New Delhi: The 26th match of the Super 12 Group 1 of the T20 World Cup 2021 will see England (ENG) locking horns with Australia (AUS) on Saturday. The encounter will take place in the Dubai International Cricket Stadium at 7:30 PM. The match will be broadcast live on Star Sports Network. This will be the first game between these two teams in the World Cup this year.
England has won two matches played so far against West Indies and Bangladesh respectively. The team defeated West Indies by 6 wickets and Bangladesh by 8 wickets. England is currently standing in the top position of the points table and must win this match to remain where they are. Bowlers are to be highly appreciated as they have picked 19 wickets in just 2 matches.
On the contrary, Australia is currently sitting in the second position. They have marginally won the game against South Africa in the last over. However, they convincingly defeated Sri Lanka by 7 wickets.
The two teams have played 18 matches against each other in the T20 format. England has managed to win 8 matches while Australia won 10 games. In their last match against each other, Australia defeated England by 5 wickets.
England v/s Australia, Match 26, Super 12 Group 1
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Match Date & Time: October 30 at 7:30 PM (IST) and at 6:00 PM (Local Time)
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network
Pitch Report
The surface of Dubai International Cricket Stadium provides aid to both departments. In the middle overs, the batters hardly get any chance to score runs. Batting will be easier in the second half of the match. Seam bowlers in the initials of the match will get plenty of advantage. Spinners will be important in the middle overs. The estimated average score is 140.
Probable Playing XIs for ENG v/s AUS:
England:
Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Tymal Mills.
Australia:
David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
Top Picks for ENG vs AUS Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Batsmen
Jason Roy: A right-handed opening batsman from England. He masters in attacking bowlers in the powerplay. He played exceptionally well against Bangladesh, scoring 61 runs off 38 deliveries. He smashed a total of 72 runs so far with a strike rate of 150.
David Warner: A left-handed opening batsman from Australia. He contributed the highest runs for his team against Sri Lanka, scoring 65 runs off 42 balls, including 10 fours. He hammered 79 runs in total so far.
Top Picks – All-rounders
Moeen Ali: A left-handed batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler from England. He was a wise choice to be included in the team at the last moment. He bowled well against Bangladesh and West Indies. He picked 5 wickets so far in the tournament.
Glenn Maxwell: A right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler from Australia. His coordination with the bat and ball is exceptionally well and hardly gives the opponent batsman any chance to score runs. He scored 23 runs and bagged 1 wicket so far.
Top Picks – Bowlers
Tymal Mills: A left-arm fast bowler from England. He is playing brilliantly in this tournament and has grabbed 5 wickets in 2 matches with an economy of 5.5.
Adam Zampa: A left-arm leg-break bowler from Australia. He won the man of the match award for his exceptional bowling against Sri Lanka. He gave just 12 runs in 4 overs and bagged 2 wickets as well.
Top Picks – Wicketkeeper
Jos Buttler: A right-handed wicketkeeper cum batsman from England. He must be your pick for the dream team. He bats exceptionally well against fast bowlers and knows to play as per the situation. He has scored 42 runs so far.
