Scotland vs Australia Preview & Prediction | 2nd T20 International
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Australia blitzed their run chase of 155 in the first T20i against Scotland, taking full advantage of the small boundaries at the Grange and would love a similar story in this one.
DATE/TIME: Friday 6th September 2024 - UK – 2:00pm / India – 6:30pm / US EST – 9:00am / US PST – 6:00am
VENUE: The Grange, Edinburgh, Scotland
WEATHER: Dry with sunny intervals and temperatures of 17c.
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – TBA / India – TBA / US – Willow TV
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – TBA / India – Fancode / US – Willow TV
SCOTLAND FORM: SCOTTISH BOWLERS TAKEN APART
Scotland would’ve known they were behind the eight-ball but may have at least thought they stood a chance defending 154/9. But their opponents blew them away in the powerplay and in the end, the game was done less than ten overs into the Australian chase.
LAST THREE: LLW
AUSTRALIA FORM: HEAD LEADS DEMOLITION JOB
Australia accumulated the highest powerplay score on their way to a 9.4 over run chase of 155. Opener Travis Head was decisive with a ridiculous 89 off 25 balls as the tourists’ top order proved far too powerful for Scotland’s bowlers to handle.
LAST FIVE: WLL
SCOTLAND BETTING ANALYSIS
A number of batters got starts for Scotland but nobody went on to play a decisive innings in the same way that Head did for Australia. George Munsey, who we touched on in our preview of the first T20i demonstrated his boundary hitting prowess with two fours and three sixes in his 28 and Munsey is one player who could match his opponents when it comes to brute force and clearing the boundary ropes. Back him to record over 0.5 match sixes once again in this second encounter.
AUSTRALIA BETTING ANALYSIS
You could make a case for a number of Australian batters to rack up the runs whether they are setting or chasing a target here. But after being dismissed for 0 in the first match, Jake Fraser-McGurk will be absolute desperate to get back out there and make a notable impact for his side on this occasion. Motivation is high for him as the 22-year-old bids to nail down a place in the starting XI permanently, so consider backing Fraser-McGurk through a small stake to finish this contest as Australia’s top batter.
SCOTLAND VS AUSTRALIA EXPERT PREDICTION
As was the case last time out, backing Australia to win isn’t worth a stake due to the lack of value. So instead, Travis Head should be the focus. The ground simply won’t be big enough and the Scottish bowlers won’t be able to stop Head if he is hitting the ball as cleanly as he was on Wednesday. Expect him to record another score of 30+ runs.
SCOTLAND VS AUSTRALIA TIP: TRAVIS HEAD TO SCORE 30+ RUNS
