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In a little over a month, these two nations will battle it out for the coveted urn. The Ashes always make headlines given the incredible history and high stakes involved in Test cricket’s greatest rivalry.

Now, just for a few hours at least, attention turns to the white-ball battle. Both England and Australia are undefeated in the tournament so far, and the winner will just about seal their spot in the final four. This encounter is arguably the biggest test for either team on form and paper so far, so neither side will be willing to even give an inch in this high stakes clash.

The foundation to Australia’s victories have been laid by terrific bowling performances. However, with all due respect to South Africa and Sri Lanka, they are not at England’s level when it comes to white-ball batting. Eoin Morgan’s side is continuing its now six-year journey as a powerhouse in short-form cricket, and look motivated to add a T20 World Cup to their ODI triumph in 2019.

In addition to their batting, England’s bowling has been irresistible. They were far too good for both West Indies and Bangladesh, and meet an Australian side that is looking to build on a solid performance against Sri Lanka. The biggest positive out of that run chase was the runs for David Warner, who capitalised on being given a life by wicket-keeper Kusal Perera.

24 hours after a cracking clash between Pakistan and Afghanistan on this ground, can these two rivals produce another riveting contest?

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

England:

  • Jason Roy is coming off a player of the match performance against Bangladesh. The right-hander smashed 61 off 38 balls.
  • Roy has scored just the 72 runs in four T20Is vs Australia so far, including one score of 44. He does have seven 50+ scores against Australia in ODIs (including three centuries), so he will be looking to bring those sorts of numbers over to the T20 format.
  • Jos Buttler has the most runs of any England player against Australia in T20Is. The keeper-batsman has struck 321 runs in 11 matches at an average of 32.10 and strike rate of 133.19. He will be looking to build on this, as well as a modest record in T20s at Dubai (10 inns, 194 runs, avg. 21.56, SR 126.80).
  • Dawid Malan was the top run-scorer in the T20I series at home to Australia last year. He struck 129 runs at an average of 43.00 and strike rate of 138.70. Overall, Malan has scored two half-centuries in five T20Is vs Australia.
  • Liam Livingstone played a key role with the ball against Bangladesh (2/15). He could also play a key role today as a finisher in what has been a very good year overall in short-form cricket: 40 matches, 1,256 runs, avg. 38.06, SR 154.68.
  • Adil Rashid went wicketless against Bangladesh after taking 4/2 vs West Indies. Rashid has the most wickets of any England bowler against Australia in T20Is (10 wickets in seven matches, avg. 19.80), including six in three matches last year.
  • Tymal Mills has taken five wickets in two matches so far in the tournament. His changes of pace have been impressive, and he will be key at the death once again. He has taken 30 wickets in 21 short-form matches this year at an impressive economy rate of 6.53.

Australia:

  • Aaron Finch found some form against Sri Lanka with a 23-ball 37. The skipper has an outstanding T20I record against England. He has smashed 550 runs against them at an average of 61.11 and strike rate of 174.60. If he can produce anything like these numbers today, Australia will be well placed.
  • Can David Warner build on his 61 vs Sri Lanka? The opener has a poor record against England in T20Is (11 inns, 217 runs, avg. 19.72, SR 112.43), so it will be interesting to see if he can turn this around.
  • However, Warner enjoys batting at Dubai. He has now crossed 600 runs on this ground (601) at an average of 42.93 and strike rate of 135.97.
  • Glenn Maxwell was in superb form in the recent IPL, and struck three half-centuries in as many matches on this ground. He does have a T20I century vs England, part of an overall record that reads: 293 runs, avg. 26.63, SR 147.71. He also has eight wickets against them at an average of just 18.12 and economy rate of 7.63.
  • Steve Smith’s 150 T20I runs against England come at an average of 30.00 and impressive strike rate of 141.50. The star batsman has a key role to play in the Australian lineup, and has been steady so far in the tournament (35 off 34 balls and 28* off 26 balls).
  • Adam Zampa struggled against England last year (3 wickets, avg. 41.33, econ. 10.39). However, he is in terrific form, coming off a player of the match performance vs Sri Lanka (2/12) after also taking two against South Africa.
  • Josh Hazlewood’s battle with England’s top order can be crucial to the result. He dismissed Jason Roy in the recent IPL. Hazlewood has taken figures of 1/27, 0/22, 2/29, 2/29 and 0/26 in his last five matches at Dubai.

Stats and Facts

  • Head-to-head: Matches 20, Australia 10, England 8, N/R 2.
  • Dawid Malan at Dubai: 13 inns, 272 runs, avg. 24.73, SR 110.12.
  • Adil Rashid concedes just 5.89 runs per over in T20s at Dubai. He has taken six wickets in his four matches on this ground.
  • Marcus Stoinis has been impressive as Australia’s finisher so far in the tournament. He has struck 24* off 16 balls and 16* off 7 balls so far. Also, if Stoinis gets to face Chris Jordan, watch out. Stoinis has smashed 87 runs in 36 balls against Jordan in T20s without being dismissed.
  • Mitchell Starc has never taken more than one wicket in a T20I vs England (five wickets in six matches). Overall, he averages 26.80 with the ball against them at a good economy rate of 6.28.
  • Pat Cummins has bowled two deliveries to Jason Roy in T20 Internationals, dismissing him once.

Possible Playing 11

Despite two wins, Australia will be taking a risk going into this match with an unchanged team. They are playing four specialist bowlers, and you can be sure that England will go hard after the all-rounders. Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis were expensive against Sri Lanka.

Australia: 1. David Warner, 2. Aaron Finch (c), 3. Mitchell Marsh, 4. Steve Smith, 5. Glenn Maxwell, 6. Marcus Stoinis, 7. Matthew Wade (wk), 8. Pat Cummins, 9. Mitchell Starc, 10. Adam Zampa, 11. Josh Hazlewood

England should look to stick with the same team.

England: 1. Jason Roy, 2. Jos Buttler (wk), 3. Dawid Malan, 4. Jonny Bairstow, 5. Eoin Morgan (c), 6. Liam Livingstone, 7. Moeen Ali, 8. Chris Woakes, 9. Chris Jordan, 10. Adil Rashid, 11. Tymal Mills

Dubai Pitch Report and Weather

Win the toss. Chase. Win. That has been the trend at Dubai in recent times, with the team batting second winning 14 of the last 18 matches on this ground. This includes Pakistan’s hard-fought win over Afghanistan yesterday.

Expect the captain who wins the toss to chase with some dew around. The team batting first will need to get around 170 to feel they have a good chance of winning, as scores of 150-odd have not been enough in recent games.

Dream11 Prediction

Note: Teams below are not based on the final playing XIs. We may not be able to update these teams in time after the final playing XIs have been announced.

Option 1:

T20 WC 2021 Match 26: ENG vs AUS Dream11 Prediction & Fan2Play Possible Playing 11 Pitch Report | AUS vs ENG Dream11 Prediction Today | England vs Australia Key Players | Dubai Pitch Report
T20 WC 2021 Match 26: ENG vs AUS Dream11 Prediction

Option 2:

T20 WC 2021 Match 26: ENG vs AUS Dream11 Prediction & Fan2Play Possible Playing 11 Pitch Report | AUS vs ENG Dream11 Prediction Today | England vs Australia Key Players | Dubai Pitch Report
T20 WC 2021 Match 26: ENG vs AUS Dream11 Prediction

Fan2Play Prediction

Base team:

  • Wicket-keepers: Jos Buttler
  • Batsmen: Aaron Finch, Steve Smith
  • All-rounders: Moeen Ali, Glenn Maxwell
  • Bowlers: Tymal Mills, Josh Hazlewood

Also read: Fan2Play vs Dream11 – What’s the difference?

Match Prediction

Has the makings for a classic. England start as favourites, but the team batting second could go on to win this once again. The team batting first needs to aim for at least 170-180.

Charbel Coorey
Charbel Cooreyhttps://cricblog.net
Charbel is the owner & founder of cricblog.net, based in Sydney, Australia. He started the website to fulfill his love for the game of cricket. Charbel has been featured on other publications including OP India, Times of India, and The Roar, among others. He is also a keen fantasy sports player. Charbel has also had the privilege of interviewing cricketers on the CricBlog TV YouTube channel, including James Neesham, Rassie van der Dussen, Andrew Tye, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat and Saurabh Netravalkar: https://www.youtube.com/@cricblogtv For any story tips or questions, you can contact Charbel at charbelcoorey@cricblog.net.

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