ENG vs AUS, 26th Match Preview

Match 26 of the 2022 T20 World Cup brings England together with Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday evening. England have won one and lost one game in the tournament so far. Australia lost their opening game to New Zealand but bear Sri Lanka on Tuesday. England will be determined to put in a strong performance after their embarrassing defeat to Ireland on Wednesday. They have an excellent recent record over Australia and will fancy their chances in this match. Australia were not at their best against Sri Lanka but, thanks to some big hitting from Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis, got home with 3.3 overs to spare. In front of a big home crowd, they will be confident against England.

ENG vs AUS, 26th Match Details

England vs Australia – 26th Match

Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Date & Time: 27th October at 1:30 PM IST 

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network

ENG vs AUS, 26th Match Pitch Report

There is assistance in the pitch for pace bowlers and, with long boundaries, batters can often get caught out when going for big shots. We expect a par score of over 170. It will be cloudy from start to finish in Melbourne for this game and there will be a chance of rain arriving at some point.

Injury News

No Injury. It will be added when there is an update

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ENG vs AUS, 26th Match Probable Playing XIs:

Australia Probable Playing XIs

David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood

England Probable Playing XIs

Jos Buttler (wk) (c), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

Topmost Picks for ENG vs AUS Dream11 Prediction, 26th Match:

Top Picks – Australia

• David Warner- The left-handed opener has hit 2866 runs in this format since making his debut in January 2009. He has scored two half-centuries against England in his last five matches.

• Mitchell Starc– The left arm pace bowler got the wicket of Bhanuka Rajapaksa on Tuesday and has format best figures of 4-20.

Top Picks – England

• Jos Butler– The captain has begun this tournament with scores of 18 against Afghanistan and a duck against Ireland. He has been in excellent form during 2022 and we expect him to deliver in this match.

• Mark Wood- As one of the quickest bowlers in the T20 World Cup 2022, he has a point of difference that produces regular wickets. He has taken 2-23 and 3-34 from his two T20 World Cup games this year.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for ENG vs AUS Dream11 Team:

Jos Buttler, Dawid Malan, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran(C), Glenn Maxwell(VC), Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Mark Wood

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for ENG vs AUS Dream11 Team:

Jos Buttler(C), Dawid Malan, David Warner, Aaron Finch, Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis(VC), Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mark Wood

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Sam Curran, Jos Buttler

Vice-captain – Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell

Wicketkeeper – Jos Buttler

ENG vs AUS 26th Match Probable winners:

England has a one-match overall head-to-head lead in the IT20s against Australia and has a very strong recent record. Australia has won one of the last seven meetings in this format. Whenever England and Australia go head to head in any format, there is always plenty of attention from cricket fans across the globe. Both teams can not really afford to lose this match which puts additional pressure on the players. We are predicting a close game with Australia getting the victory. Considering the team combination, Australia is expected to win this match.