ENG vs AUS: England is hosting the mighty Aussies for a three-match T20I series in which the first T20i has already been played at the iconic Rose Bowl stadium at Southampton. Now for the second T20I, the action shifts to Cardiff at the Sophia Gardens.
The first T20I saw another splendid inning from the in-form Travis Head, as he managed a stellar 59-run inning when he smacked 30 runs in a single over of Sam Curran. The Aussie openers scored most of the runs for the team as all others failed when Australia ended their total for a 179 all-out.
England in return could not produce more than 151, as Sean Abbott and Josh Hazelwood, alongside Zampa, turned the tables for Australia. The best English performer remained Livingstone, as after his 3-fer, he went on to score a handy 30+ score until Hazelwood produced the vital breakthrough.
Anyway, Australia led the series 1-0 after his 28-run victory in the first game.
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Let’s take a good look at the best possible 11:
England Playing 11: Phil Salt, Will Jacks, Jordan Cox, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Sam Curran, Jacob Bethell, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Saqib Mahmood, and Josh Hull.
Australia Playing 11: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Sean Abbott, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Matt Short, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.
Three Biggest Player Battles Ahead of the Second T20I:
Travis Head vs. Jofra Archer
The Australian great and in-form T20I batter has been named as the ICC’s top-ranked T20 batter, as he has already instilled fear with his batting in the powerplay.
On the other hand, Jofra, who has been their best performer for England, especially with the new ball, and who bowled a stunning over to the hard-hitting Head might be their talisman against the ace batter.
Liam Livingstone vs. Josh Hazelwood
Livingstone was England’s ace performer in the first T20I, with both the bat and ball, and he has emerged as one of England’s greatest all-rounders in the shortest format of the game.
Hazelwood, on the other hand, is the most experienced batter in the Aussie deck, and he is often the most handy with the new ball as well as in the death, since Bartlett took over the charge with the new ball.
Phil Salt vs. Sean Abbott
Salt is England’s best-ranked and most in-form T20I batter in the absence of Jos Buttler, the English skipper. Salt also has the added responsibility as a stand-in skipper for the side and will be the most anticipated batter in the side.
Next comes Abbott, who was Australia’s pick of the bowlers in the first game and is also the highest T20 wicket-taker of the nation, all credit to his amazing record in the BBL. Abbott with the new ball might hunt for Salt before he unleashes his carnage in the powerplay.
