T20 World Cup Final, PAK vs ENG Preview : Pakistan vs England Playing XI, Melbourne weather forecast

A chance to lift the coveted T20 World Cup trophy awaits as Pakistan take on England in the final of the T20 World Cup 2022 in Melbourne on Sunday. The clash will be a rematch of the 1992 World Cup final at the very same venue.

With both teams coming off comfortable victories in their respective semi-final encounters, it will all come down to the battle of nerves in the final showdown. This will be England's first final since the 2016 T20 World Cup whereas Pakistan will be playing in their first final in 13 years having won the tournament back in 2009.

England are coming to the final after defeating heavyweights India by a massive 10-wicket margin while Pakistan played some of their best cricket in their 7-wicket semi-final win against New Zealand.

It will be a battle between England's deep batting line-up and Pakistan's incredible bowling attack. While the Three Lions do possess a number of world-class big-hitters who can single-handedly win the game, Pakistan's bowling attack is arguably the best of the lot. It will be a clash of the titans at the mighty MCG.

While there's rain predicted for Sunday, there's a reserve day as well but fans all over the world will be hoping for the weather to not play spoilsport.

T20 World Cup 2022 : PAK vs ENG HEAD-TO-HEAD
Pakistan and England have faced each other 28 times in the T20 format so far with the Three Lions leading the race with 12 wins as compared to Pakistan's 9 victories.

MELBOURNE WEATHER FORECAST
Rain could play spoilsport on Sunday as there is a 95% chance of rainfall during the final. Monday, which has been chosen as the reserve day for the final will also experience a lot of rain as shown in the weather forecast.

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Pakistan vs England T20 World Cup live telecast details
PAK vs ENG Match Timings - 1:30 PM (IST)

Pakistan vs England live telecast: Star Sports Network

PAK vs ENG live streaming - Disney+Hotstar

Pakistan vs England Playing XI prediction
Pakistan Predicted Playing XI: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi

England predicted playing XI: Jos Buttler (C), Alex Hales, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Mooen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood