England vs Pakistan| Head-to-Head | Last 5 meetings

44 matches later, the T20 champions are going to be crowned. It's England vs Pakistan. One team will be walking out of Melbourne as two-time T20 World Cup champions. 

It has been one hell of a tournament as fans got to witness many upsets, thrilling matches, hat tricks, and amazing catches. As we close the chapter on one of the best T20 World Cups, let us looks at the last 5 meetings between England and Pakistan in the shortest format.

5) 7th T20I: England vs Pakistan, 2/10/2022

Before England and Pakistan entered the 2022 T20 World Cup, they played a 7-match series between themselves. The series was tied 3-3 and the decider was played at Lahore. England were put to bat and scored a mammoth total of 209-3 in 20 overs. Dawid Malan and Harry Brook starred with the bat, scoring 78 and 46 respectively.

Pakistan couldn't get a good start as Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan went for single-digit scores. Shan Masood scored a fighting 56 of 43 deliveries but Pakistan's middle order failed to keep up with England's bowling line-up. England restricted Pakistan to 142 in 20 overs, with Chris Woakes and David Willey being the pick of the bowlers.

4) 6th T20I: England vs Pakistan, 30/9/2022

With Pakistan leading the series 3-2, England went all guns blazing in a must-win match in Lahore. Pakistan were put to bat and they scored 169 in 20 overs. Babar Azam was the pick of the batsman, scoring 87 in 59 deliveries. David Willey and Sam Curran were the picks of the bowlers, taking 2 wickets each.

England chased the total in just 14.3 over. The batsman ran through Pakistan's bowling line-up, winning the match by 8 wickets. Phillip Salt was the man of the match, scoring 88 in 41 deliveries, and contributions also came from Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, and Ben Duckett.

3) 5th T20I: England vs Pakistan, 28/9/2022

In the 5th T20I, Pakistan were asked to bat and set up a par total of 145/10 in 20 overs. Mohammad Rizwan was Pakistan's lone wolf, scoring 63 in 46 deliveries. Mark Wood, David Willey, and Sam Curran were the pick of the bowlers, sharing 7 wickets amongst them.

In reply, Pakistan's bowlers did not make it an easy task for the Englishmen as they restricted them to 139 in 20 overs. Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, and Mohammad Wasim Jr were the picks of the bowlers as each of them took one wicket. The England batsman could not get going, with only contributions coming from Dawid Malan and Moeen Ali.

2) 4th T20I: England vs Pakistan, 25/9/2022

This was the end of the Karachi leg and what a way to end it! Pakistan were put to bat and scored 166 in 20 overs. Mohammad Rizwan was again the lone wolf for Pakistan, scoring 88 in 67 deliveries, and mini contributions also came from Babar Azam and Shan Masood.

England's top order failed to get going as the top 3 ended up scoring single digits. England's middle order stood up as Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali and Liam Dawson made vital contributions of 33, 24, 29, and 34 respectively.

In the end, England needed 4 runs to win. Mohammad Wasim Jr ensured that would not happen as he got Reece Topley out, winning the match for Pakistan.

1) 3rd T20I: England vs Pakistan, 23/9/2022

In the 3rd T20I between England and Pakistan England were again put to bat and they replied with a mammoth total of 221/3. Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, and Will Jacks were the pick of the batsman, scoring 81, 70, and 40 respectively.

In reply, Pakistan couldn't get going as England's bowlers bowled exceptionally well. This time, Shan Masood was the lone wolf for Pakistan, scoring 66 in 40 deliveries. England bowlers bowled the right line and lengths to restrict Pakistan to 158 with Mark Wood being the pick of the bowlers, having exceptional figures of 4/0/25/2.

Last 5 meetings: 5, England: 3, Pakistan: 2

Overall H2H stats in T20Is

Matches played: 28, England: 17, Pakistan: 9, Tie: 1

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