ICC World T20: Australia’s strengths, weaknesses and players to watch out for

Here’s a look at teams in the two groups. There are two big traditional derbies in Group 2, which features India and Pakistan, Australia and New Zealand.

Team: Australia

World T20 record: ’07-3rd Place, ’09-1st Round, ’10-Finalist, ’12-3rd place, ’14-2nd Round

Strength: Power hitting, fielding

Weakness: Lack of seasoned spinning options

Players to watch:

Glenn Maxwell — His experience in the Indian Premier League could benefit Australia, which is aiming for its first World T20 title. Maxwell’s powerful, unconventional hitting against both spin and pace has earned him a strike rate of 159.4 — the best among all batsmen with more than 400 T20 international runs. Setting fields to combat Maxwell’s batting arsenal is usually difficult for rival captains.

Shane Watson — An ideal T20 allrounder who not only can bowl a full quota of four overs in the middle, but can score at a rapid pace at the top of the order. Watson has scored 1,324 runs at a strike rate of 144.69 and has also taken 42 wickets at 25.28match.

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