{"id":192523,"date":"2021-10-22T14:34:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T09:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=192523"},"modified":"2021-10-22T15:52:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T10:22:04","slug":"brett-lee-t20-world-cup-key-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/sports-news\/brett-lee-t20-world-cup-key-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"T20 World Cup: Who will be top scorer, highest wicket-taker? Here are Brett Lee&#8217;s key predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq&#8217;s predictions on T20 World Cup winner, the former Australian speedster Brett Lee have now predicted that India is the strongest contender to win the ongoing T20 World Cup in UAE and Oman. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his predictions, Lee named India\u2019s leading run-scorer and the highest wicket-taker of the tournament. He picked KL Rahul as the top run-scorer and Mohammed Shami to be the leading wicket-taker in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021. India is probably is gaining the edge in the tournament with their top 4 or 5 batters and their bowling attack, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is my prediction for the week! Can\u2019t wait to see who takes out the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iplT20?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iplt20<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sportsbet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sportsbet<\/a>.io_india @sportsaddaofficial <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IRaArf4uPS\">https:\/\/t.co\/IRaArf4uPS<\/a><\/p>&mdash; @BrettLee_58 (@BrettLee_58) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrettLee_58\/status\/1447133839004930055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Punjab Kings skipper Rahul emerged as the third-highest run-scorer in the recently concluded IPL 2021, where he scored 626 runs in 13  matches with an average of 62.60. 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CU1-C94guKo\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Brett Lee (@brettlee_58)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking on Australia&#8217;s chances of winning their maiden T20 World Cup title, Lee feels despite the tough road ahead Australia have the potential to take it all the way. David Warner will be the key player for Australia going into the tournament, adding that the cricketer thrives on big stage, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Australia have not had a lot of success in this format. It obviously won\u2019t be easy for Australia to lift the title, despite having teams like England, India and New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read Also<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/brett-lee-t20-world-cup-key-predictions\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/brett-lee-t20-world-cup-key-predictions\/\">T20 World Cup: Who will be top scorer, highest wicket-taker? Here are Brett Lee\u2019s key predictions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament has already started with the first round where teams like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Ireland are battling it out with Associate nations for 4 spots in the Super 12 stage where the cricketing elite are waiting. The T20 World Cup&#8217;s Super 12 stage encounters will begin from Saturday after 5 years since the last tournament was played and fans are ready to witness some thrilling encounters like the arch rivals India and Pakistan on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>India are drawn in Group 2 of the Super 12 stage, whereas, Australia are placed in Group 1 along with England, defending champions West Indies, and South Africa.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watch: India&#039;s High Voltage Victories Over Pakistan - Ind Vs Pak T20 World Cup - Mauka - Mauka\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5RJ7-OCVoeI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking on Australia&#8217;s chances of winning their maiden T20 World Cup title, Lee feels despite the tough road ahead Australia have the potential to take it all the way. 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