Fantasy Preview: Australia vs Scotland, Match 35, T20 World Cup 2024 | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, 2024

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Australia W W W W W

Scotland W W L W L

Head-to-Head

Australia and Scotland have never played against each other in T20s.

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Venue & Weather Details

Venue: Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

Average first innings score: 171/7

Bat first/ Bat second split: Out of 10 matches, teams batting first and batting second have won five games each

Pace and spin split: Average 23.2 vs 24.6, Economy 8.4 vs 7.3, Percentage of wickets 67.4% vs 32.6%

There’s no rain predicted for this game. However, there will be cloud cover of 28%. 

Players to watch out for

David Warner – Irrespective of the form he has, you’d always bank on David Warner to deliver for Australia in the shortest format of the game. The opener is the highest run-getter for Australia in the T20 World Cup and is close to becoming the first Australian to reach the 1000-run mark in the tournament.

Travis Head – Since last year, Head has become an impeccable performer for Australia in all three formats, averaging 35.6 since 2023. His performance in the powerplay is exemplary as he strikes a boundary every three deliveries on average in the phase in T20Is since last year.

Mitchell Marsh – The Western Australian has adopted well to the responsibility of leading the team and is averaging more than 60 while striking at 150+ as a captain in T20Is. Marsh has looked to hit big shots from the start and has an SR of more than 150 in the powerplay phase.

Key Battles

Pat Cummins vs Scotland top-order

Pat Cummins’ bowling tactics is simple. He bowls most of his deliveries at the 6–10 m length, and that has been his strength. However, if the evidence of the last few games are anything to go by, Scotland batters are not very equipped to take on high-pace bouncers. That might come to be their biggest challenge in the upcoming clash. 

Cricket.com’s suggested Fantasy XI

Probable playing XIs

Australia: Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh (c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

Scotland: George Munsey, Michael Jones, Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross (wk), Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Christopher Sole, Safyaan Sharif, Brad Wheal

Streaming and Telecast details

The match will begin at 06:00 AM IST on June 16 and will be streamed and telecast on Disney+ Hotstar and Star Sports.