan), Harry Brooke, Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone along with Pakistan’s Rizwan, Babar, Shan Masood, Mohammad Against looks strong on paper. Haris and Iftikhar Ahmed.
But on the big day, it’s not always the name that counts, but the mindset and temperament of keeping the distance.
squads
England: Jos Buttler (captain), Alex Hales, Phil Salt, Harry Brooke, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Moeen Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, David Malan, Sam Curran, Mark Wood, Tymal Mills.
Pakistan: Babar Azam (Captain), Mohammad Rizwan, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Haris, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shadab Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain.
match time
The match will start on November 13 at 1.30 PM (IST).