Pakistan vs England, T20 WC 2022 Final Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

The grand finale of the T20 World Cup 2022 is finally here as Pakistan and England cross swords with each other in the summit clash on Sunday, November 13 at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground in a repeat of the 1992 One-Day World Cup final. Both the teams have played in a T20 WC final twice, with Pakistan winning in 2009 and losing in 2007 while England falling short in 2016 after winning the title once in 2010.

In this edition, Jos Buttler and his men began the campaign with a victory against Afghanistan before suffering a shock loss to Ireland by DLS method. Their encounter against defending champions Australia got abandoned due to rain at the ‘G’ but since then, England have registered three successive victories over New Zealand, Sri Lanka and India which was the semi-final match.

On the other hand, Pakistan looked down and out after losing their opening two fixtures against arch-rivals India and Zimbabwe. But Babar Azam and his team then peaked at the right time to seal four wins on the bounce - against Netherlands, South Africa, Bangladesh, and New Zealand (semi-final). Both teams are all set to script history as one of them would join West Indies as two-time T20 World Cup champions.

England, who have won the ODI World Cup in 2019, have a golden opportunity to win the T20 WC and create the record of holding two world titles at the same time. One last dance awaits the eighth edition of the 20-overs WC as Pakistan and England lock horns on the mega stage at the historic venue.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of the Final between Pakistan and England in the T20 WC 2022:

Head-to-Head: Pakistan and England have met each other in 28 T20 internationals so far, with the English side dominating the Asian team. England have won 18 and lost nine matches against the Men in Green while one game ended in no result. In T20 World Cups, England have played two and won two against the 2009 champions.

1 – Haris Rauf (99) needs one scalp to complete 100 wickets in international cricket.

3 – Shadab Khan (97) requires one scalp to surpass Shahid Afridi (97) and become the leading wicket-taker for Pakistan in T20 internationals.

38 – Moeen Ali (5962) needs 38 runs to complete 6000 runs in international cricket.

3 – Iftikhar Ahmed (47) needs three fours to reach 50 fours in T20Is.

5 – Mark Wood (195) is five wickets away from reaching 200 wickets across formats.

3 – Mohammad Nawaz (47) requires three wickets to complete the milestone of 50 scalps in T20Is.

14 – Alex Hales (567) needs 14 runs to surpass Kevin Pietersen (580) and become the second-highest run-getter for England in T20 World Cups.

83 – Mohammad Rizwan (4917) is 83 runs away from reaching 5000 runs across formats.

3 – Shadab Khan (97) needs three wickets to reach the landmark of 100 wickets in the T20I format.