A crucial game between traditional rivals England and Australia in Group 1 of the Super 12 which is set to take place later today could be interrupted by rain as the weather forecast for Melbourne looks gloomy.
The Group 1 tie between Australia and England is important for both sides as the losing team will be eliminated.
This game is important for both Australia and England if they want to qualify for the next round. England are currently ranked third in Group 1 with 2 points and a Net Run Rate (NRR) of +0.239, while Australia are fifth in the group with 2 points and a Net Run Rate (NRR) of -1.555. Australia lost the first match against New Zealand but won a massive victory against Sri Lanka. However, England won the first match against Afghanistan by five wickets but then Ireland beat England by 5 runs in the second game (DLS method due to rain).
The Australia vs England T20 World Cup match will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne. The match will be telecast on Star Sports Network (Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 3). The match will be streamed live on Hotstar and will start at 1.30 PM IST.
Australia
Aaron Finch (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa
England
Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Harry Brooke, Sam Curran, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, David Malan, Tymal Mills, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood
Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s match against Ireland in the T20 World Cup was called off without a ball being bowled due to incessant rain at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here on Friday.
It rained incessantly at the MCG throughout the day as the ground staff kept cover on and the toss could not take place as the pitch was under wraps.
The game was eventually called off after 4.30 pm local time, with both Afghanistan and Ireland getting one point each to advance to the semi-finals.
The result pushed Ireland to second place behind New Zealand on net run-rate as both teams have three points in the Group 1 standings with Ireland playing one match extra.
*With inputs from agencies
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