Australia vs England Head To Head Record & Stats in Kensington Oval Ahead of T20 World Cup 2024 Match 17

Group B heavyweights set to clash as 2021 champions Australia take on defending champions England in match 17 of T20 World Cup 2024 at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados on Saturday (June 8).

Mitchell Marsh-led Australia will look to carry their winning momentum from the tournament opening 39-run victory over Oman, while Jos Buttler’s England will aim to open their account, having seen their opening match against Scotland end in a wash out.

Australia vs England head to head record ahead of T20 World Cup 2024

Both England and Australia are expected to progress from Group B that also includes Oman, Namibia and Scotland, but a defeat for either side could dent their chances of reaching the Super 8s.

This will be England and Australia ninth appearance in the show-piece tournament since it’s inception in 2007. Both teams have won the title at least once and will look to add to their this year as well.

The two heavyweight sides and pre-tournament favourites will clash for the 24th time in T20 format and for the second time in the Barbados venue. Here is a look at the head to head numbers of AUS vs ENG:

Australia vs England Head to Head Record

In the 23 AUS vs ENG head to head meetings in T20Is, England hold the edge with the 11 wins against Australia, who have won 10 encounters. In the last 5 meetings, however, England has won 3 with one match ending in No Result and the other in Australia’s favour.

In T20 World Cups also England hold the edge with 2 wins to Australia’s 1, while one meeting in 2022 ended in No Result. Here is a look at the Australia vs England head to head stats:

Australia vs England Head To Head Stats in T20Is

STAT	For Australia vs England	For England vs Australia
Wins Batting 1st	5	7
Wins Chasing	5	4
Highest Total	248	221
Lowest Total	79	111
Highest Successful Chase	161	158
Lowest Total Defended	147	162
Most Runs	Aaron Finch (619 runs)	Jos Buttler (542 runs)
Highest scorer	Aaron Finch (156)	Alex Hales (94)
Most Sixes	Aaron Finch (35 sixes)	Jos Buttler (23 sixes)
Most Fours	Aaron Finch (55 fours)	Jos Buttler (51 fours)
Most wickets	Mitchell Joshnson (11 wickets)	Adil Rashid (12 wickets)
Best Bowling	Shane Watson (4/15)	Jon Lewis (4/24)

AUS vs ENG record in Kensington Oval

Australia and England will face off for the second time in the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, a venue which has hosted many other T20I matches earlier. In fact, England and Australia also crossed paths at the venue in 2010.

In 2010 T20 World Cup, England won by 7 wickets against Australia by chasing down 148 with 18 balls to spare. The two teams have also played different opposition at the Barbados venue, where Australia has won 4 in 7.

Meanwhile England has won 6 in 12 with their recent outing against Scotland in the T20 World Cup 2024 being a wash out. Australia beat Oman at the same venue before Scotland got the better of Namibia. Here is a look at the T20I stats from the venue:

Kensington Oval T20I Record and Stats

Matches: 28
Won Batting 1st: 19
Won Batting 2nd: 9
No Result: 2
Highest Total: 224/5 by West Indies vs England in 2022
Lowest Total: 80 All Out by Afghanistan vs South Africa in 2010
Average 1st Innings Score: 152
Highest Successful Chase: 172/6 in 18.1 overs by West Indies vs England in 2023
Lowest Total Defended: 133.7 by New Zealand vs Pakistan in 2010
Highest Individual Score: Rovman Powell (West Indies) - 107 off 53 balls vs England in 2022
Best Bowling Figures: Jason Holder (West Indies) - 5 for 27 in 4 overs vs England in 2022
Total Sixes: 350 sixes
Total Fours: 562 fours
Total Fifties: 28 fifties
Total Hundreds: 1 hundred