India, who need to win every game to have any hope of progressing to the semi-final, will lock horns against Scotland on November 5 (Friday) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Virat Kohli & Co’s hopes of making it to the semifinals hang by a thread after a woeful start to the tournament.
Since beating a higher-ranked Bangladesh in their opening fixture and coming through the first round undefeated, Scotland haven’t had a win in the Super 12 stage. However, they showed plenty of fights in the previous game against New Zealand to give them a scare.
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— Cricket Scotland (@CricketScotland) November 4, 2021
And they are eager for the rare chance to show what they can do against a top side such as India. Scotland bank heavily on their pacers in the powerplay, and Mark Watt’s left-arm spin later in the innings.
India, on the other hand, accomplished the first of those requirements in their control with an imposing victory against Afghanistan. The likes of KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma gave them the perfect start after timid batting outings in the first two matches and then backed well by their bowlers.
India will hope to keep up the same run when they lock horns against Scotland to keep their hopes alive of making it to the top four from Group 2.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) November 4, 2021
Match Details
Details: India vs Scotland, Match 37, ICC T20 World Cup Super 12
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Pitch Report
The toss is set to play a crucial role yet again with Dubai heavily favouring the team chasing.
Predicted Playing XI
India: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Shami, Jasprit Bumrah
Scotland: George Munsey, Kyle Coetzer (c), Matthew Cross (wk), Richie Berrington, Calum MacLeod, Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Safyaan Sharif, Alasdair Evans, Bradley Wheal
India vs Scotland – Match Prediction – Who will win the match?
India will enter the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 as the clear favourites to win the match and make it two in two. However, they need to win by a massive margin to keep their hopes alive.
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