T20 World Cup: Australia wary of Scotland; Pakistan face Ireland in dead rubber | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: When the two teams play in this vital Group B match in the T20 World Cup, the result will determine Super Eight qualification, thus a rampant Australia will be wary of Scotland‘s danger.
Australia has already secured a spot in Group B for the Super Eight, and Scotland and England are vying for the second spot.
Scotland will advance whether they overcome Australia or the match is called off, but if they lose to the Mitchell Marsh-led team and England triumphs over Namibia a few hours earlier, the Scots would be left behind.
England needs to defeat Namibia, and their chances will only get better if the Australians do them a favor and defeat Scotland, according to PTI.
Scotland advances via a washout in the England-Namibia match in the same group.
Australia has been playing excellent cricket with very few major issues. Given that the Australians typically rest one of their top three fast bowlers in these kinds of matches-Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Starc-Nathan Ellis is predicted to remain in their starting lineup.
Hazlewood had previously stated that Australia had manipulated their strategy against Scotland in order to neutralize the threat posed by England, but Jos Buttler’s team has done themselves a huge favor by achieving a convincing win over Oman, which has significantly improved their Net Run Rate.
As they are still second on the points table with five points to England’s three, the Scots see defeating the past champions Australia as “a hell of an opportunity” and will want to give it their all, or perhaps even hope that the rain gods do them a favor.
Squads:
Australia: Mitchell Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), David Warner and Adam Zampa
Scotland: Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross, Brad Currie, Chris Greaves, Oli Hairs, Jack Jarvis, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Charlie Tear, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal
Match starts at 6:00 AM IST.
Rain threat looms as Pakistan eye consolatory win over Ireland
In their final Group A game on Sunday at Lauderhill, Florida, against an underperforming Ireland, Babar Azam’s Pakistan will try to regain some prestige.
Pakistan’s only option now that Group A’s two Super Eight berths have been secured by archrivals India and the USA is to reflect and reassess their T20 strategy. However, Babar’s team must first defeat the Irish challenge before moving on to other matters.
In the days preceding the T20 World Cup, Ireland soundly defeated Pakistan in a bilateral match. Should the match take place, both green-clad teams may be vying for one last laugh.
Ireland, the only team in Group A without a victory, will be motivated to finish the match with a win by capitalizing on Pakistan’s lack of self-assurance, their tendency to make mistakes at key moments, and a cohesive effort.
However, none of it will matter unless the rain stops long enough for play to take place. In the past two days, Florida has seen severe downpours that have caused a station to resemble a flood.
Actually, the surprising qualification of co-hosts USA occurred only after their match against Ireland was a complete washout, guaranteeing Pakistan’s elimination in the opening round.
Squads:
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan
Ireland: Paul Stirling (c), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andy Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little*, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock (wk), Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Ben White, Craig Young
Match starts at 8:00 PM IST