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Pakistan-England T20 World Cup final triggers memories of 1992

Pakistan is back at the venue where the legend of the 'cornered tigers' was forged 30 years ago [File: Brenton Edwards/AFP]

Pakistan is back at the venue where the legend of the “cornered tigers” was forged 30 years ago, and England is again the final foe.

There are so many similarities between this unlikely run to the Twenty20 World Cup final and the one inspired by Imran Khan in 1992, when Pakistan beat England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) to claim its first World Cup title in the 50-over format.

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