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Pakistan will face England in final of T20 World Cup 2022 at Melbourne Cricket Ground which was very similar to the one that happened in 1992 ODI World Cup. Pakistan despite losing their first two games by a very close margin have bounced back in style to win 4 consecutive games and enter final of the mega event like T20 World Cup.
However, England too will be high on confidence after defeating India convincingly by 10 wickets in the semi-final game. Pakistan bowlers would be hoping to have some form of strategy to stop the attacking English opening pair of Jos Buttler and Alex Hales in powerplay itself, while Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan getting back to their original rhythm in the semi-finals would help their team to have an added advantage for them.
Numbers and stats before start of PAK vs ENG:
1 - Haris Rauf needs 1 more wicket to have the milestone of picking 100 wickets in international cricket.
1 - Sam Curran needs 1 more wicket to have most wickets for England in a single men's T20 WC edition.
Most wickets for England in a single men's T20 WC edition:
Ryan Sidebottom - 10 in 2010
Graeme Swann - 10 in 2010
David Willey - 10 in 2016
Sam Curran - 10 in 2022
2 - Whichever team wins the T20 WC, they will become 2nd team after West Indies to win two men's T20 WC trophy. Pakistan won T20 WC in 2009, while England won T20 WC trophy in 2010.
2 - England and Pakistan have faced each other twice in ICC knockout games (1992 WC & 2017 CT). In both instances, Pakistan came out victorious against England and further went onto lift that trophy as well, in both 1992 WC and 2017 CT.
3 - Shadab Khan needs 3 more wickets to become the first bowler to take 100 wickets for Pakistan in men's T20I.
Most wickets for Pakistan in men's T20I:
Shahid Afridi - 97
Shadab Khan - 97
Saeed Ajmal - 85
Umar Gul - 85
Haris Rauf - 70
14 - Alex Hales needs 14 more runs to surpass Kevin Pietersen and become the 2nd highest run-scorer for England in men's T20 WC.
Most runs for England in men's T20 WC:
Jos Buttler - 773
Kevin Pietersen - 580
Alex Hales - 567
17 - Adil Rashid has taken 17 wickets against Pakistan in men's T20I.
Most wickets for England against Pakistan in men's T20I:
Graeme Swann - 17
Adil Rashid - 17
Stuart Broad - 15
David Willey - 11
18 - England have won 18 men's T20I against Pakistan overall.
Most men's T20I won against an opposition:
ENG - 18 vs PAK
PAK - 18 vs NZ
England have won both men's T20 WC matches against Pakistan in 2009 & 2010 edition. They thus have great advantage over Pakistan considering the past head-to-head records.
27 - Jos Buttler will be playing his 27th match in men's T20 WC.
Most matches played in men's T20 WC:
Eoin Morgan - 29
Stuart Broad - 26
Jos Buttler - 26 (Will play his 27th match tomorrow)
44 - Ben Stokes needs 44 more runs to complete 3000 runs in T20 cricket.