The 47-year-old has selected India and Australia as finalists in the showpiece.
t20 world cup It is scheduled to be held at Down Under in October and November later this year.
“I think India and Australia will be the two players to play in the final and all I have to say is that Australia will beat them in the final,” Ponting said during the latest episode of ICC Review.
“The defending champions have home conditions and that was the one thing that made Australia’s win in the last World Cup not only remarkable but a little sweet for them,” he said.
“The fact is that a lot of people, myself included, thought that when they went to the UAE, the circumstances they would face IPL, I thought there might be situations that might not have allowed him to win it. But they found a way.”
England White-ball coach Matthew Mott has a stellar record with the Australian women’s team and Ponting feels the English team will also be involved in the showpiece event.
“I really think England are an excellent white-ball team and they have an excellent white-ball team,” Ponting said.
“I think on paper the three teams that appear to have the most class and the most number of match wins are India, Australia and England.”
However, the former captain believes that the fate of Pakistan will depend on their captain. Babar Azmi,
“If Babar doesn’t have a good tournament, I don’t think he can win,” Ponting said.
“I saw him up close and personal a few years ago in a Test series against Australia and I said then, I thought the sky was the limit for this guy as far as Test match batting (regards) is concerned and, if If anything, he’s probably gotten better and better over the years.
“Their openers are very important and their new bowlers are very important, but the spin bowler role in Australia can be a bit more difficult with wickets that probably won’t assist them.”