T20 World Cup 2022: Defending champions Australia will face trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand in a rematch of the T20 World Cup 2021 closing to kick off the Super 12 stage in Sydney on October 22.
T20 World Cup: New Zealand, Australia face-off in Super 12 as rain risk looms giant (AFP)
By India Today Web Desk: Defending champions and hosts Australia will start their title protection towards trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand within the first match of the Super 12 stage of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 at SCG on October 21. The Super 12 opener is a rematch of the T20 World Cup 2021 closing the place New Zealand had been blown away by Australia.
Last yr’s overwhelmed finalists, New Zealand, will certainly be among the many entrance runners on this yr’s competitors as they appear to avenge the summit conflict defeat by this yr’s hosts Australia. Australia, however, have made just one change to the squad that emerged victorious in 2021 and can goal to grow to be the primary group to retain the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. They rightly sit among the many favourites to win the entire thing with situations suiting them right down to the bottom and residential crowds squarely behind them.
RAIN THREAT
However, the conflict of trans-Tasman rivals could get adversely affected as there’s a 90% likelihood of rain in Sydney because of a Nia climate occasion, which might trigger havoc. New Zealand’s warm-up match towards India, which was scheduled for earlier this week in Brisbane, was additionally washed out because of rain.
According to AccuWeather, there’s a 28% – 51% likelihood of rain through the match hours on the iconic venue. A most of 51% round 10:00 PM (native time) could enable for some play, notably within the first couple of hours after the scheduled begin.
CAPTAIN’S CORNER
“Probably, we will look at shuffling the batting order. We have got some power all the way through our order, so we would try to get the match-ups in our favour,” Australia captain Aaron Finch said, explaining a possible tweak in strategy in case of rain.
“You have to be flexible, and then we also need to understand how much is the rain affecting the game? Is it for two overs? Doesn’t make much of a difference. But if it’s a five-over game, that makes a huge difference…” Finch added, making it clear that the team usually decides on whether to go for an extra bowler and sacrifice a bit on the batting only after assessing the situation.
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson said, “We can’t verify our closing eleven simply but as a result of if the sport is shorter, then it’s prone to be modified. We will simply have to attend and see until tomorrow nearer to the match after which take a call…”
PREDICTED XI
Australia (Predicted XI): Aaron Finch (capt), David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
New Zealand (Predicted XI): Devon Conway (wk), Finn Allen/Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson (capt), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, 9 Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi
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Oct 21, 2022
