Australia vs England, T20 WC 2022 Match 26 Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

The mini-Ashes battle is here as arch-rivals Australia and England are all set to face each other in Match 26 of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022 on October 28 at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground. The hosts Aussies are coming off at the back of a solid seven-wicket victory against Sri Lanka, thanks to a 17-ball brutal half-century from Marcus Stoinis.

Meanwhile, their opponents England suffered a setback in the campaign when they shockingly lost to Ireland by five runs (D/L method) in their last outing.

Talking about Australia’s comeback win against the Lankan Lions, they restricted Dasun Shanaka’s side to a total of 157/6 in 20 overs. Charith Asalanka’s unbeaten 38 off 25 helped the Asian team to go past the total of 150. In reply, David Warner bagged another low score in the competition as he fell for 11.

Skipper Aaron Finch just couldn’t get going in his innings and the Aussies were 89/3 after 12.2 overs. Then came the Stoinis assault as he smacked the fastest-ever T20I fifty by an Australian in just 17 deliveries.

With this, the defending champions opened their account in a one-sided affair at the end. On the other hand, Jos Buttler and his men would be looking to come back to winning ways against the Kangaroos as their match with table-toppers New Zealand is not far away. However, rain could play the spoilsport yet again as showers are forecasted for the matchday at the 'G'.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match 26 in the Super 12 Round in Group 1 between Australia and England in T20 WC 2022:

Head-to-Head: Australia and England have met each other in 23 T20 internationals, with the English side just ahead of their arch-rivals. Aussies have won ten matches while England have registered victories on 11 occasions. Two encounters ended in no results. In T20 World Cups, both have met thrice with the Aussies winning a game and England two, including the 2010 final.

1 – Jos Buttler (99) is one match away from appearing in his 100th T20 international match.

1 – Marcus Stoinis (49) is one game away from appearing in his 50^th T20 international match.

3 – Matthew Wade (47) is three grabs away from reaching 50 catches in T20 internationals.

2 – Sam Curran (98) needs two scalps to reach 100 wickets in international cricket.

4 – Adam Zampa (19) requires four scalps to surpass Shane Watson (22) and become the second-highest wicket-taker for Australia in T20 World Cups.

10 – David Warner (290) requires ten fours to get to 300 fours in the shortest international format.

44 – Moeen Ali (5956) needs 44 runs to complete 6000 runs in international cricket.

2 – Ashton Agar (48) requires two scalps to get to 50 wickets in the T20I format.

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