Pakistan's playing XI confirmed for T20 World Cup final against England
Pakistan is all set to play England in the final of 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
The Men in Green had a roller coaster ride as they suffered last-ball losses to India and Zimbabwe to start their tournament but bounced back to surge into the final.
Since the game against South Africa, Pakistan has gone with the same playing XI and it is highly likely that there won't be any changes.
Pakistan XI: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah
On the other hand, England received a boost on the eve of the T20 World Cup final when Mark Wood and Dawid Malan significantly stepped up their involvement in training, putting them potentially back in contention for the game against Pakistan – particularly if the predicted bad weather pushes the start back to Monday afternoon.
Wood, who has a hip injury, and Malan, who has a groin strain, both missed Thursday’s semi-final victory over India and had seemed extremely unlikely to return to fitness in time for the final.
England's likely XI: Jos Buttler (c) (wk), Alex Hales, Phil Salt/Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Liam Livingstone, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan/Mark Wood, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid
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