Australia vs Scotland in T20 World Cup: Scotland must win at all costs to qualify for Super-8, Possible Playing-11

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 at 6 am on June 16.

If Scotland loses this match, the road to Super-8 will become difficult for them. England has increased its net run rate by registering a record win in its league stage match against Oman. England’s last match is against Namibia. If England wins this match against Namibia, it will have a chance to reach Super-8.

Match details…
Tournament : T20 World Cup 2024
Match No. 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 the teams will face each other for the second time in a T20 International match
Australia and Scotland will face each other for the second time in a T20 International match. So far, only one match has been played between the two, which was cancelled without a single ball being bowled due to the Corona virus. This match was to be played on 29 June 2020. It was the only T20 match of Australia’s tour of Scotland.

Warner is Australia’s top scorer in International T20 and Watt is Scotland’s top wicket taker…

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Scotland

Importance of the match
This match will be very important for Scotland. The team will be able to reach the 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. Australia, on the other hand, has already qualified for the Super-8.

Roll of the toss
So far 18 T20 International matches have been played at the Darren Sammy Cricket Ground. The batting team won in 9 matches and the chasing team won in the same number. The average score of the first innings is 158 runs which can go up to 199. Overall, some high scoring games of T20 International cricket have been played at this ground. The team winning the toss would prefer to chase.

Weather Report
There is a 40% chance of rain in St. Lucia on Sunday. There is also a storm warning on this day. The temperature here on the day of the match will be 32 to 27 degrees Celsius.

Possible playing-11 of both the teams
Australia: Mitchell Marsh(captain), David Warner, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wicketkeeper), Pat Cummins, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood.

Scotland : Richie Berrington (captain), George Munsey, Charlie Tear, Brendan McMullen, Matthew Cross (wicketkeeper), Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Christopher Sole, Safyaan Sharif and Brad Wheel.