On Sunday, the last match of the Twenty20 World Cup 2022 will be played between England and Pakistan. Shoaib Akhtar made another jab at India prior to the championship match, following India’s loss to England in the semi-finals. This jab was made before the match.
The final match of the Twenty20 World Cup 2022 will take place between England and Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. The match will decide the champion of the tournament.
While England crushed India by 10 wickets to secure the second position in the final, Pakistan dominated New Zealand in the first semi-final and advanced to face England in the championship match.
Ahead of the highly-anticipated final, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar said that England understands that the final will not be a walk in the park for them, unlike the semi-final, as they are facing the Pakistan bowling attack, not India’s. This is in contrast to the semi-final, in which they faced India’s bowling attack.
Since the Indian cricket team was defeated by England in the semi-final match, Akhtar has been making negative comments against the team. The Rawalpindi Express found a method to mock the Indian team even before the final match between England and Pakistan was played. The match was between Pakistan and England.
“When compared to the semi-final, the difference in the final is that England are in a comprehensive position, and their confidence will be skyrocketing as a result.
England is aware that Pakistani bowlers are different from Indian bowlers. They won’t receive an easy victory; they’ll have to put in a lot of effort to prevail “In a video that was uploaded to his YouTube page, Akhtar made the statement.
When asked about Pakistan’s prospects against England, Akhtar made the following statement: “A lot rides on Babar and Rizwan’s performance. It was critically important that they had a high strike rate versus New Zealand. They should be able to keep their current strike rate when playing on the wicket in Melbourne.”
During the semi-final match between England and India, opening batsmen Jos Buttler and Alex Hales were both in top form, scoring unbeaten scores of 80 and 86 respectively.
They would like to maintain their winning streak in the championship game. However, because there is a chance of precipitation in the near future, the weather is likely to become more challenging.
After Pakistan’s victory over New Zealand in the first semi-final on Wednesday, the team’s confidence is expected to be high because of the convincing nature of the victory.
Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam both appear to have regained some of the form they had lost, and both of them would like to keep up their recent success.