Scotland Cricket has formally introduced a 17-member squad for his or her upcoming T20I collection towards Australia, set to happen from September 4 to 7 in Edinburgh. This collection marks a major milestone as it will likely be the primary time Scotland hosts Australia for a T20I collection.
Richie Berrington to captain the Scotts
Batting all-rounder Richie Berrington will lead the Scottish staff, which options a mixture of skilled gamers and rising abilities. The squad contains notable names resembling George Munsey, Chris Greaves and Mark Watt, all of whom have been instrumental in Scotland’s latest performances.
Head coach Doug Watson expressed his pleasure in regards to the collection, stating, “It’s a beautiful alternative to play among the finest groups on this planet, and I’m fairly certain that our gamers gained’t want any motivating for this collection. It’s an excellent alternative for them to share the sector with world-class gamers. They’re wanting to place in some enormous performances and compete, and actually push this Australia staff.”
He added: “The objective for us is to win this collection. The primary sport is basically essential – if we will win that, it’ll arrange the subsequent two matches. The entire week will probably be sensible for the squad, employees, supporters, and all of Scotland.”
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Scotland’s earlier encounter with Australia
The 2 groups have met solely as soon as in T20Is, in the course of the latest World Cup, the place Scotland posted a aggressive complete of 180 runs. Nonetheless, Australia efficiently chased it down with 5 wickets to spare, because of sturdy contributions from Travis Head and Marcus Stoinis.
Scotland’s squad for Australia T20Is
Richie Berrington (c), Charlie Cassell, Matthew Cross, Bradley Currie, Jasper Davidson, Chris Greaves, Oli Hairs, Jack Jarvis, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Charlie Tear, Mark Watt, Bradley Wheal
