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Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 - Australia vs England - 26th match - 28 Oct

by CricDirect Thursday 27 October 2022

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The 26th match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 will take place between Australia and England on the 28th of October, 2022 at the MCG, Melbourne.

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Australia Form Guide:

Australia are currently placed at the fifth position on Group 1 points table with 1 loss to their name so far.

The top run scorer for Australia is Marcus Stoinis with 66 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Australia is Josh Hazlewood with 3 scalps under his belt.

Australia won their previous match against Sri Lanka by 7 wickets.

Sri Lanka batted first and they posted a competitive total of 157 for 6 in 20 overs. The start was not ideal for Sri Lanka as the first wicket fell for just 6 runs. Pathum Nissanka and Dhananjaya de Silva revived the innings with their knocks of 40 and 26 runs respectively. A real game changing knock was played by Charith Asalanka who smashed 38 in 25 balls to take Sri Lanka past the 150 run mark and helping his team finish at 157 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Australia lost David Warner early on and as a result, Australia went through a sedate start. After Maxwell's wicket in the 13th over, Sri Lanka were on top. This is where Marcus Stoinis came to the crease and changed the course of the game with his six hitting ability. He smashed 59 not out in 18 balls to take Australia home in the 17th over with 7 wickets in hand.

England Form Guide:

England are currently placed at the third position of Group 1 points table with 1 win to their credit.

The top run maker for England in the tournament is Dawid Malan with 53 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for England in the tournament is Sam Curran with 7 scalps under his belt.

England have lost their previous game against Ireland in a rain affected thriller.

Ireland batted first and posted a total of 157 before being bowled out in the 20th over. Andy Balbirnie at the top of the order made 62 in just 47 deliveries. He laid the foundation for a decent total. Lorcan Tucker also played well for his knock of 34 runs in 27 balls. The lower order couldn't really capitalise on the start they got and Ireland were bowled out for 157.

During the chase, England lost both their openers for 14 runs. Ben Stokes was the next one to follow and England looked in all sorts of bother. Dawid Malan played a sedate knock of 35 in 37 balls but his innings didn't leave a big impact in the match. Moeen Ali hit the ball well and smashed a couple of boundaries to reach 24 off 12 balls when the rain arrived. The match couldn't restart again and Ireland were declared winners by 5 runs (DLS method).

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Australia: Aaron Finch (captain), Pat Cummins (vice-captain), Ashton Agar, Tim David, Josh Hazlewood, Cameron Green, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wicket-keeper), David Warner, Adam Zampa

England: Jos Buttler (captain/wicket-keeper), Moeen Ali, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt (wicket-keeper), Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood

Travelling reserves: Liam Dawson, Richard Gleeson, Tymal Mills

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Australia

Who will win? - Australia

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – David Warner (Australia), Jos Buttler (England)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Adam Zampa (Sri Lanka), Sam Curran (England)

Most Sixes – David Warner (Australia), Jos Buttler (England)

Player of the Match - David Warner (Australia)

Team Scores Batting first – Australia 180+, England 170+

Match Handicap: Australia

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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