ENG vs PAK 1st T20I, Dream 11 Prediction, Match Preview, Probable XI, Key Players, Pitch Report, Conditions and Prediction.
PREVIEW
England are taking on Australia for a 3 match T20I series starting on Friday, September 4th at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton.
England are hosting once again and this time it is their biggest rival in world cricket, who are ready to restart the rivalry in these difficult times in the world behind closed doors.
(Photo - Getty Images, ENG vs AUS)
England failed to win the T20I series against Pakistan by falling short of the target in the 3rd T20I at Manchester. But with some regular cricket in the last 2 months and also with some white-ball regulars coming back into the squad, England will be looking to extend their form of not losing any series.
On the other side, Australia will be playing their first international game after the COVID-19 break. They have not lost more than one T20I in the last two years. The visiting team will have their biggest superstars of white ball cricket in their restart after the break.
(Photo - England Cricket/Twitter, England Squad)
PROBABLE XI
England:
Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow (WK), Dawid Malan/Tom Banton, Eoin Morgan (C), Moeen Ali, Sam Billings, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer.
Australia:
David Warner, Aaron Finch (C), Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh/Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (WK), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Riley Meredith/Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa.
(Photo- Twitter/CricketAus, Australian Squad)
FANTASY TIPS ( Key Players )
Aaron Finch, has the record of most runs in England vs Australia fixtures with 425 runs at a SR of 189.73 with an average of 70.83. He also has the most runs scored by an individual in this fixture at the Ageas Bowl in 2013 i.e. 156 in 63 balls.
Eoin Morgan is leading the charts in making runs against Australia in T20Is for England. He has scored 247 runs at a SR of 146.15 against the Aussies.
David Warner, has a poor record of 159 runs at an average of 17.67 against England. But he is in brilliant white ball form since his return to international cricket. He has scored 415 runs with an average of 138.33 and SR of 142.12 since last year.
Jonny Bairstow, before his duck in the 3rd T20I against Pakistan, he has 215 runs in his last six outings at a SR of 185.34. He also
Ashton Agar, has an impressive economy rate of 6.91 against England. He got a 5 wicket haul against South Africa earlier this year and ended the series with 8 wickets in three matches.
Dawid Malan has a fifty in two games against Australia. He is having a brilliant T20I career till now with 7 half centuries in 13 innings.
Glenn Maxwell scored a brilliant century in the Intra-squad match at Southampton. He is the 3rd highest run-scorer for Australia against at a SR of 155.69. His best score against them is 103.
Chris Jordan has the most number of wickets i.e. six, amongst the players currently present in the England squad against Australia.
Steve Smith has a solid average of 83.33 since his comeback into International cricket at a SR of 147.92. He has scored 119 runs against England in T20Is at a superb SR of 141.67. Also averages 59.50 against the three lions.
Moeen Ali is coming off a brilliant 33 balls 61 against Pakistan, has a SR of 156.52 against the Aussies.
DREAM 11
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PITCH REPORT and CONDITIONS
The pitch at the Ageas Bowl is generally good for batting. We had seen some high scores in the Australian Intra-squad matches as well.
The average first innings score in the past three T20Is at the Bowl is 176.67. The pitch will only get better to bat as the game moves ahead.
PREDICTION
Both the teams are white ball heavyweights at the moment. Australia has won only once in England out of 7 games they played and it was at the Bowl. But the fact that Australia are no 1 rank team in T20Is and have a good bowling lineup comparatively. It will be a battle between the England batting and Australian bowling.
Written by Kaushik Kashyap, a young Cricket Enthusiastic and Budding Analyst.
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