England vs Scotland, 6th Match, Group B - Live Today 2024
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When: 4 June 2024 at 10:30 AM LOCAL / 8:00 PM IST / 02:30 PM GMT
Where: 6th Match, Group B at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
What to expect:
There's increasing help for spinners in the second innings here and
teams prefer to bat first in day games, which is evident in a win
percentage of 66 for them. Namibia and Oman played in a low-scorer Super
Over finish in the tournament opener at this venue and David Wiese
admitted to the pitch playing a "little bit differently" than he
expected. But that said, the weather in the leadup to the tournament has
been wet, which could have adversely affected the pitch preparations.
There are rains predicted for the match day too.
Team Watch:
ENGLAND:Jos
Buttler's side come into the tournament with a 2-0 win over Pakistan, a
series which saw Jofra Archer make his comeback after over a year on
the sidelines.
Tactics & Matchups: The top three
for England look in form but they will want better numbers from their
middle-order, which has been one of their pain points in this World Cup
cycle. Of the 20 participating teams in the ongoing tournament, their
middle-order average of 22.28 in the aforementioned period stands at
13th.
Probable XI: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (c/wk), Will
Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam
Curran, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley
SCOTLAND:
Richie Berrington's side couldn't make the most of their warm-up, with
the first one abandoned due to rain and the second one ending in a heavy
55-run loss to Afghanistan.
Tactics & Matchups:
Scotland would look to attack England's middle order with spin. Will
Jacks, Moeen Ali, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone and Sam Curran have all
struggled against the slower bowlers since 2022.
Probable XI:
George Munsey, Ollie Hairs, Charlie Tear, Richie Berrington (c),
Brandon McMullen, Matthew Cross (wk), Chris Greaves, Mark Watt,
Christopher Sole, Safyaan Sharif, Bradley Currie
Did you know?
- This will be Scotland's first T20I in the Caribbean
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Scotland have bowled first in just three of their 17 T20Is since
January 2022, and each of their 10 wins in this period have come while
batting first
What they said
"No added
pressure really [of defending champions]. Obviously, it's a nice title
to have coming into this tournament, but it's a new tournament and we
want to play well, want to play our brand of cricket, and go as deep as
we can in the tournament" - Jos Buttler, England captain
"I
think it's just great for the game - we've got more teams at the start
of the tournament, 20 teams. It's a great opportunity for everyone. So,
yeah, definitely one we're all looking forward to. And I'm sure we're
going to see some great games throughout the tournament" - Richie Berrington, Scotland captain
Squads:
England Squad: Jos Buttler(w/c), Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, Jonny Bairstow, Will Jacks, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Philip Salt, Mark Wood, Jofra Archer, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, Tom Hartley
Scotland Squad: Matthew Cross(w), Michael Jones, George Munsey, Ollie Hairs, Richie Berrington(c), Michael Leask, Brandon McMullen, Jack Jarvis, Charlie Tear, Chris Greaves, Safyaan Sharif, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal, Bradley Currie, Christopher Sole
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