Australia vs England 2nd ODI: Sydney Pitch Report, Team Records at SCG
Published on: Nov 18, 2022 6:23 pm IST|Updated on: Nov 18, 2022 6:23 pm IST
Australia vs England: The Australian men are set to face England in the second One Day International (ODI) game of the three-match series. The match will be played on Saturday (November 19) at 8:50 AM (IST), at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
The Pat Cummins-led Australia will be looking for a series win in Sydney. The side recently won the first ODI of the series in Adelaide on November 17.
On the other hand, England put on a decent performance in the previous game but lost it. However, the team will be aiming for a comeback victory, to level the series in Sydney.
As Australia vs England contest is at the edge, here’s the pitch report and more, from the SCG.
Australia vs England: Sydney Pitch Report, Team Records at SCG
It’s a batting pitch at the SCG to say, but is better suited for pacers, as most Australian pitches do.
Based on the last five ODI games played at the venue, the average first innings score has been around 322, and the average total score varied around 298. 80% of the toss-winning captains opted to bat first. And, almost all the teams won the game while batting first.
Since 2015, the SCG has hosted 16 ODIs. And, Australia have played 14 ODI games at this particular venue. England though, have played three ODIs at the venue, until now. Here are the tables explaining team records in Sydney.
Australia’s record at the Adelaide Oval:
No. | Match | Result | Year |
1 | Australia vs England | Australia won by 3 wickets | 2011 |
| 2 | Australia vs India | No result | 2015 |
3 | Australia vs Sri Lanka | Australia won by 64 runs | 2015 |
| 4 | Australia vs India | Australia won by 95 runs | 2015 |
5 | Australia vs India | India won by 6 wickets | 2016 |
| 6 | Australia vs New Zealand | Australia won by 68 runs | 2016 |
8 | Australia vs Pakistan | Australia won by 86 runs | 2017 |
| 9 | Australia vs England | England won by 16 runs | 2018 |
10 | Australia vs India | Australia won by 34 runs | 2019 |
| 11 | Australia vs New Zealand | Australia won by 71 runs | 2020 |
12 | Australia vs New Zealand | Cancelled | 2020 |
| 13 | Australia vs India | Australia won by 66 runs | 2020 |
14 | Australia vs India | Australia won by 51 runs | 2020 |
England’s record at the Adelaide Oval:
No. | Match | Result | Year |
1 | England vs Australia | Australia won by 3 wickets | 2015 |
| 2 | England vs Afghanistan | England won by 9 wickets | 2015 |
3 | England vs Australia | England won by 16 runs | 2018 |
Aussies seal victory in Adelaide game
The first ODI between Australia and England featured excellent batting performances of England’s Dawid Malan, Australia’s David Warner, Travis Head, and Steven Smith.
Maland hit a ton and aided England to finish on a decent total of 287 for nine. He scored 134 runs in 128 deliveries with four sixes and 12 fours. For Australia, Adam Zampa and Pat Cummins picked up three wickets each.
In reply, Australia started well with a huge partnership of 147 runs, between Warner and Head. Warner scored 86 runs, while Head notched 69. Smith then, scored an unbeaten knock of 80 runs and helped his side to win the game by six wickets.
Besides, after this first Australia vs England 2nd ODI, the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) will host the third and final match of the ODI series on November 22.
