The biggest match in Group 1 of the T20 World Cup is today. Australia and England will face each other at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, ie MCG. Australia lost against New Zealand in the first match. He then made a spectacular comeback against Sri Lanka. The match was to start at 1:30 pm, but due to rain, the match has not started yet.
This match is very important for both teams. The reason for this is that Australia and England have lost one match each. The team which loses today will find it very difficult to reach the semi-finals. After suffering a crushing defeat against New Zealand in the first match of the tournament, Australia made a comeback with a win against Sri Lanka in Perth on 25 October.
Australia vs England: pitch report
The pitch of the MCG is quite balanced. Here the bowlers get speed and bounce, so the batters can play strokes because the ball comes to the bat faster. The stadium has big boundaries. It will not be easy to get the slow balls of the spinners across the boundary. Batters have to take special care of the timing.
Australia vs England: Weather Forecast
Here is some very bad news regarding the weather forecast. Very heavy rain is expected in the match. The first match of the day Ireland vs Afghanistan also abundant due to rain here in the morning.
Temperature- 15/9
Humidity- 82%
Wind- 23 km/h
Chances of Rain- 80%
After a slow start from Australia, the target of 158 runs seemed difficult to chase. All-rounder, Marcus Stoinis came and he played an unbeaten inning of 59 runs in 18 balls and achieved the target in 16.3 overs. Now the Australian team will hope that Stoinis will do the same charisma against England.