Pakistan and England will be facing each other in the men's T20 World Cup 2022 finals at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). While the Men in Green stunned New Zealand in the first semifinal, the Three Lions outplayed India in the other semifinal.
Pakistan, despite losing their first two games on a close margin, have won their next 4 matches consecutively to reach the finals of the T20 World Cup 2022 while England despite facing a small hiccup in their journey against Ireland, have entered the finals by defeating the Indian side by a margin of 10 wickets.
Here in this article, we will have a look at how men's T20 World Cup finals have panned out in the first 7 editions from 2007 to 2021 respectively.
Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2022:
- Lost to IND by 4 wickets (0 balls to spare)
- Lost to ZIM by 1 run
- Defeated NED by 6 wickets (37 balls to spare)
- Defeated SA by 33 runs (DLS)
- Defeated BAN by 5 wickets (11 balls to spare)
- Defeated NZ by 7 wickets (5 balls to spare)
England in T20 World Cup 2022:
- Defeated AFG by 5 wickets (11 balls to spare)
- Lost to Ireland by 5 runs (DLS method)
- No Result vs Australia (No Toss)
- Defeated NZ by 20 runs
- Defeated SL by 4 wickets (2 balls to spare)
- Defeated IND by 10 wickets (24 balls to spare)
Teams to enter ICC men's T20 WC Finals most times:
Sri Lanka - 3 (2009, 2012, 2014)
Pakistan - 3 (2007, 2009, 2022)
England - 3 (2010, 2016, 2022)
India - 2 (2007, 2014)
West Indies - 2 (2012, 2016)
Australia - 2 (2010, 2021)
New Zealand - 1 (2021)
1. ICC Men's T20 WC 2007 Finals:
India won the toss and put themselves to bat first. They posted a total of 157/5 in 20 overs with the help of a brilliant fifty from Gautam Gambhir and a stunning cameo of Rohit Sharma in the end. In the run-chase Misbah-ul-Haq's one-man show ended in vain unfortunately as they lost the plot in the middle overs and in the end, India won this thrilling game by a small margin of just 5 runs. RP Singh and Irfan Pathan played a crucial role by picking 3 wickets each to their name.
IND - 157/5(20)
Gautam Gambhir - 75(54)
Rohit Sharma - 30*(16)
Yusuf Pathan - 15(8)
Umar Gul - 3/28(4)
Mohammad Asif - 1/25(3)
Sohail Tanvir - 1/29(4)
PAK - 152(19.3)
Misbah-ul-Haq - 43(38)
Imran Nazir - 33(14)
Younis Khan - 24(24)
Irfan Pathan - 3/16(4)
RP Singh - 3/26(4)
Joginder Sharma - 2/20(3.3)
Man of the Match: Irfan Pathan
2. ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2009 Finals:
Sri Lanka won the toss and batted first. They managed to post a score of just 138/6 with the help of a 68-run partnership in the last 7 overs between Kumar Sangakkara and Angelo Mathews. Abdul Razzaq bowled brilliantly and picked the key wickets of Sanath Jayasuriya, Jehan Mubarak and Mahela Jayawardene. Pakistan chased this total convincingly by an 8-wicket margin with the help of a terrific partnership between Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik.
SL - 138/6(20)
Kumar Sangakkara - 64*(52)
Angelo Mathews - 35*(24)
Sanath Jayasuriya - 17(10)
Abdul Razzaq - 3/20(3)
Shahid Afridi - 1/20(4)
Umar Gul - 1/29(4)
PAK - 139/2(18.4)
Shahid Afridi - 54*(40)
Kamran Akmal - 37(28)
Shoaib Malik - 24*(22)
Sanath Jayasuriya - 1/8(2)
Muthiah Muralitharan - 1/20(3)
Man of the Match: Shahid Afridi
3. ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2010 Finals:
England won the toss at Bridgetown and invited Australia to bat first and restricted them to a below-par total of 147/6 in 20 overs. Australia, at one stage, were struggling at 8/3 in 2.1 overs but a brilliant fifty from David Hussey helped his team to post a formidable total on board. England chased down 148 runs in just 17 overs with the help of brilliant innings from Craig Kieswetter and Kevin Pietersen.
AUS - 147/6(20)
David Hussey - 59(54)
Cameron White - 30(19)
Michael Clarke - 27(27)
Ryan Sidebottom - 2/26(4)
Luke Wright - 1/5(1)
Graeme Swann - 1/17(4)
ENG - 148/3(17)
Craig Kieswetter - 63(49)
Kevin Pietersen - 47(31)
Eoin Morgan - 15*(13)
Steven Smith - 1/21(3)
Mitchell Johnson - 1/27(4)
Shaun Tait - 1/28(3)
Man of the Match: Craig Kieswetter
4. ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2012 Finals:
West Indies defeated the host nation, Sri Lanka, by 36 runs in the 2012 T20 World Cup at Colombo (RPS) venue with the help of a brilliant knock from Marlon Samuels and a spectacular bowling effort from mystery spinner Sunil Narine in a rain-affected game. Ajantha Mendis' brilliant bowling effort ended in vain and Sri Lanka lost another final after the 2007 ODI World Cup, 2009 T20 World Cup and the 2011 ODI World Cup.
WI - 137/6(20)
Marlon Samuels - 78(56)
Daren Sammy - 26*(15)
Dwayne Bravo - 19(19)
Ajantha Mendis - 4/12(4)
Angelo Mathews - 1/11(4)
Akila Dananjaya - 1/16(3)
SL - 101(18.4)
Mahela Jayawardene - 33(36)
Nuwan Kulasekara - 26(13)
Kumar Sangakkara - 22(26)
Sunil Narine - 3/9(3.4)
Daren Sammy - 2/6(2)
Marlon Samuels - 1/15(4)
Man of the Match: Marlon Samuels
5. ICC men's T20 WC 2014 Finals:
Sri Lanka won the toss and asked India to bat first, restricting them to a below-par total of 130/4 in 20 overs. Sri Lanka finally managed to win the T20 World Cup trophy after losing their previous two final games to Pakistan and West Indies in 2009 and 2012 respectively. Sri Lanka chased down 131 runs with more than 2 overs to be spared with the help of a brilliant fifty from Kumar Sangakkara in his farewell T20I game.
IND - 130/4(20)
Virat Kohli - 77(58)
Rohit Sharma - 29(26)
Yuvraj Singh - 11(21)
Rangana Herath - 1/23(4)
Angelo Mathews - 1/25(4)
Nuwan Kulasekara - 1/29(4)
SL - 134/4(17.5)
Kumar Sangakkara - 52*(35)
Mahela Jayawardene - 24(24)
Thisara Perera - 23*(14)
Mohit Sharma - 1/18(2)
Suresh Raina - 1/24(4)
Ravichandran Ashwin - 1/29(3.5)
Man of the Match: Kumar Sangakkara
6. ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2016 Finals:
West Indies won their 2nd T20 WC trophy in a very thrilling fashion. Carlos Brathwaite smashed 4 consecutive sixes to seal this game when West Indies needed 19 to win from the final over. Marlon Samuels smashed a brilliant 85-run knock to set the platform for the Caribbean team in this run-chase. Carlos Brathwaite also bowled brilliantly by picking 3 key wickets of Joe Root, Jos Buttler and David Willey respectively.
ENG - 155/9(20)
Joe Root - 54(36)
Jos Buttler - 36(22)
David Willey - 21(14)
Carlos Brathwaite - 3/23(4)
Dwayne Bravo - 3/37(4)
Samuel Badree - 2/16(4)
WI - 161/6(19.4)
Marlon Samuels - 85*(66)
Carlos Brathwaite - 34*(10)
Dwayne Bravo - 25(27)
David Willey - 3/20(4)
Joe Root - 2/9(1)
Adil Rashid - 1/23(4)
Man of the Match: Marlon Samuels
7. ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 Finals:
Teams chasing first had a major advantage in winning the 2021 T20 World Cup matches and once again Australia winning the toss invited Kiwis to bat first and they posted 172/4 on board with the help of a brilliant knock from their skipper Kane Williamson. Josh Hazlewood threatened New Zealand batters and ended up picking key wickets of Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell and Kane Williamson as well. Australia chased down the target convincingly with the help of a brilliant 92-run partnership between David Warner and Mitchell Marsh for 2nd wicket.
NZ - 172/4(20)
Kane Williamson - 85(48)
Martin Guptill - 28(35)
Glenn Phillips - 18(17)
Josh Hazlewood - 3/16(4)
Adam Zampa - 1/26(4)
AUS - 173/2(18.5)
Mitchell Marsh - 77*(50)
David Warner - 53(38)
Glenn Maxwell - 28*(18)
Trent Boult - 2/18(4)
Man of the Match: Mitchell Marsh