T20 World Cup final: the complete guide to Pakistan v England

England face Pakistan in the T20 World Cup final on Sunday – here’s all you need to know about the game

How can I follow the final?

The final is scheduled to start at 7pm in Melbourne, 8am GMT, at the MCG. In the UK it will be shown free-to-air on Channel 4 and also on Sky Sports Main Event. Test Match Special on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra will have live commentary, while Rob Smyth will be helming theguardian.com’s unrivalled over-by-over report

How did they get here?

Pakistan had a miserable start, losing to India in a nailbiter and then to the qualifiers Zimbabwe. That looked to be their tournament over and even three wins from their final three group games would not have been enough if South Africa had not slipped to a stunning defeat to the Netherlands. That opened the door to a semi-final against New Zealand, who were swatted aside thanks to a century opening partnership between Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam.

England had a similarly slow start, losing to Ireland in their second game then seeing a crunch tie with Australia rained off. But impressive wins over New Zealand and Sri Lanka saw them scrape through to the semi-finals on net run rate. Against India, Jos Buttler’s side truly ignited, with the captain and Alex Hales smashing them to an utterly dominant 10-wicket win.