T20 World Cup 2022: Team Analysis-Australia
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The T20 World Cup 2022 is knocking at the doors. All the participants are preparing themselves for the mega event. The hosts of the tournament and the defending champions have announced their squad that will take part in the tournament.
Let us take a look at the announced squad of Australia
Aaron Finch (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa
The Pillars
Batting
David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith
Australia will be strongly dependent on these three players in the tournament. David Warner’s job will be to provide dynamic yet steady starts to the team. Steve Smith will be handed the responsibility of anchoring the innings, while Maxwell’s job will be to provide power packed finishes to the team.
T20I Records of the Australian batting mainstays
Bowling
Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa
The main weapon in bowling for Australia will be Josh Hazlewood. His ability to bowl both in the initial stages and also in the death makes him a very important cog in Australia’s bowling.
Pat Cummins' job will be providing strong starts to the team during the bowling efforts. On the other hand Zampa’s duty will be to give the team some productive middle-overs in the middle.
T20I records of the prime Australian bowlers
Surprise Package
Tim David
Tim David has been included in the Australian squad for the upcoming tournament. He comes in with the reputation of being a big hitter. With a strike rate of 163.17 in T20 cricket, David might turn out to be that oomph factor that puts Australia ahead in some of the matches. He can also be handy with the ball in hand.
Tim David's T20I record
The Weak Link
Mitchell Starc
Mitchell Starc has a lethal reputation in the international circuit. But in the last two years Starc hasn’t had the greatest of times in T20I cricket. His mediocre form might cause a few headaches to the Australian skipper, Aaron Finch.
Mithcell Starc's recent form in T20Is
Challenges
The Australian team will be playing the tournament in front of their home crowd. This could go either way, it may add to the confidence of the team or it can intimidate the team in crunch situations. The cricket fans will be keeping an eye on how Australia handle the home-crowd pressure.
Prediction
The Australian team looks good from the outside barring a few concerns. Also the fact that they do well in big tournaments is working in their favour. A semi-final spot seems guaranteed for the defending champions.
Predicted XI
Australia's predicted XI
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