<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Jos Buttler has won the toss and chosen to bowl first at the MCG. The rain threat that seemed to be looming on this match for the last three days seems to have cleared off fow now with the area around the stadium hardly receiving any rain today. </b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Both England and Pakistan are chasing their second T20 World Cup title, having the tournament in 2010 and 2009 respectively. England made it to the final after giving India a 10-wicket hiding in the semi-final. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pakistan, on the other hand, sneaked through to the semis after South Africa fell to a stunning defeat to the Netherlands after which they brushed aside New Zealand with a seven-wicket win. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><b>Buttler said</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">“We are going to bowl first. Huge game, good nerves and there's a lot of good energy around the team. Great energy in the stadium and we are looking forward to a great game. Both teams come into this final in red hot form and we are looking forward to a tough challenge. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I think it is a good wicket and hopefully it will stay the same throughout. Obviously there's a little bit of weather around which is why we chose to bowl. We start fresh today, we bring confidence from the other day but we know it counts for nothing today. Same team.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><b>Pakistan XI</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><b> England XI</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jos Buttler(w/c), Alex Hales, Philip Salt, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid. HT</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>