There are multiple genuine contenders for the top prize in cricket’s shortest format.
Hosts and defending champions Australia have been widely tipped as the side most likely to lift the trophy with home turf advantage and support.
Skipper Aaron Finch has been backed to defend the title. However, the team’s batting unit has not been firing recently. Finch, fellow opener David Warner and Glenn Maxwell have been far from convincing. However, the 2010 champions of this spectacle come into the tournament in indifferent form. Of four T20 series played in 2022 as of early October, the team has only won one. It is concerning form for the English, though they did beat the West Indies 4-3 recently.
During warm-up matches in the lead-up to the showpiece, the all-rounder has been pushed up the batting order from his usual middle-order slot. New Zealand fell at the final hurdle last year when they lost to Australia in a thrilling title decider in Dubai. They have a squad capable of going a step further this time.
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