PAK vs ENG: Pakistan’s Predicted Playing XI Against England, ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Final

Published - 13 Nov 2022, 08:50 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 07:09 AM

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Pakistan is set to face England in ICC T20 World Cup 2022 final. The PAK vs ENG clash takes place on November 13 (Sunday) at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia. Babar Azam is the skipper of Pakistan in ICC T20 World Cup 2022 while Jos Buttler is the captain of England.

Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets in the semi-final clash to grab a spot in the final. England outplayed India by 10 wickets to become the second finalists. Pakistan was part of group 2 during the super 12 round while England was a member of group 1. Ahead of PAK vs ENG ICC T20 World Cup 2022 final clash, here we glance at Pakistan’s predicted playing XI in the match.

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PAK vs ENG: Pakistan’s Predicted Playing XI Against England, ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Final

Mohammad Rizwan (WK)

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Mohammad Rizwan might be the opener and wicketkeeper for Pakistan in the PAK vs ENG final of ICC T20 World Cup 2022. Rizwan scored a spectacular knock of 57 in the previous semi-final clash against New Zealand. With 160 runs in 6 games, Rizwan is also the top run-getter for the team with 1 fifty.

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Babar Azam (C)

Babar Azam
Babar Azam (PC-Getty Images)

Babar Azam is the skipper of Pakistan in ICC T20 World Cup 2022 and will lead the team in the PAK vs ENG final clash as well. The right-handed batter will also open the innings for the team. In the previous game, he scored a crucial half-century (53). Azam and Rizwan also hit a 100+ partnership in the previous match and will be aiming for another astonishing start in the final encounter.

Mohammad Haris

Mohammad Haris
Mohammad Haris (PC-Getty Images)

Mohammad Haris might be the one-down batter for Pakistan in the PAK vs ENG final. The right-handed batsman scored crucial 30 runs in the last match and helped his team to chase down the target. At a strike rate of 161+, Haris has hit 89 runs in 3 games so far.

Shan Masood

Shan MAsood. PC- Getty
Shan MAsood. PC- Getty

Shan Masood might be another middle-order batsman for Pakistan in PAK vs ENG final. The left-handed batter has hit 1 fifty in the tournament so far. He has hit 137 runs in 6 games at an average of 45.66. He has been unbeaten in 3 games out of 6 so far.

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Iftikhar Ahmed

Iftikhar Ahmed
Iftikhar Ahmed. Pic Credits: Twitter

Iftikhar Ahmed might be another middle-order batsman for Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 final. The right-handed batsman has scored 114 runs in 6 games so far. He has also hit 2 fifties in the tournament and owns a strike rate of 131+. With the ball, he has also picked 1 wicket in 1 game.

Mohammad Nawaz

Mohammad Nawaz
Mohammad Nawaz. Pic Credits: Twitter.

Mohammad Nawaz might be a spin all-rounder for Pakistan in the final of ICC T20 World Cup 2022. The left-arm spinner picked 1 wicket in the previous match. So far in 6 games, Nawaz has picked 3 wickets in 4 games at an economy of 7.44. He has also added 63 runs to the scoreboard in 4 games so far.

Shadab Khan

Shadab Khan
Shadab Khan. Pic Credits: Twitter

Shadab Khan might be another all-rounder for Pakistan in the final against England. The right-handed batter has hit 78 runs in 5 games so far, playing 2 unbeaten knocks. He smacked a prominent 52-run quickfire knock in one game. The right-arm spinner has also shined with the ball, grabbing 10 wickets so far at an economy of 6.59.

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Mohammad Wasim

Mohammad Wasim Jr.
Mohammad Wasim Jr. (Image Credits: Twitter)

Mohammad Wasim might be a pace all-rounder for Pakistan in PAK vs ENG clash. The right-arm pacer has picked 7 wickets in 5 games so far at an average of 12.28. Wasim has also bowled at a superb economy of just 6.61. Wasim also batted in 2 games. He got out for a duck in one game and hit unbeaten 12 runs in the other.

Naseem Shah

Naseem Shah
Naseem Shah. Pic Credits: Twitter

Naseem Shah might be a pacer for Pakistan in PAK vs ENG final of ICC T20 World Cup 2022. The right-arm pacer accounts for 3 wickets in 6 games. Although he has not managed to pick a lot of wickets, he has bowled at a good economy of just 6.0. Hence, he might be part of the final match as well.

Haris Rauf

Haris Rauf
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Haris Rauf might be another pacer for Pakistan in PAK vs ENG clash of ICC T20 World Cup 202. The right-arm pacer has hunted 6 wickets in 6 games so far. Rauf has also bowled at a good economy rate of just 7.04. Rauf has been a consistent performer for the team so far.

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Shaheen Afridi

Shaheen Afridi. PC- Getty
Shaheen Afridi. PC- Getty

Shaheen Afridi might be another pacer for Pakistan in the final match against England. The left-arm pacer picked 2 wickets in the last match and conceded just 24 runs in his 4-over spell. In 6 games so far, Afridi has grabbed 10 wickets for the team and is the joint-highest wicket-taker for Pakistan. He has also maintained a good economy of 6.17 so far.

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