ENG vs AUS 3rd T20I Approaching Milestones: The three-match T20I series between England and Australia is evenly posed as these two teams have won one game each. Australia cricket team won the first game by 20 runs in Southampton, while the England cricket team won the second match in Cardiff by 3 wickets. Now, the third and final match will decide which way the series will go.
The final T20 international will take place at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, on September 15 (Sunday). Mitchell Marsh and Josh Hazlewood were rested for the second game, while England rested Jofra Archer. These stars are expected to come back for the final game. Both sides now have a good game each and will be confident heading into this match. In this article, we will talk about key records to be broken in the second ENG vs AUS T20I on Sunday.
England vs Australia Third T20: Approaching T20I Records and T20I Cricket Milestones Ahead of the Third T20 at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
1 – Adil Rashid is currently the joint sixth-highest wicket-taker in T20 internationals with 122. If he can take one more wicket in the third ENG vs AUS game, he will become the fifth-highest wicket-taker in T20Is.
3 – Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa is currently 11 in the all-time wicket-takers in T20is with 111 wickets. If he can take three more wickets, he will enter the list of top ten wicket-takers in T20Is.
2 – Josh Hazlewood was rested for the second game. But he is likely to be back for the final match. He has currently taken 475 wickets for his country at international level and needs two more wickets to go past Pat Cummins. He will become the 8th highest wicket-taker for Australia at international level.
44 – Mitchell Marsh has 1629 runs in 65 T20Is. If he can score 44 more runs, he will go past South African superstar AB de Villiers for most runs in the shorter format.
66 – England's stand-in captain Phil Salt has 944 runs in his T20I career. He needs another 66 runs to become the ninth English player to score 1000 T20I runs.
1 – Australia have won a total of 249 matches against England across all three formats. If they can win the final game on Sunday, they will register their 250th international win over England. This is the most by a team against one opponent.