Pakistan is hopeful to win the World Cup 2022 final against England as it looks back on the World Cup 1992 final for inspiration.

Factfile on Sunday's Twenty20 World Cup final between England and Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Skipper Jos Buttler believes an "incredibly dangerous" England will be hard to beat in Sunday's Twenty20 World Cup final, but Pakistan say they have "all bases covered" -- and then there's the threat of rain.

On Wednesday, the Pakistan cricket team beat New Zealand to secure a spot in the World Cup T20I final, which it will play on November 13.

England will make last-minute calls on fitness of Malan and Mark Wood as they look to spoil the party in Thursday's Twenty20 World Cup semi-final against India, Jos Buttler said

Speaking at a press conference, Netherlands’ head coach, Ryan Cook, expressed his confidence in winning the next match against Pakistan.

Pakistani skipper Babar Azam slipped another spot in ICC T20I rankings for batters, while wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan continues his reign on the top spot.

Qatar has been subjected to an "unprecedented campaign" of criticism over its World Cup preparations, according to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.

Ticket sales for the soccer World Cup are approaching the three million mark ahead of the tournament kicking off in Qatar on Nov. 20

Nawaz produced another stellar innings before Iftikhar Ahmed sealed victory with a six in the final over.

The India-Pakistan fixture the following night is also a sell-out with more than 90,000 fans set to jam the Melbourne Cricket Ground after additional standing-room tickets were snapped up within 10 minutes.

New Zealand will tour Pakistan twice from late December, the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Monday, more than a year after abandoning a series there over security concerns.