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England - W W L W W
Scotland - L W L W W
Head-to-Head
The clash on June 4 (Tuesday) will be the first ever H2H meeting between England and Scotland
Venue Details
Kensington Oval, Barbados
Average first innings score: 175 (last five completed T20Is)
Bat first / Bat second split: Team chasing has won 3 of the last 5 completed T20Is at this venue
Highest second-innings scores at the venue (last five games): 204/9 (WI vs ENG), 172/6 (WI vs ENG), 162 all out (WI vs ENG)
Pace vs spin split: Average 25 vs 21.1, Economy 8.9 vs 7.4, Percentage of wickets 64.3% vs 35.7%
Weather conditions
Unfortunately, there is a good chance that this contest could be interrupted by rain. Showers and thunderstorms are predicted early in the day. According to Accuweather, there is more than a 60% chance of rain in Barbados during the game time - 10.30 AM local time. Otherwise, it’s expected to be really cloudy as well.
Players to watch out for
Phil Salt: England’s highest run scorer in T20Is since 2023, Salt is one of the most enterprising batters in this clash. He averages 50.2 since 2023 at a strike rate of 169.9. The right-handed opening batter also smashed 435 runs in IPL 2024 - 39.6 average, 182 strike rate. Given Barbados has been one of the better batting venues in the Caribbean, Salt has good chance to pile on his great batting numbers of late.
Adil Rashid: You can never count out Adil Rashid when England are playing white-ball cricket. He has 17 wickets for England in T20Is (next best has nine wickets) at an economy of 7.2. A leg-spinner is always a handy bowler against Associate batters as they don’t pick googlies as well.
George Munsey: The veteran opener, George Munsey will be the key to Scotland’s fight. Not only he is the highest run-scorer for Scotland since last year, he also has the highest average (40.4) and the third-highest strike rate (151).
Key Battles
Currie vs Buttler
Bradley Currie has been prolific for Scotland in the powerplay. A left-arm seamer, he has picked 14 of his 19 T20I wickets since 2023 in the first six overs. He will have Jos Buttler on his radar, England’s talismanic batter and their captain. Buttler hasn’t played much T20Is since 2023. But on the basis on the low sample size, Buttler hasn’t been dismissed by a left-arm seamer these 13 matches. However, he has a strike rate of only 121 against left-arm seamer, his lowest against any bowling type.
Thus, Currie vs Buttler could be crucial for Scotland’s fortunes in this contest.
Cricket.com’s suggested Fantasy XI
Jos Buttler ( c ), Phil Salt, Charlie Tear, Will Jacks, George Munsey, Brandon McMullen, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid (vc), Jofra Archer, Brad Currie, Chris Sole
Probable playing XI
England: Jos Buttler ( c ), Phil Salt (wk), Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley
Scotland: George Munsey, Charlie Tears, Brandon McMullen, Richie Barrington ( c ), Matt Cross (wk), Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Chris Sole, Brad Wheal, Brad Currie
Streaming and Telecast details
The match will begin at 8PM IST on June 4 and will be streamed and telecasted on Disney+ Hotstar and Star Sports.
