Pakistan and England are ready to play in the final of the T20 World Cup 2022 on November 13, Sunday at the iconic MCG.
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Pakistan and England are ready to play in the final of the T20 World Cup 2022 on November 13, Sunday at the iconic MCG. Pakistan and England each lost to a lower-ranked team in their respective group stages. To qualify for the semi-finals, one had to be patient, while the other had to rely on fortune.
Pakistan dominated New Zealand in the ICC World Cup semi-final 1 while in the second semi-final in Adelaide, England defeated championship challengers India by 10 wickets. Both teams are eager to add another T20 World Cup championship to their collection. Before the finale let us take a look at key battles to keep an eye on.
Throughout the competition, England spinner Adil Rashid has been clinical in their bowling attack. Despite taking only two wickets in five matches, he has been fairly economical (6.25). In the semi-final match against India, he took the key wicket of Suryakumar Yadav and allowed just 20 runs in four overs.
In T20 Internationals, Rizwan has liked batting against Rashid, accumulating 87 runs in 60 balls with a strike rate of 145.0. In 2022, he hit 64 runs off 41 balls against the English leggie, including three boundaries and four sixes majority of them coming in the series preceding the WC.
With 211 runs in five matches at an average of 52.74 and a strike rate of 148.59, Hales has been unstoppable in this T20 World Cup. In the semi-final against India, Hales hit an unbeaten 86 from 47 deliveries. Afridi and Hales have never faced each other in a T20 International, but they have met three times in the PSL. Hales has a 218.2 strike rate against the left-arm pacer, who has only dismissed the England batsman once.
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 283.3 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 140.0 | 7.0 |
| Total | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 218.2 | 24.0 |
Ali has been dismissed twice by Shadab in T20Is but he strikes at 177.8. It would be an intriguing battle between the two players as Shadab Khan is Pakistan’s leading wicket-taker in the tournament.
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 194.1 | 16.5 |
| 2021 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 366.7 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | – |
| Total | 48 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 177.8 | 24.0 |
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