Australia is the world champion for last twelve years. So, Australian players will try to continue their dominance in Twenty20 cricket as well. As Twenty20 world championship 2007 is the first world cup tournament in Twenty20 format, Australian players will definitely try to achieve the distinction of being first Twenty20 world cup champion. So, it will inspire them to give their best during the tournament.
Australian team has some solid hard hitters who can take away the match single handedly from any situation. Captain Ricky Ponting, opener Matthew Hayden, Gilchrist and Andrew Symonds are enough to destroy any bowling line up.
Here is the schedule of Australia in Twenty20 World Cup Cricket 2007:
Group B
| Date | Competing Teams | Venue |
12-9-2007 Wednesday | Australia vs Zimbabwe | Newlands, Cape Town |
14-9-2007 Friday | Australia vs England | Newlands, Cape Town |
Australian fans will also want to see some big shots from Gilchrist, Symonds, Hayden and Ponting. In the last one decade, there was hardly anything in the cricket world that Australia could not achieve. So, for Australia, winning the tournament is the only target. Both Australia and England are favorites to get into the super eight round from Group B.
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