Pakistan will be facing England at the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup Final as the two teams square off at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia this Sunday, November 13th.
England thumped India by 10 wickets (24 balls left) in their semifinal match while Pakistan won by 7 wickets (5 balls left) in their final-four showdown with New Zealand.
Both teams entered the tournament at the Super 12 stage with Pakistan losing close games to India and Zimbabwe top open the event but then running off victories over the Netherlands, South Africa and Bangladesh before downing New Zealand in the semifinals. England opened the tournament with a win over Afghanistan before a shock defeat to Ireland. Their third contest against host nation Australia was cancelled due to rain and they then went on to beat New Zealand and Sri Lanka before taking care of India in the semifinals.
Entering the Final, England boasts a net run rate (NRR) of +0.473 while Pakistan’s sits at +1.028. The 16-nation tournament began on October 16th with 42 matches being played before the two semifinal games.
The first T20 World Cup in 2007 was captured by India with Pakistan claiming victory in 2009, England in 2010, the West Indies in 2012, Sri Lanka in 2014, the West Indies again in 2016 and Australia in 2021. Sri Lanka has also appeared in the most finals at three as they were runners-up in 2009 and 2012.
Heading into the 2022 T20 World Cup, England was ranked second in the world in this format of cricket with Pakistan ranked fourth. Australia was favoured to win their second straight World Cup though as the oddsmakers at bet365 had them at +275 before the first ball was bowled with England listed as third favorite at +350 followed by Pakistan at fourth at +750.
The bet365 oddsmakers currently list England as the favorites to win the World Cup for the second time as they enter the final match at -163 with Pakistan at +130.
The two teams met in a seven-match T20 series in Pakistan in October with England edging the hosts 4 games to 3. In total, the sides have met 28 times in T20 matches with England winning 18 and Pakistan taking nine of them.
Bet365 also offers several other popular options for the game as well as live wagering. Some of the most popular wagers for the Final include: to win the coin toss, the player of the match, the top batter, the top bowler, the most fours, the most sixes, 1st-over total runs and 1st over odd or even runs etc.