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Australia legend Matthew Hayden has thrown his hat into the ring for the T20 World Cup 2024 semifinalists, backing some familiar 𒁃powerhouses. The marquee event, co-hosted by the USA and West Indies, is already underway with exciting matches.
Matthew Hayden’s bold prediction
Hayden, a former Australian opener known for his aggressive batting, revealed his picks in a discussion with Star Sports. He believes the cricketing giants – Australia, England, India and South Africa – will be the ones battling it out in the last-four stage.
While Hayden acknowledges Pakistan’s strong bowling attack with the return of Naseem Shah and a dangerous batting trio of Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman, he expressed concerns about their fielding as a potential Achilles’ heel.
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Paul Collingwood and Graeme Swann’s choice of teams
This isn’t the only prediction doing the rounds. Former England all-rounder Paul Collingwood fancies his home team, England, alongside the co-hosts, West Indies, to reach the summit clash. Interestingly, Graeme Swann, another ex-English cricketer, also sees a strong possibility of West Indies and England making it t♓o the finals, along with India and his arch-riv༒als, Australia reaching the semis.
With the tournament in its early stages, only💯 time will tell which teams will live up to these predictions. The 🍎cricketing world is eagerly waiting to see which teams emerge victorious and claim the coveted T20 World Cup trophy.
Notably, the grand finale of the multi-team tournament is scheduled for June 29 in Bar༒bados.
