North Sound (Antigua)
Residing as much as the favourites tag with two consecutive wins, a assured Australia will goal to safe a Tremendous Eight berth when it faces lower-ranked Namibia in its Group B T20 World Cup conflict right here on Wednesday.
Australia fired in unison to turn out to be the primary crew on this version of the event to attain 200-plus runs in a one-sided 36-run win over arch-rivals England within the crew’s final group league match.
It was Australia’s second win from as many matches, having began off with a 39-run overcome Oman. Beating Nambia will probably be sufficient for the 2021 title winners to make the lower earlier than they tackle Scotland in its concluding Group B league fixture.
Scotland leads the desk with 5 factors and together with Australia, is firmly forward within the race to make the Tremendous Eight on the expense of defending champions England who has one level from two matches. Its opening recreation towards Scotland was a washout.
Australia defeated Namibia by seven wickets after limiting its opponents to 119/9 of their solely T20 assembly, albeit in a warm-up recreation two weeks again.
READ MORE | T20 World Cup 2024: Hridoy displays on Bangladesh’s loss towards South Africa
Enjoying his final World Cup for Australia, David Warner has been in splendid type with one half century and it was his 16-ball 39 that set the tone for his or her 201/7 towards England. Warner by the way scored a fifty within the warm-up towards Namibia as effectively. He has 97 runs within the event at a high quality strike fee of 141.79.
Warner’s opening associate Travis Head has additionally been at his explosive finest and the duo will look to present the crew a fiery begin.
Namibia will anticipate their veteran all-rounder David Wiese to step up after he starred of their Tremendous-Over win towards Oman. The globe-trotting all-rounder has the expertise of dealing with Australia 4 occasions in T20Is throughout his stint with South Africa.
Left-arm spinner Bernard Scholtz, who has been tidy conceding only one 4 and one six in his eight overs, will even look to make an affect.
Groups:
Australia: Mitchell Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Inexperienced, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner and Adam Zampa.
Namibia: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Inexperienced, Michael Van Lingen, Dylan Leicher, Ruben Trumpelmann, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, Tangeni Lungameni, Niko Davin, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, JP Kotze, David Wiese, Bernard Scholtz, Malan Kruger and PD Blignaut.
Sri Lanka in should win conflict vs Nepal
The 2014 champion Sri Lanka’s marketing campaign has gone terribly haywire after defeats to South Africa and it’s now confronted with a do-or-die conflict towards Nepal in a bunch D fixture in Lauderhill, Florida.
Nepal, however, misplaced to the Netherlands by six wickets in its solely match thus far. South Africa has already certified to the Tremendous Eight following the facet’s nervy win over Bangladesh.
READ MORE | T20 World Cup Diary: Cricket, rum and Bajan hospitality – true spirit of Barbados
A win for the Wanindu Hasaranga-led facet will additional warmth up the race for the second spot with Bangladesh, Netherlands, and Nepal additionally within the reckoning. For that to occur, the onus will probably be on the batters. A loss, however, would imply curtains for Sri Lanka.
Groups:
Nepal: Rohit Paudel (c), Aasif Sheikh, Anil Kumar Sah, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Pratis GC, Sundeep Jora, Abinash Bohara, Sagar Dhakal and Kamal Singh Airee
Sri Lanka: Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Charith Asalanka, Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana and Dilshan Madushanka.