Australia announced the team for the T20 series against Scotland and England, know which players got a place
This tour of Australia will start from 4 September Cricket Australia (Image Credit- Twitter X) Cricket Australia (CA) today on 15 July announced the team for the T20 and ODI series respectively for the tour of England and Scotland to be held in September 2024. Let us tell you that on this tour, the Australian team will be seen playing a three-match T20 series and then a five-match T20 series against England. However, before the T20 and ODI series against England begins, three T20 matches are proposed with Scotland, but the schedule of these matches has not been revealed yet. In case the venue is not available, these matches of Scotland can be played at one of the grounds in England. In the team selected by Australia for the T20 series, Cooper Cannoli, who performed brilliantly in domestic cricket, has been called up to the national team for the first time. Regular wicketkeeper Matthew Short has not been included in the T20 series, he will join the team from the ODI series. Apart from this, Ashton Agar and Matthew Wade have not been included in the T20 and ODI team. Also, Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh will be seen resting for the T20 series, and will be seen playing for the team from the ODI series. Australian team for T20 series against Scotland and England: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Canolly, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Jack Fraser Magark, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh English, Spencer Johnson, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa. Australia squad for the five-match ODI series against England: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis, Jack Fraser Magark, Aaron Hardy, Josh Hazlewood, Josh English, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa. Our white-ball squad to tour the United Kingdom in September is here 🔥 See you soon, @englandcricket and @CricketScotland pic.twitter.com/TrqTpuoU65 — Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) July 15, 2024
5 big victories in T20 World Cup history that you should know about
T20 World Cup 2024 has started from June 1 SL vs Kenya (Image Credit- Twitter X) The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 has started. Fans have geared up for some exciting matches between all the teams. It is worth noting that this time the T20 World Cup is being played under the joint hosting of West Indies and USA. A total of 56 matches will be played at 9 different venues between all the 20 teams involved in the tournament. Also, with the start of the tournament, the series of wins and losses between the teams will also begin. Some teams will be seen winning in terms of wickets and some teams in terms of runs. So today in this article we are going to tell you about the 5 biggest victories recorded in the history of T20 World Cup in terms of runs. Let us give you information about this: 1. Sri Lanka’s 172-run win against Kenya It is worth noting that the first season of the T20 World Cup was played in the year 2007. The 8th match in Group C of this season was played between Sri Lanka and Kenya. In this match, Sri Lanka achieved the biggest victory in terms of runs in the history of T20 World Cup. If we give you information about the match, then batting first, Sri Lanka scored a total of 260 runs for the loss of 6 wickets, thanks to Sanath Jayasuriya’s 88 and Mahela Jayawardene’s 65 runs. When Kenya came out to chase this target, it was all out for just 88 runs. A brilliant performance was seen in bowling from Sri Lanka. 2. Scotland lose to South Africa by 130 runs The second season of the T20 World Cup was played in the year 2009. In this season, South Africa won a big victory against Scotland by 130 runs in match number 5 of Group D. This victory is the second biggest victory in terms of runs in the history of T20 World Cup. Talking about the match, South Africa, batting first, scored 211 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. Whereas when Scotland came out to chase this target, they were reduced to just 81 runs in 15.4 overs. 3. Scotland lose to Afghanistan by 130 runs In the T20 World Cup held in 2021, Scotland once again had to face the second biggest defeat. This time, instead of South Africa, this feat was achieved by the Afghanistan cricket team. The Afghan team achieved a big victory against Scotland by 130 runs on the basis of excellent bowling. In this match played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Mujeeb Ur Rahman performed brilliantly in bowling for Afghanistan and took 5 wickets for 20 runs in 4 overs. Apart from Mujeeb, Rashid Khan got 4 wickets. 4. England win by 116 runs against Afghanistan The fourth season of the ICC T20 World Cup was played in Sri Lanka in 2012. This season, England won a big victory against Afghanistan by 116 runs in match number…