The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 has brought together the world’s top teams in a coveted competition hosted by the United States and the West Indies. The tournament promises to provide thrilling action, some of which has already been on display on the first three days.
If you didn’t already know, the T20 World Cup 2024 is the grandest edition of the competition, with a total of 20 teams competing in it compared to 16 in the previous edition. The format has also been changed with teams divided into four different groups. The top two teams from each group will then advance to the Super Eight stage, where they would be split into two groups.
With the tournament already underway, we take a look at the potential winner of Group B, which consists of the defending champions England, Australia, Scotland, Oman and Namibia. Two games have been played in Group B so far, with Namibia beating Oman in a super over after a low-scoring thriller and England settling for one point against Scotland with the game ending in a no result due to rain.
The biggest clash in this group will be the two Ashes rivals England and Australia taking on each other at Bridgetown, Barbados on June 8th. The last time these two teams faced each other in T20 cricket was ahead of the previous edition, where England won the series by 2-0. Their match in the 2022 World Cup was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
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Odds of topping Group B (22Bet, Betwinner, Parimatch)
Below you can see the odds of each team topping Group B in this T20 World Cup.
| Team | 22Bet | Betwinner | Parimatch |
| Australia | 1.727 | 1.727 | 1.72 |
| England | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 |
| Namibia | 17.00 | 17.00 | 17.00 |
| Scotland | 21.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| Oman | 100.00 | 100.00 | 501.00 |
Recent form of teams
Australia: W L W W W
Australia played two warm-up matches in the lead up to the T20 World Cup 2024. They smashed Namibia by seven wickets in their first warm-up game at Port of Spain. Josh Hazlewood picked 2 for 5 in his four overs whereas Adam Zampa picked three wickets as the restricted the opponents to 119. David Warner then smashed 54 not-out in 21 deliveries to power the team over the line. Australia lost the second warm-up fixture against the West Indies by 35 runs at Port of Spain, where they failed to chase 258. Josh Inglis struck a quick fifty and a few other played short cameos but the target just seemed out of reach.
England: A W A W NR
England did not play any warm-up fixtures as they had a series of their own against Pakistan at home. They were excellent in the four-match T20I series, winning it by 2-0 with two games getting abandoned due to rain. They won the second game at Edgbaston by 23 runs, where Jos Buttler starred with 84 off 51. England then smashed Pakistan by seven wickets in the fourth match at the Oval. Adil Rashid and Mark Wood picked two wickets each before Phil Salt and Buttler fired at the top to chase down 158 in 15.3 overs. England were unfortunate in their opening game of the T20 World Cup 2024 as it ended in a no result.
Namibia: L L W W T
Namibia played two warm-up matches ahead of the tournament. In the first one, they defeated Uganda by five wickets with Bernard Scholtz picking 2 for 16 and Nikolaas Davin scoring 54 off 34. They then edged past PNG by 3 runs on DLS method with Ruben Trumpelmann and David Wiese starring with the ball. Namibia started the main tournament in a thrilling fashion by clinching a victory over Oman in a super over after the game was tied. After failing to chase 110 in the regular time, Namibia smashed 21 runs in the super over.
Scotland: L A W L NR
Scotland also had two warm-up fixtures before the tournament, in which they faced Uganda and Afghanistan. They restricted Uganda to 90 in 18 overs before scoring 27 runs in 1.5 overs but no further play was possible due to rain. Against Afghanistan, Scotland ended up on the losing side by 55 runs as they could not chase 179. In their opening fixture of the T20 World Cup, they scored 90/0 in 10 overs amidst several rain interruptions before the match was called off.
Oman: W W W L T
Oman faced PNG and Afghanistan in their two warm-up matches. They defeated PNG by three wickets, chasing down 138 with Zeeshan Maqsood scoring 45 and Mohammad Nadeem smashing 22 off 11. In the second warm-up, they posted 154 in 20 overs with Aqib Ilyas scoring 68 not-out before rain denied any further play. Oman fought well in their first game of the tournament against Namibia but lost in a super over.
Upcoming fixtures Group B
Australia vs Oman
Odds for Australia win: 1.01 (22Bet)
Odds for Oman win: 14.50 (22Bet)
Australia will begin their 2024 T20 World Cup campaign on June 6th when they play against Oman at Bridgetown, Barbados. The Australian side, led by Mitchell Marsh will be heavy favourites ahead of the game and has the odds of 1.01 on 22Bet.
These two teams have not faced each other at any level but there is a clear gulf in quality between them. Australia are former World T20 champions, having won the trophy in 2021. Earlier this year, they smashed New Zealand in a three-match series by 3-0.
Oman were terrific with the ball in their game against Namibia, where they tied the game while defending just 109 before losing in a super over. With the pitches being tricky, they will fancy themselves to pull off an upset. You can bet on Oman to win at 14.50 on 22Bet.
Namibia vs Scotland
Odds for Namibia win: 1.95 (Parimatch)
Odds for Scotland win: 1.85 (Parimatch)
Namibia and Scotland are set to lock horns at Bridgetown, Barbados on June 6th in what is a contest between two teams that are on the same level.
The two teams have competed against each other three times, with Namibia winning all three games. But despite that Scotland are slight favourites to win this game. One of the reasons could be that they smashed 90/0 in 10 overs in a washed out game against England. You can back Scotland to win this match on Parimatch at 1.85 odds.
Namibia made a mess of the run-chase against Oman but they can not be taken lightly. They have been one of the most impressive associate teams in the past few years. If you want to bet Namibia’s win, do it on 22Bet where you will get better odds of 2.08.
Who will top Group B?
As per the bookmakers, only Australia and England have any real chance of being the Group B winner. Australia are the favourites to top the group and you can bet on them at 1.727 on 22Bet. England have slightly higher odds of topping Group B with the odds of 2.30 on Betwinner.
Australia are aiming to hold the World titles across all three formats at once, having won the latest editions of World Test Championship and ODI World Cup. Earlier this year, they defeated West Indies in a three-match T20I series by 2-1 and followed it up with a 3-0 clean sweep against New Zealand. The reigning T20 World champions England came into this tournament on the back of a 2-0 series victory over Pakistan.
As we know, the three associate teams in the group – Namibia, Scotland and Oman are weaker sides on paper, compared to the two giants of world cricket. Australia will be confident of winning all three games while England were unlucky to not have a shot at a victory against Scotland. But they can still top the group if they win their remaining three games, including against Australia.
That brings us to the crucial clash between the Ashes rivals Australia and England. The two teams are equally matched and there’s not much to separate them. Looking at their last seven completed encounters, England won six games while Australia claimed only one. Heading into this game, Both teams have strong top order but have several out of form players in the middle order. The bowling attacks also have similar strength and so the match could go either way.
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- Live streaming is offered on selected sports
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