MATCH NO – 02th Match
SERIES – Australia tour of England – 2024
DATE – 13rd September, 2024
TIME – 11:00 PM IST
VENUE – Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
INTRODUCTION
Australian team and England team will play a 3 t20 matches series that is all set to take place from September 11th to September 15, 2024. The tournament will be co-hosted by the England, featuring matches across various venues in England. ENG VS AUS.
MATCH PREVIEW
2nd Match of the T20 series will be played between one of two greatest riverary of cricket history England vs Australia.Last time when England and Australia met each other, Australia scored 179 runs and England failed to chase the total of 179 runs and lost the match by 28 runs.
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between England and Australia.
PITCH REPORT
Sophia Gardens, also known as the Cardiff Wales Stadium, is a cricket ground in Cardiff, Wales. Here’s a general pitch report for Sophia Gardens:
General Characteristic:
Pitch Type: The pitch at Sophia Gardens is generally known to be batting-friendly, especially in the shorter formats of the game. It tends to be hard and flat, which aids the batsmen in playing their shots.
Pace and Bounce: The pitch offers decent pace and bounce, which can help fast bowlers early on. However, it can become slower as the game progresses, especially in limited-overs matches.
Spin: Spinners can come into play as the pitch wears down. The surface can sometimes assist turn, particularly in the latter stages of the game, making spin a crucial factor.
Weather Impact: Being in Wales, the weather can be quite unpredictable. Overcast conditions can help seam bowlers due to the swing on offer. Rain interruptions are also a common feature, which can affect the nature of the pitch and the game strategy.
ODI and T20 Matches
ODIs: Typically, the pitch remains good for batting throughout the 50 overs. Teams often prefer to chase, knowing that the pitch is likely to stay true.
T20s: In the shortest format, the pitch at Sophia Gardens tends to be high-scoring. Batsmen can exploit the shorter boundaries, but spinners and variations from pacers play a key role in the middle overs.
GROUND STATS (T20I)
| TOTAL MATCH | 09 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 150+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 03 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 06 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 130 | 05 |
| BETWEEN 130 TO 149 | 00 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 03 |
| ABOVE SCORE 170 | 01 |
BOWLERS STATS ON SOPHIA GARDENS (T20I)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 09
PACER WICKETS – 65
SPINNER WICKETS – 30.
ENG TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- England team performed not well in this series and lost the 1 match in this series and lag in the series by 0-1 in the 3 match t20 series.
- Last match played between England & Australia, England team failed to chase a total of 179 runs and lost the match by 28 runs.
- In the last match England team failed to chase the total of 179 runs and lost the match by 28 runs against Australia.
- Liam Livingstone Scored 37 runs, Philip Salt 20 runs and Sam Curran scored 18 runs in the previous match against Australia.
- Liam Livingstone took 3 wickets, Jofra Archer & Saqib Mahmood took 2-2 wickets each and Sam Curran & Adil Rashid took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against Australia.
- Both teams played 25 matches and England team won 11 matches and lost 12 matches against Australia.
SQUADS
Batting – Philip Slat © (wk), Jordan Cox (wk)
Bowling – Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Recee Topley, Brydon Carse, Josh Hull, Saqib Mahmood, Josh Turner.
All Rounder – Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jacob Bethell, Dan Mousley, Jamie Overton..
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Philip Salt © (wk), Will Jacks, Jordan Cox, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Sam Curran, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Recee Topley
ENG – PLAYER:
1. PHILIP SALT – © (WK) RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 20r, 0r, 12r, 61r, 58r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 20r, 37r |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 2 INNINGS – 57 RUNS. |
2. WILL JACKS – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 6r, 8r, 2+7W, 59+0W, 31+0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 6r, 10+0W |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 2 INNINGS – 10 RUNS – 0W. |
3. JORDAN COX – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 17r, 3r, 11r, 141r, 25r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 17r |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 1 INNING – 17 RUNS. |
4. LIAM LIVNGSTONE – RHB+RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 37+3W, 43+1W, 55+0W, 30+0W, 4r. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 47 RUNS – 1W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 37+3W, 15+1W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 3 INNINGS – 52 RUNS – 5W. |
5. JACOB BETHELL- LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 2+0W, 5r, 8+0W, 64+0W, 23+0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 2+0W. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 1 INNING – 2 RUNS – 0W. |
6. SAM CURRAN – LHB+LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 18+1W, 52+1W, 8+1W, 0W, 25+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 18 RUNS – 3W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 18+1W, 8+3W, 2+2W |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 3 INNINGS – 28 RUNS – 5W. |
7. JAMIE OVERTON – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 15r, 4r, 0W, 0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 15r. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 1 INNING – 15 RUNS. |
8. JOFRA ARCHER – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 2W, 2W, 1W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 2 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 2W, 1W, 0W, 1W, 2W. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 5 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
9. ADIL RASHID – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 3W, 1W, 0W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 1W, 1W, 0W, 1W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 13 INNINGS – 14 WICKETS. |
10. SAQIB MAHMOOD – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 0W, 3W, 1W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 12+2W. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 1 INNING – 2 WICKETS. |
11. RECEE TOPLEY – LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 2W, 2W, 0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 0W, 0W, 1W, 2W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 5 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
AUS TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Australian team won 1st match of the series by 28 runs against England.
- Last match played between England & Australia, Australia successfully defended a total of 179 runs and won the match by 28 runs.
- In the last match Australian team successfully defended the total of 179 runs and won the match by 28 runs against England.
- Travis Head Scored 59 runs in 23 balls with the help of 8 fours & 4 sixes, Matthew Short scored 41 runs and Josh inglis scored 37 runs in the previous match against England.
- Sean Abbott took 3 wickets, Adam Zampa & Josh Hazlewood took 2-2 wickets each and Cameron Green, Xavier Bartlett & Marcus Stoinis took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against England.
- Both teams played 25 matches and Australian team won 12 matches and lost 11 matches against England.
SQUADS
Batting – Josh Inglis (wk), Tim David, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Travis Head
Bowling – Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa, Xavier Bartlett, Riley Meredith.
All Rounder – Mitchell Marsh ©, Cameron Green, Sean Abott, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Hardie, Cooper Connolly.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Matthew Short, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh ©, Josh Inglis (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Cameron Green, Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa.
AUS – PLAYER:
1. TRAVIS HEAD – LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 59r, 12r, 0r, 80r, 9r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 59r, 34r, 15r, 6r. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 4 INNINGS – 114 RUNS. |
2. MATTHEW SHORT – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 41r, 25+0W, 1+0W, 0r, 4+0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 41r. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 1 INNING – 41 RUNS. |
3. MITCHELL MARSH © – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2r, 31r, 39r, 37r, 12r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 13 RUNS – 0W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 2r, 35r, 0r, 45r, 36r. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 7 INNINGS – 170 RUNS. |
4. JOSH INGLIS (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 37r, 103r, 27r, 18r, 37r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 37r. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 1 INNING – 37 RUNS. |
5. MARCUS STOINIS – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 10+1W, 20+1W, 8+4W, 1W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 10 RUNS – 0W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 10+1W, 30+1W, 8+3W, 22+!W, 35+1W. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 12 INNINGS – 205 RUNS – 8W. |
6. TIM DAVID – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 0r, 25r, 17r, 6r, 9r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 0r, 11r, 40r, 0r. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 4 INNINGS – 51 RUNS. |
7. CAMERON GREEN – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 13+1W, 62+3W, 26+2W, 1W, 27+1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 13+1W, 1+0W. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 2 INNINGS – 14 RUNS – 1W. |
8. SEAN ABBOTT – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 2W, 1W, 3W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 4+3W. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 1 INNING – 3 WICKETS. |
9. XAVIER BARTLETT – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 1W, 2W, 1W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 1W. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
10. ADAM ZAMPA – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 1W, 1W, 2W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 2W, 2W, 0W, 2W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 8 INNINGS – 10 WICKETS. |
11. JOSH HAZLEWOOD – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 1W, 0W, 0W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 2W, 1W, 1W, 0W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 9 INNINGS – 11 WICKETS. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 25
- ENG WIN – 11
- AUS WIN – 12
- NO RESULT – 02
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – J. Inglis, P. Salt.
BATSMEN – T. Head, L. Livingstone.
ALL-ROUNDERS – M. Short, S, Curran, C. Green, M. Stoinis.
BOWLERS – A. Zampa, J. Archer, S. Abott.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – J.Inglis.
BATSMEN – M. Marsh, T. Head, L. Livingtone.
ALL-ROUNDERS – M. Short, S. Curran, W. Jacks, M. Stoinis.
BOWLERS – A. Zampa, S. Abbott, J. Hazlewood.
BACK-UPS – S. Mahmood, A. Rashid, R. Topley.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – T. Head, L. Livingstone.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – S. Curran, M. Short.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
AUSTRALIA MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.