MATCH 36: AUS vs ENG Dream11 Prediction, CWC Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates for Cricket World Cup 2023

On Saturday, November 4, the ODI World Cup 2023 will witness England (ENG) and Australia (AUS) clashing in the 36th match. This thrilling encounter is set to take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Australia have won four out of six games so far and are in third place in the points table. They are on a four-match winning streak. England are in the last place in the points tally with a single win in six games. They are also on a four-match streak and have lost all their previous four games.

Australia defeated New Zealand in their last game by five runs after posting a total of 388 runs on the board. Australia's opening pair, Head and Warner, provided a strong start with 118 runs in the first 10 overs, a Powerplay record. Warner scored 81 off 65 deliveries, but Head carried on to reach a century, ultimately scoring 109 off 67. Australia posted a total of 388 in 49.2 overs, with a late surge netting them 93 runs in the final 10 overs.

New Zealand's Trent Boult and Glenn Phillips each took three wickets, with Phillips conceding just 37 runs in his 10 overs. Mitchell Santner claimed two wickets, and Matt Henry and James Neesham took one wicket each. New Zealand faced early trouble, losing both openers within the Powerplay but managing to reach 73, their second-highest Powerplay total in the tournament. Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell's partnership added 96 runs for the third wicket, with Mitchell scoring 54. Ravindra went on to achieve a remarkable century, becoming only the third batter to do so against Australia in the ODI World Cup, scoring 116 off 89 balls. The match came down to the last over, with New Zealand needing 19 runs to win, but they fell short by five runs as James Neesham was run out on the penultimate delivery. Adam Zampa stood out as Australia's top bowler, claiming three wickets for 74 runs in his 10 overs.

England faced India in their previous game and lost by 100 runs while chasing a target of 230 runs. Rohit Sharma’s 87 runs off 101 deliveries and Suryakumar Yadav’s 49 runs off 47 deliveries led India to a total of 229 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 50 overs. The English batters couldn’t stand in front of the Indian bowlers and surrendered one after another. They were bundled out for just 129 runs in 34.5 overs.

Also see: ENG vs AUS Match Prediction: Who will win the match?

Mitchell Marsh has returned to Australia for some personal reasons and has been ruled out of this game. Glenn Maxwell suffered a concussion on Monday (October 30) after falling on the back of a golf cart and has been ruled out of this match.