England captain Jos Buttler won the all-important toss and elected to field first in the high-voltage 2022 T20 World Cup final against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on November 13 (Sunday). At the toss, Buttler announced that the Three Lions are going with the same XI that featured in the semi-final against India. Pakistan captain Babar Azam also revealed that the Men in Green are unchanged from the semi-final against New Zealand.
England (Playing XI): Jos Buttler(w/c), Alex Hales, Philip Salt, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid
Pakistan (Playing XI): Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi
It will be a slugfest to watch when determined Pakistan lock horn with formidable England in the T20 World Cup 2022's grand finale in a bid to grab the coveted title at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on super Sunday (November 13). Both the teams are oozing confidence and will be up against each other in a 1992 ODI World Cup repeat show. The resilient Babar Azam will be aiming to secure his seat beside the great Imran Khan in Pakistan cricket’s Hall of Fame.
The entry of 2009 champions into the summit clash could even beat a Hollywood thriller script as they were down and out after the first week of the tournament with morale-shattering defeats to arch-rivals India and Zimbabwe. Pakistan raised hopes of a dramatic comeback in the second week of a tournament with a win over South Africa and a prayer on their lips for some divine intervention.
England's squad: Jos Buttler (captain), Alex Hales, Phil Salt, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Sam Curran, Mark Wood, Tymal Mills.
Pakistan's squad: Babar Azam (captain), Mohammed Rizwan, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammed Haris, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Mohammed Wasim, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shadab Ahmed, Mohammed Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammed Hasnain.
