New Zealand will meet Afghanistan in match 21 of the T20 WC 2022 at the MCG on October 26th. The competition will be held in Australia from October 16 to November 23
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New Zealand will meet Afghanistan in match 21 of the T20 WC 2022 at the MCG on October 26th. The competition will be held in Australia from October 16 to November 23. The tournament was supposed to begin in July 2020, however owing to Covid-19, it was pushed back to 2022.
The defending champions for the T20 World Cup 2022 are Australia, with heavyweights such as India, England, and Pakistan poised to make the event more challenging. The twelve teams that advanced to the Super 12 stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2021 automatically qualified for the tournament in 2022.
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The stadium is one of seven venues that will hold the mega-event. The field is 171m by 146m and is considered one of the most competitive grounds in the world. Let’s take a look at some of the venue’s major T20 records and statistics.
| Total matches | 18 |
| Matches won batting first | 7 |
| Matches won bowling first | 10 |
| Average 1st Inns scores | 139 |
| Average 2nd Inns scores | 127 |
| Highest total recorded | 184/4 (20 Ov) by AUSW vs INDW |
| Lowest total recorded | 74/10 (17.3 Ov) by IND vs AUS |
| Highest score chased | 172/5 (20 Ov) by SL vs AUS |
| Lowest score defended | 127/10 (18.4 Ov) AUS vs PAK |
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