Australia vs Ireland, T20 WC 2022 Match 31 Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

Hosts Australia will square off against Ireland in Match 31 of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022 on Monday, October 31 at The Gabba in Brisbane. Both, defending champions Aussies and the Irish have identical numbers on the points table before heading into this Group 1 clash.

Both have played three games with a win, a loss, and a no result with three points each to their name. Ireland are placed on the third spot ahead of Australia courtesy of a slightly better net run rate.

The Kangaroos suffered a stunning 89-run loss at the hands of neighbours New Zealand in their opening encounter of the Super 12 stage. The home side bounced back with a thumping seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka courtesy of Marcus Stoinis’s brutal assault - a 17-ball half-century. The Mini Ashes fixture with England got called off due to rain in Melbourne and the Aussies now will be playing their fourth game with one match remaining with Afghanistan.

On the other hand, Andrew Balbirnie’s Irish side started their Super 12 round with a loss to Sri Lanka. The team registered a shocking five-run win (D/L) over 2010 champions England in Melbourne. Their clash with Afghanistan also got washed out and now face a tougher challenge in the form of Australia in Brisbane. Aaron Finch and his side would hope to ease past Ireland and make their case stronger for a semi-final spot.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match 31 in the Super 12 Round in Group 1 between Australia and Ireland in the T20 WC 2022:

Head-to-Head: Australia and Ireland have faced each other only once in a T20 international and the instance came in the T20 World Cup 2012 when the Aussies won the encounter comfortably by seven wickets.

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

1 – Harry Tector (49) is one match away from featuring in his 50^th T20 international game.

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

7 – Andrew Balbirnie (193) needs seven fours to complete 200 fours in T20Is.

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.

2 – Ashton Agar (48) requires two scalps to get to 50 wickets in T20Is.