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The 35th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 will be played between Australia and Scotland at the Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in St. Lucia. The match will start on June 16 at 6 am.
If Scotland loses this match then the path to Super-8 will be difficult for them. England have increased their net run rate by registering a record win in their league stage match against Oman. England’s last match is against Namibia. If England wins this match against Namibia then they will have a chance to reach the Super-8.
Match details…
Tournament : T20 World Cup 2024
Match number 35: australia vs scotland
Place : Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, St. Lucia
Date and time: 16 June, Toss: 6:00 AM, Match Start: 5:30 AM
Both teams will face each other for the second time in the T-20 International match.
Australia and Scotland will face each other for the second time in the T20 International match. So far there has been only one match between the two, which was canceled without a single ball being bowled due to Corona virus. This match was to be played on 29 June 2020. Which was the only T20 match of Australia’s tour of Scotland.
In International T20, Warner is Australia’s top scorer and Watt is Scotland’s top wicket taker.
players to watch
- David Warner: Based on the last 3 matches, David Warner and Marcus Stoinis have batted brilliantly in the Australian team. Warner has scored 115 runs and Stoinis has scored 97 runs in the last 2 matches.
- Adam Zampa: Bowling Adam Zampa has impressed a lot. He is the team’s top wicket taker in the tournament with 8 wickets in three matches.
scotland
- George Munsey: Openers George Munsey and Michael Johns from Scotland have batted brilliantly. Munsey scored 89 runs in 3 matches and Johns scored 87 runs in the same number of matches. At the same time, team captain Richie Barrington won the match against Namibia by batting brilliantly. He played an unbeaten match-winning inning of 47 runs.
- Ben Wheel: Ben Wheel is on top in bowling. He has taken 4 wickets in 3 matches. Wheel showed a brilliant performance against Namibia by taking 3 wickets.
importance of the match
This match will be very important for Scotland. The team will be able to reach Super-8 by defeating Australia in the last match or if the match is cancelled. If England loses the next match, then the team can qualify even without winning against Australia. Whereas Australia has already qualified for Super-8.
roll toss
So far 18 T-20 International matches have been played at the Darren Sammy Cricket Ground. The team batting won 9 matches and the team chasing won the same number of matches. The average score of the first innings is 158 runs which can go up to 199. Overall, some high scoring games of T-20 International cricket have been played on this ground. The team would like to chase after winning the toss.
weather report
There is a 40% chance of rain in St. Lucia on Sunday. There is also a warning of storm here on this day. The temperature here will be 32 to 27 degrees Celsius on the match day.
Possible playing-11 of both the teams
Australia: Mitchell Marsh (captain), David Warner, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood.
Scotland: Richie Berrington (captain), George Munsey, Charlie Tear, Brandon McMullen, Matthew Cross (wk), Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Christopher Soul, Safyaan Sharif and Brad Wheal.
