Australia VS England
The high voltage England vs Australia match is about to start shortly. Both these teams are worthy contenders for this year's World Cup. And both are aiming to win the T20 World Cup title. So both teams will try their best to win the match.
England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and took the fielding decision. The pitch is not batting friendly. In most matches we have seen that teams batting later can do well if the batsmen are able to bat responsibly. England's batsmen are very experienced. So I think the decision of fielding after winning the toss is correct.
Australia won their first match against Oman. However, England's performance in the first match against Scotland was not good. The match was abandoned. However, England's bowlers could not take any of Scotland's wickets. Scotland collected 90 runs in 10 overs. If England's bowlers don't bowl well today, Australia will win. I will bet on Australia to win today.
The way Australia's two openers started their innings I thought Australia would give a target of 200+ today. Australia scored 70 runs in the first 5 overs in two openers. However, Australia's batting has slowed down a bit since Warner got out. And Australia collected only 15 runs in the last two overs. Australia's innings ended at 200 runs. A target of 202 runs is a big enough target on this pitch. But the England team has experienced batsmen. Although the target is big, England has the ability to win the match. England will definitely play to win.
England's two openers Phil Salt and Buttler are batting well. At the end of 3 overs, England managed to collect 31 runs. Salt scored 12 runs off 6 balls and Buttler scored 16 runs.
Australia's two openers Travis Head and Warner got off to a good start as Australia managed to post a big total of 201 runs. Travis Head scored 34 runs off 18 balls and Warner scored 39 runs off 16 balls. Australia's two openers batted very aggressively.
We have seen good performances from England's two openers.
Salt returned to the dressing room with 37 off 23 balls and Buttler with 42 off 28 balls. England's collection is 93/2 in 10 overs.
England need to collect 109 runs in 10 overs to win. Collecting 109 runs in 60 balls is not an easy task. Moreover, Australian bowlers are very experienced. If Will Jacks and Baistwo bat well, England has a chance to win. Because these two batsmen are capable of batting at a smart strike rate.