The 35th match of the tournament will be of Group B between Australia (AUS) and Scotland (SCO). The match will be live at 06:30 A.M. (IST) and 08:30 P.M. (local).
| Australia’s last match | Won against Namibia by 9 wickets. |
| Scotland’s last match | Won against Oman by 7 wickets. |
Teams Analysis
Australia (AUS):
They are the only team from their group who qualified for the Super 8. A perfect team performance has been seen in the three matches where both the departments worked pretty well. Despite a little slow start against Oman, they roped up the things and showed the power of their destruction in batting and bowling pretty well.
David Warner is looking much more balanced with his batting. Earlier he was seen struggling a little during the IPL and in this tournament he got some great starts with the bat. In 3 matches he contributed 115 runs with a strike rate of 153.33 and has one half-century to his name, that came against Oman.
On the other hand, his partner Travis Head didn’t score a 50+ knock yet, but he kept showing his devastating power. He currently has the strike rate of 177.78 till now and managed 80 runs. Skipper Mitchell Marsh has been performing decent till now with the bat as he scored 67 runs till now with a strike rate of 121.82. But he didn’t bowl yet.
Marcus Stoinis has been performing this season exceptionally well as he performed excellently in both the departments. With the bat he scored 97 runs with a strike rate of 183.02 and has one half-century to his name that came against Oman, while with the bowl he got 6 wickets with an economy of 5.78.
In the bowling department, Adam Zampa is leading the team with 8 wickets to his credit. He has the best economy in the team this tournament, which is 5.33. He was player of the match against Namibia in the last match as he got 4 wickets there.
The pacers Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Ellis and Pat Cummins all got 3 wickets each till now.
Probable Playing 11 of Australia (AUS):
Mitchell Marsh ©, David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
Scotland (SCO):
They are also the undefeated team in their group just like Australia. Their batting has been seen much better than their bowling which helped them to win the matches. They won 2 out of 3 matches and one was washed off due to rain against Engaldn. There both wins came in chasing, therefore it might help them again if they get the same conditions.
The opening batter George Munsey is currently leading the way for the team in terms of runs. He managed 89 runs till now and has a strike rate of 134.85. He is showing consistency with the bat in both the matches and this is again needed for them in a crucial match. The other opener Michael Jones has managed 87 runs till now with a strike rate of 138.10.
Skipper Richie Berrington played a valuable knock against Namibia and took his team to a great win. He scored an important 47 runs. He has a total of 60 runs till now in 2 matches. Brandon McMullen has scored a destructive half-century against Oman in the last match. Where he got 61 runs in 31 balls. He is the only player in the team currently, who got a 50+ score. His strike rate is 166.67 and managed 80 runs in 2 innings.
Brad Wheal is currently the team’s leading wicket-taker with 4 wickets to his name. His economy is 6.5 till now. Whereas the other bowlers – Chris Greaves, Brad Currie, Christopher Sole and Safyaan Sharif got 2 wickets each till now.
Probable Playing 11 of Scotland (SCO):
Richie Berrington ©, George Munsey, Michael Jones, Brandon McMullen, Matthew Cross (wk), Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Brad Currie, Christopher Sole, Safyaan Sharif.
Pitch Report for the match between Australia (AUS) and Scotland (SCO):
The match will be played at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia. The pitch is highly helpful for the wrist spinners as they will get a good amount of turn from here. Batters might also get some assistance from the pitch due to which chasing might be a little better option here after winning the toss.
Weather Report:
The weather is expected to be sunny most of the time with a little expectancy of rain which is close to 20%. Humidity will be above 70%. The highest temperature may be recorded as 31 degree celsius while the lowest may be recorded as 26 degree celsius.
Best 11 for the match between Australia (AUS) and Scotland (SCO):
Matthew Cross, David Warner, Travis Head, Richie Berrington, Brandon McMullen, Marcus Stoinis, Michael Leask, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, Brad Wheal.