T20 World Cup 2022, Match 13, Super 12 Group 1: Australia vs New Zealand Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

The eighth edition of the T20 World Cup is back just after one year of the previous competition as defending Champions Australia and New Zealand are all set to kick off the Super 12 2022 campaign on Saturday, October 22, in Sydney. Both sides met in the final of the last tournament and it was the Aussies who emerged victorious on that occasion by defeating the Kiwis by eight wickets margin in Dubai to lift their maiden T20 WC title.

Heading into the marquee event, hosts Australia suffered two bilateral series losses to India in India and to England on home soil. The Aussies were beaten by a margin of 2-1 against the Men in Blue while they lost 2-0 (3) to the English side at home recently. On the other hand, New Zealand who completed two successful and came second-best to Pakistan in the recently-concluded Tri-Series Final in New Zealand.

Kane Williamson and his side face an uphill task against a strong and tournament favorites Australian side in the opening encounter of the World Cup. And to make matters worse, the Kiwis don’t have a great track record down under in international matches. In T20Is, they have played three games in Australia and lost all three of them. New Zealand will look for revenge for the 2021 final loss and start their WC campaign on a winning note while the Kangaroos would hope to live up to their favorites tag by sealing a win against their Trans-Tasman rivals.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match 13 in the Super 12 Round in Group 1 between Australia and New Zealand in the T20 WC 2022:

Head-to-Head: Australia and New Zealand have faced each other in 15 T20 internationals so far with the Aussies claiming victories on ten occasions and New Zealand on just five. In T20 World Cups, both the rivals have clashed in two games with a win each for both.

20 – Mitchell Marsh (980) requires 20 runs to reach the milestone of 1000 runs in T20 internationals.

59 – Devon Conway (941) is 59 runs away from completing the landmark of 1000 T20I runs.

1 – Glenn Phillips (49) is one game away from appearing in 50 T20 international matches.

3 – Ashton Agar (47) needs three wickets to complete 50 wickets in T20Is.

2 – Tim Southee (22) requires two scalps to go past Nathan McCullum (23) and become the highest wicket-taker for New Zealand in T20 World Cups.

5 – Finn Allen (45) is five fours away from reaching 50 fours in T20Is.

2 – Josh Hazlewood (48) needs two grabs to reach 50 catches across formats.

21 – Martin Guptill (617) needs 21 runs to surpass Brendon McCullum (637) and become the highest run-getter for New Zealand in T20 World Cups.

2 – Trent Boult (98) is two grabs away from completing 100 catches in international cricket.

5 – Adam Zampa (18) needs five scalps to surpass Shane Watson (22) and become the second-highest wicket-taker for Australia in T20 World Cups.

3 – James Neesham (47) requires three fours to get to 50 fours in T20Is.

26 – Mitchell Marsh (3974) also requires 26 runs to complete the landmark of 4000 runs in international cricket.

31 – Finn Allen (469) needs 31 runs to get to 500 T20I runs.

2 – Devon Conway (248) needs two fours to get to 250 fours across formats.

11 – David Warner (289) is 11 fours away from completing 300 fours in T20 internationals.

52 – Marcus Stoinis (1948) is 52 runs away from reaching 2000 runs across formats.

2 – Mitchell Marsh (98) needs two sixes to complete 100 maximums in international cricket.