[If anyone hasn't seen it yet, Cricinfo are doing live commentary for old classics during the coronavirus epidemic. The mods have made a post saying that we're gonna have a match thread for the match, so with their permission, I thought I'd get it going with a pre-match thread. Put yourselves back into this day 28 years ago, and get some comments/bants going for the final]
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It's finally here, the WC Final. 9 teams began the tournament, but one by one they all fell short, until only these final two teams remain. Neither team has ever won a WC, meaning either way we'll have a new WC winner tonight. These two teams have already faced each other in the group stages, where Pakistan got out for a shocking 74 off 40.2 overs, but thanks to rain, the match was called off with England on 24/1.
England's had a pretty good tournament so far. They started off with beating India in a close game, then dominated WI, Pakistan (before the match was rained out), Australia and Sri Lanka. They won a close match against South Africa, and then were beaten by NZ and underdogs Zimbabwe. They then (controversially) beat South Africa in their semi final, plenty has been said on that already, but no matter what side you're on, they made it through and are now in the final.
Pakistan have had a bit of a whirlwind tournament. After being decimated by West Indies, they managed a win against Zimbabwe, and escaped almost certain defeat from England thanks to rain. They were then beaten by India and South Africa, and looked like they were miles away from reaching the finals. However, with a turn of fate, they then beat Australia, SL and NZ, before beating the Kiwis again in a close semi final.
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Last 5:
England: WLLWW (last five completed matches, most recent first)
Pakistan: WWWWL
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