England and Pakistan will compete for the T20 World Cup title in a historic final.

 

MELBOURNE: If Melbourne's unpredictable weather permits, a confident England will try to prevent Pakistan from having a fairytale ending in the T20 World Cup final on Sunday.

If the Melbourne Cricket Ground match cannot be completed before the conclusion of the reserve day on Monday, heavy weather might cause major disruptions and potentially result in the teams being declared joint winners.


Conditions should last long enough to host a match between the two nations who competed at the MCG 30 years ago for the 50-over World Cup.

Both teams improved in the semi-finals after poor starts, with Pakistan defeating New Zealand in Sydney by seven wickets and England defeating Australia in London. India was humiliated in Adelaide by a margin of 10 wickets.
Since Zimbabwe nearly eliminated them, Pakistan, the 2009 champions, have had a lucky tournament. The Netherlands helped them advance to the semi-finals by eliminating South Africa.

Babar Azam's squad could believe that winning a trophy is in their destiny thirty years after Imran Khan's Pakistan won the 1992 World Cup.

In order to continue building on the success of previous captain Eoin Morgan, who turned the squad into a dominant force in white-ball cricket, England, the defending 50-overs world champions, are aiming to win a second global T20 championship following their triumph in 2010.


Of the 1992 final, Babar said to reporters, "Of course the parallels are (there)".

However, we'll work to win the trophy because it's an honor for me to captain this group, especially on this vast field.
After Morgan's retirement, the new captain Jos Buttler faced a challenging task, but he has taken the helm alongside Alex Hales, who has made a full recovery.

Opening partnerships were crucial in the semi-finals; Buttler and Hales defeated India with a 170-run stand the night after Babar and Mohammad Rizwan had defeated New Zealand with a 105-run stand.


In order to avoid having the game quickly slip away from them, both teams' bowlers will be under pressure to strike early.

The key to winning the game will be to take as many wickets as possible during the powerplay, according to Babar.
There aren't many trade secrets between the sides; in a home T20 series, Pakistan was defeated 4-3 by England.

In Brisbane, they also played a World Cup warm-up match that was hampered by weather, which England won by six wickets. bleak hunting grounds
The Ireland game was undoubtedly a huge disappointment for us as a team during this tournament, but it seems like a long time ago now, according to Buttler.

"In the rest of the cricket we've played so far, I think we've seen a reaction to that game,"
Both teams have struggled thus far at the MCG tournament, with Pakistan falling to archrivals India in a Super 12 nail-biter and England suffering their lone loss to Ireland in a rain-drenched upset.

Pakistan is most likely to remain the same, but if Mark Wood and Dawid Malan are healthy, England might decide to reintroduce their express pacer and third batter, respectively.

Although Pakistan's renowned pace attack and England's top order will square off in the final, both teams also have other strengths.


Sam Curran of England has a reputation for being a courageous death bowler, whereas Adil Rashid, a legspinner, surprised everyone by defeating India.

The infamous middle order of Pakistan carried the team when Babar and Rizwan struggled, with all-rounder Shadab Khan of Pakistan taking 10 wickets in the competition.

An army of green-clad Pakistan supporters will predominate the audience, but England, who took great pleasure in stifling the sizable contingent of Indian supporters at Adelaide Oval, may not be affected much by their presence.