Australia vs England, 1st T20I, Australia vs England T20I Series 2026

Melbourne Cricket GroundSat 21 Nov 20261:45 PM IST (7:15 PM local)
AUS
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Starts Sat 21 Nov · 1:45 PM IST

AUS vs ENG Prediction: Who Will Win?

Match winner Australiato win 53%win chance

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This should be a tight game, but we think Australia have just enough to get over the line.

Australia are in better shape, with five wins from their last five games against four from five for England.

A first-innings total of about 165 looks par for this game.

AUS vs ENG Score Prediction at Melbourne Cricket Ground

If Australia bat first
155-175runs
Most likely around 165
If England bat first
155-170runs
Most likely around 162

How totals go at Melbourne Cricket Ground

142Avg 1st innings
143Avg 2nd innings
0-2Bat first v chase wins
2T20 matches here

AUS vs ENG Toss Prediction

  • Australia chose to bat first in 1 of their last 1 tosses won.

AUS vs ENG Pitch Report

Melbourne Cricket Ground

Melbourne Cricket Ground has generally helped the bowlers, and scores here tend to come in under the usual T20I par.

The average first-innings score here is 142. A score of 135-150 looks like par on this surface.

AUS vs ENG Preview

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AUS vs ENG Recent Form and Head to Head

Australia5 won of last 5
WWWWW
  • WENG vs AUS30 Oct 2026 · Australia won by 38 runs
  • WAUS vs HK30 Oct 2026 · Australia won by 28 runs
  • WBAN vs AUS21 Jun 2026 · Australia won by 7 wkts
  • WBAN vs AUS19 Jun 2026 · Australia won by 7 runs
England4 won of last 5
LWWWW
  • LENG vs AUS30 Oct 2026 · Australia won by 38 runs
  • WENG vs IND11 Jul 2026 · England won by 56 runs
  • WENG vs IND9 Jul 2026 · England won by 9 wickets
  • WENG vs IND7 Jul 2026 · England won by 125 runs

Head to head

AUS 11 played0 ENG

AUS vs ENG Team Records

At Melbourne Cricket Ground

Australia
1Won
0Lost
0No result
W

Last 1 T20 match here

England

First T20 match here on our records.

Batting first and chasing

Australia
Batting first4/5 won
Chasing4/5 won

Average first-innings score171

England
Batting first4/5 won
Chasing4/5 won

Average first-innings score175

Last 10 T20 results with a result.

AUS vs ENG Key Players

Top performers from their last match

Australiavs ENG, 30 Oct
Englandvs IND, 11 Jul

Players in form

Australialast 5 T20 matches

Batting

Melbourne Cricket Ground Record

2T20 matches
142Avg 1st innings
143Avg 2nd innings
0Won batting first
2Won chasing
158Highest 1st inns

Full ground record

More Australia vs England T20I Series 2026 matches

2nd T20ITue 24 Nov
Australia
England
Starts Tue 24 Nov · 1:45 PM IST
3rd T20IFri 27 Nov
Australia
England
Starts Fri 27 Nov · 1:45 PM IST
4th T20ISun 29 Nov
Australia
England
Starts Sun 29 Nov · 1:45 PM IST
5th T20IWed 2 Dec
Australia
England
Starts Wed 2 Dec · 1:45 PM IST

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