Australia's Travis Head and David Warner talk during play
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ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 - 35th Match - Group B - Australia vs Scotland - Cricket Match Predictions - June 16th
Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the 35th match of ICC Men's T20 World Cup to be played between Australia and Scotland (Group B) on the 16th of June.
Match 35- Group B- Australia vs Scotland (Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, St Lucia, Gros Islet)
Current Form Australia:
Australia are currently placed at the first position in Group B points table with 3 wins to their credit.
Australia have already qualified for the Super 8's stage. They would want to end the league stages on a high with beating Scotland.
The top run scorer for Australia in the World Cup is David Warner with 115 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Australia in the World Cup is Adam Zampa with 8 scalps under his belt.
Australia have won their previous match against Namibia by 9 wickets.
Namibia batted first and they posted a total of 72 before being bowled out. Apart from Gerhard Erasmus, the other batters simply failed to pose any competition to the Aussie bowlers. Adam Zampa picked up 4 wickets for 12 runs as Namibia were bowled out for 72.
During the chase, Travis Head and David Warner looked to be in a hurry to finish the game. They smashed 34 and 20 runs respectively and almost sealed the deal in favor of the Aussies. They won the match by 9 wickets.
Current Form Scotland:
Scotland are currently placed at the 2nd position in Group B points table with 2 wins to their credit.
Scotland are in contention for the Super 8's stage. They have to beat Australia in order to qualify for the Super 8's, given England beat Namibia in their final game and that too with a big margin.
The top run scorer for Scotland in the competition is George Munsey with 89 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Scotland in the competition is Brad Wheal with 4 scalps under his belt.
Scotland have won their previous match against Oman by 7 wickets.
Oman batted first and they posted a total of 150 for 7 in 20 overs. Pratik Athavale gave a promising start to his team. He scored 54 off 40 balls, hitting 5 fours and 2 sixes. The rest of the top order failed once again and got out in single digit scores. It was Ayan Khan again who led a fightback against Scotland and made 41 runs to take Oman to a fighting total of 150 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, George Munsey smashed 41 runs in 20 balls and got his team off to a flier. Brandon McMullen then closed the match in favor of Scotland by making 61 not out in 31 balls and winning the match for the Scots in the 14th over with 7 wickets in hand.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
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 and Brad Wheal
Australia
Mitchell Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Australia
Who will win?- Australia
Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Josh Inglis (Australia), Brandon McMullen (Australia)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Nathan Ellis (Australia), Brad Wheal (Scotland)
Most Sixes – Josh Inglis (Australia), Brandon McMullen (Scotland)
Player of the Match- Josh Inglis (Australia)
Team Scores Batting first – Scotland 120+, Australia 160+
Match Handicap: Australia
*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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