England vs Australia Preview & Prediction | 3rd T20 International
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Bad weather threatens to ruin the third T20i between England and Australia in Manchester with the series finely poised at 1-1 following the former’s victory this past Friday.
DATE/TIME: Sunday 15th September 2024 - UK – 2:30pm / India – 7:00pm / US EST – 9:30am / US PST – 6:30am
VENUE: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, England
WEATHER: Heavy rain and light winds expected throughout the scheduled hours of play with 15c temperatures.
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Sky Sports / Australia – Fox Sports / US – Willow TV
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Sky Go / Australia – Fox Sports App / US – Willow TV
ENGLAND FORM: LIVINGSTONE POWERS HOSTS LEVEL IN SERIES
England were indebted to batting all-rounder Liam Livingstone, for a special knock of 87 from 47 balls batting at number four, smashing his side through a successful run chase of 195. He was well supported by Jacob Bethell, who further underlined his prodigious talent with 44 from just 24 deliveries.
LAST FIVE: WLLWL
AUSTRALIA FORM: FOUR MATCH WINNING RUN COMES TO AN END
Australia lost not only their series lead, but also their four-game winning streak after losing by three wickets in Cardiff. After putting 193/6 on the board, the bowlers took wickets but couldn’t contain the England batters, which proved to be decisive in the end.
LAST FIVE: LWWWW
ENGLAND BETTING ANALYSIS
Liam Livingstone has been the star of the series so far for England whether it be with bat or ball. On his home ground, he’ll be expected to maintain his recent high levels of performances. Batting at number four, this is the area where bettors should focus on, with Livingstone racking up 124 runs across the series so far. Back him to add another 20+ runs to that total in this one.
AUSTRALIA BETTING ANALYSIS
Although star spin-bowler Adam Zampa was taken down by Jacob Bethell over the course of England’s chase in the second T20i, it would be still be wise to keep faith in Zampa, when taking into account that Emirates Old Trafford is normally a spin-friendly venue. A player of Zampa’s quality should bounce back straight away and backing the mystery spinner to take over 1.5 match wickets on this occasion should be considered.
ENGLAND VS AUSTRALIA EXPERT PREDICTION
Before making any moves, bettors should keep a close eye on weather conditions at Emirates Old Trafford with heavy rain forecast. It’s unlikely that any play at all takes place if the predicted forecast turns out to be true, so make sure any stakes placed guarantee your money back in case of an abandonment. In terms of the match itself, should Australia get out to bat, it would be sensible to invest in Travis Head. The opener has racked up 30+ runs in each of his two innings so far across the series and backing him to do the same here has to be favoured.
ENGLAND VS AUSTRALIA TIP: TRAVIS HEAD TO SCORE 30+ RUNS
