T20 World Cup: Betting preview for leading runscorer, leading wicket-taker, most sixes and tournament winner

The T20 World Cup gets underway in Australia this weekend. The hosts are trying to defend the title they won in the UAE last year. India and England will not play until Super 12 phase begins on October 22. Sri Lanka and West Indies are the leading full-member nations. Top two teams from the Super12 will progress to the semi-finals, with the final taking place at the MCG on November 13.

Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, India's KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma, Australia's David Warner and England's Jos Buttler are the T20 World Cup's leading runscorer. Virat Kohli's odds are reasonably short.

Rilee Rossouw and Dawid Malan are the top runscorer in T20 World Cup. Rilee has just returned to the international fold after a prolific season in the T 20 Blast in England. Dawids Malans has a fine record in Australia and scored 82 in Canberra as part of his team's final preparation.

Sporting News pick for leading runscorer: Dawid Malan.

Australia are favourites for the T20 World Cup. Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins are the main pace attack. Afghanistan's Rashid Khan is closing in on top spot in the all-time T 20 wicket-taking charts. England will hope to see Adil Rashids back to his best form.

Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga is the favourite to win the tournament. West Indies bowlers are also short on the betting table.

Sporting News pick for leading wicket-taker: Wanindu Hasaranga.

Forecasted storms might leave curators with their work cut out, but Australia is expected to provide flat, true playing surfaces. Evin Lewis is favourite in the category of most sixes at the T20 World Cup.

Rahul, Buttler and Suryakumar Yadav are among the players who are favourite to hit the most sixes at the T20 World Cup in Australia.

Suryakumar Yadav is Sporting News' pick for most sixes.

Australia have home advantage and a title to defend. England beat Australia in warm-up series. Harry Brook, Alex Hales, Mark Wood and Sam Curran are in good form. India have taken their T20 game to another level in England this year.

Pakistan's batting duo Babar and Rizwan are good but their reliance on them might cost them. South Africa might be able to slip under the radar and win the World Cup. England, Australia and New Zealand knocking each other out of the group in Group 1 could work in their favour. The bulk of attention will be on India and Pakistan's grudge match in the second group.

Sporting News pick for T20 World Cup winners: England.