Having taken the World Test Championship mace and the 50-over World Cup trophy, Australia will be hoping to make a great start and become the first side ever to simultaneously hold all three world titles when they meet Oman in their T20 World Cup opener at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown in Barbados.
To do that, the previous winners will rely on their wealth of experience as some of Australia’s best performers of its modern era prepare for one last outing in international cricket.
Australia had long been waiting for a win at T20 but it finally came in 2021. Nonetheless, just after one year they didn’t even make it into the knock out stage in their home.
However, Australia has no shortage of match-winners in their squad; starting from new captain Mitchell Marsh. The all-rounder is a crucial figure batting at No.3. Travis Head has been on fire lately and was his team’s standout performer throughout WTC final and ODI WC final.
Australia could opt for experimentation during the group phase to find their best combination. While leggie Adam Zampa is expected to play an important role as well as left-arm spinner Ashton Agar also being part of it.
The pace unit would be spearheaded by Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood – a reliable trio for many years.
Oman began by losing against Namibia. Even though they managed with bowling quite well taking the game into Super Over, if they want to beat strong Australia it is necessary that batsmen play more sensibly than that.
