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CLAIM NOWScotland vs Australia, AUS vs SCOT 2024, Today Match Prediction 06 September 2024
SCT vs AUS Win Probability
Toss Winner - Scotland won the toss and choose to bowl first
Australia beat Scotland by 70 runs
Scotland are yet to beat Australia in T20Is.
- Travis Head has a strike rate of 180.34 in T20Is this year.
- Scotland will be banking on George Munsey and Richie Berrington to make a big impact with the bat in this match.
- This will be another high-scoring match and the team batting first will look to set a score above 200 runs to stay in the game.
Australia are favorites to win this match and take an unassailable 2-0 lead.
| Tournament: | Australia tour of Scotland, 2024 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | Grange Cricket Ground, Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 15.1°C|Light rain |
SCT vs AUS Live Prediction
SCT vs AUS Match Prediction & Analysis
Australia absolutely annihilated Scotland in the first T20I in Edinburgh to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The home side started out with good intent, but eventually couldn’t put up a tall enough score to challenge the Aussies. They will need to play out of their skins to get past this strong Aussie outfit. Otherwise, Australia are overwhelming favorites to make it 2-0 after this game.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
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148/6 in 20.0 7.4
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Afghanistan beat Australia by 21 runs
127/10 in 19.2 6.57
100/2 in 11.2 8.83
140/8 in 20.0 7
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Last 2 Matches
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TEAMS PREVIEW
Scotland Preview
Scotland started the first T20I on a positive note. At one stage, they were 101-3 inside 12 overs. However, their middle order faltered, and they ended up with an under-par score of 156-9.
None of the set batters capitalized on their starts, with George Munsey top-scoring with a knock of 28 off 16 balls. Munsey is their in-form batter and has amassed 283 runs in the last 9 matches at a strike rate of 146.
Matthew Cross (196 runs in the last 9 matches at 123.27) is another batter to watch out for.
Captain Richie Berrington is a top-class act as well, having scored over 2,000 T20I runs at a strike rate of 132. The team will need a solid performance from him.
Scotland’s bowlers must be rattled after the punishment they received in the first T20I. They need to get their act together on this flat surface, or a similar drubbing awaits them in this game.
Brandon McMullen and Mark Watt were the only ones who looked somewhat decent against Australia’s rampaging batters.
The management might bring in left-arm seamer Bradley Currie for this match to try and trouble Australia’s batters.
Key Players: George Munsey, Brandon McMullen, Mark Watt
Scotland Predicted Playing XI:
George Munsey, Ollie Hairs, Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross (wk), Michael Leask, Mark Watt, Jack Jarvis, Charlie Cassell, Jasper Davidson/ Bradley Currie, Brad Wheal
Scotland Key Players From Previous Game Of Australia tour of Scotland, 2024
Scotland Actual Playing XI:
Michael Jones, George Munsey, Richie Berrington, Michael Leask, Brandon McMullen, Charlie Tear, Bradley Currie, Chris Greaves, Chris Sole, Mark Watt, Bradley Wheal
Australia Preview
Australia kicked off their white-ball tour of the UK in devastating style, trouncing Scotland by seven wickets in the first of three T20Is in Edinburgh on Wednesday. Travis Head's blistering 25-ball 80 steered Australia to a swift victory, as they easily chased down a modest 155-run target in just 9.4 overs on a flat Edinburgh wicket.
Head has been in sensational form over the last year and a half and can prove to be a major thorn for the Scots in this series. In T20Is, the left-hand opener has a strike rate of 180.3 in 2024 across 35 innings.
Head isn’t the only one the opposition needs to worry about. Australia’s batting is packed with power hitters like Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, and Tim David, all of whom will relish batting on this track.
Jake Fraser-McGurk was dismissed for a duck in the previous match, but this aggressive stroke-maker is a future star and we expect him to make a quick cameo in this game.
Among the bowlers, Australia will be looking for good spells from Xavier Bartlett and Adam Zampa, both of whom got a couple of wickets in the previous match.
Sean Abbott can go for runs, but he also has a knack for picking up wickets.
Key Players: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Adam Zampa
AUS Over/Under Betting Tips
The leg-spinner has been Australia's frontline T20I bowler, consistently taking key wickets in the middle overs. He has picked up 25 wickets in 14 matches in 2024, averaging nearly two wickets per game. In the 1st T20I Zampa finished with match figures of 2/33 and considering his recent form, we back the leggie to pick up a minimum of two wickets.
The left-hander has been in phenomenal form in 2024, smashing 442 runs in 11 matches, averaging 39.7 and hitting 3 fifties. He destroyed the Scotland bowlers in the 1st T20I smashing 85 runs in 25 balls smashing 12 fours and 5 sixes. Given his recent form and record against Scotland, we back Travis Head to score over 28.5 runs in today's match.
Australia Predicted Playing XI:
Travis Head, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mitchell Marsh (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Cameron Green, Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Adam Zampa, Riley Meredith
Australia Key Players From Previous Game Of Australia tour of Scotland, 2024
Australia Actual Playing XI:
Timothy David, Mitchell Marsh, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Jake Fraser McGurk, Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Xavier Bartlett, Sean Abbott
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
The wicket at the Grange Cricket Club in Edinburgh is a batter’s paradise. The new ball bowlers will get some movement off the seam in the first couple of overs. But after that, batters can just settle in and smack the ball to all corners of the ground. Spinners will need bowl tight lines to keep the run flow in check. The pitch will slow down a little in the middle phase of the innings.
Edinburgh will see sunny intervals and a moderate breeze throughout the day. We should get a full match.
SCT vs AUS Pitch Report
The average first innings score at the Grange Cricket Club is 175. The highest total posted at the venue is New Zealand’s mammoth 254/5 versus Scotland in 2022. If Australia bats first in this match, they might get close to that score. Scotland will need to score at least 200 runs and above to challenge this Australian batting unit.
Total Over/Under Betting Tips
The pitch at Grange Cricket Club in Edinburgh is a batter-friendly track, and high scores are the norm at this venue. In the last four matches the average total match score is 379 runs. In the last game the total match score was 310 runs. This bet is best considered only if Australia bats first.
Toss: To Bowl
In the first T20I at the Grange Cricket Club, the wicket appeared to get a lot better to bat on in the second innings. This might tempt both captains to field first in this game.
SCT vs AUS
Winning Prediction
Thus far, Australia has won both of their T20Is played against Scotland. And the way things went in the first T20I of this series, it looks likely they will continue their unbeaten record against Scotland. Australia has a powerful batting unit capable of chasing down any target. They will come hard at Scotland again and will be eager to clinch the series here itself. Scotland looked out of sorts in the first T20I and need a spirited show from their batters to test this mighty Australian team. Unless something drastic happens, Australia should another comfortable win.
Australia are favorites to win this match and take an unassailable 2-0 lead.
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