T20 World Cup 2024, AUS vs ENG | Playing 11 Prediction, Cricket Tips, Preview & Live Streaming

Mitchell Marsh with Mitch Starc during AUS vs OMN (AP)

On Sunday, the T20 World cup 2024 is all set to witness one of cricket's greatest rivalry take on the international stage when Australia crosses swords with England at Kensington Oval in Barbados, West Indies on June 8.

AUS vs ENG: Team Previews

Australia 

The Kangaroos are coming on the back of a decisive victory against Oman in their campaign opener. While it was a shocker to not see Mitchell Marsh play Cameron Green and Pat Cummins, all turned out well for the team as they had a comfortable win of 39 runs.

However, going forward we could see the less-expected thing happening: Glenn Maxwell being dropped. While the hard-hitting all-rounder has proven himself in numerous tough situations the fact that he is going through a very challenging period ever since IPL 2024 can not be looked over. He even continued his poor run as he departed for a duck against Oman too. 

For this encounter, in his place they might consider bringing Cameron Green in and moreover considering that they might look to go in this high stakes clash with a good batting depth we could see Pat Cummins replacing Nathan Ellis.

England

England lifted the T20 World Cup trophy in Melbourne in 2022 (AP)

The defending champs although tested their bowlers in their opening game against Scotland however in the rain-hit fixture they could not bat as the game was eventually called off before the second innings.

But a big concern for England is that in the ten overs that Scotland openers batted, they failed to scalp a single wicket; they were all thrashed relentlessly with Chris Jordan and Adil Rashid giving away over 50 runs cumulatively.

In this upcoming clash going up against Australia- a team with multiple power-hitters, they would hope to play their cards right especially their bowlers who would be aiming to demolish the top-order, because we all saw how David Warner along with Marcus Stoinis unleashed hell on their opposition.

AUS vs ENG: Match details & Live Streaming

AUS vs ENG: Kensington Oval Barbados Pitch Report

The Kensington Oval pitch is known for assisting batters in the first innings, but it only sets the stage for a moderate score of 160-170 runs. Interestingly, the fast bowlers will find an extra edge off the surface, on the other hand spinners will find plenty of turn. 

Looking at the stats, 16 wins for teams batting first out of 26 matches it is expected that the captain winning the toss will choose to bat first.

AUS vs ENG: Probable Playing XIs

Australia: David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Marcus Stoinis, Cameron Green, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

England: Jos Buttler (c & wk), Philip Salt, Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley

AUS vs ENG: Fantoss Fantasy Tips

AUS vs ENG: Winner Prediction

Looking at their form, Australia is expected to win this clash.

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