Everyone would want to see Pakistan and India in the championship game: Watson, Shane. India and Pakistan may face off in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. Championship match on Sunday, November 13, at the MCG, according to Shane Watson.
Shane Watson believes that the ardent cricket fans may get another chance to watch a mouthwatering match, Between India and Pakistan. But this time at the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 final at the MCG on Sunday, November 13.
The Men in Blue defeated the other team by five wickets. In the Super 12 match between these two teams a few weeks ago. With Virat Kohli smashing an incredible 82 runs off just 53 deliveries and Ravichandran Ashwin delivering the winning runs.
Shane Watson – “Everyone would love to see it again”
“Everyone would love to see Pakistan and India in the final,”
The event’s official website quotes Watson, who was clearly delight, as saying.
“I unfortunately missed that first (Super 12) game at the MCG, as I commentated the game previously between Australia and New Zealand”
He continued.
“But from all reports, all the people that went along to that game said it was something very special and the game was obviously an amazing game to watch on TV as well. They played in the T20 World Cup final in 2007 and everyone would love to see it again,”
The previous Australian all-rounder continued.
However, both sides must first prevail in their respective semifinal matches against New Zealand and England on November 9 and 10. Respectively, in order for that ideal match to take place.
Given their prior victories against New Zealand in ICC knockout matches—including semifinal victories over them in the 1992, 1999, and 2007 T20 World Cups—Pakistan would be brimming with confidence. They are expect to square off at the SCG.
On the other hand, after 35 years, India and England would finally face off in a World Cup knockout game. The Indian team’s championship defense was stop by the Three Lions with a 35-run victory in their last meeting, which took place in the semifinal of the 1987 World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium.
Regarding their ICC knockout match, the Men in Blue had defeated England in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy final.
It will take place at Adelaide Oval for the second semifinal.
This will be the second meeting between India and Pakistan in the championship match of the prestigious competition, should they both get to the final. The two sides had previously faced off in South Africa’s first edition final in 2007, when MS Dhoni’s squad prevailed by five runs despite a scare from Misbah-ul-Haq.