Australia vs Scotland T20 WC Live Score: Australia captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and opted to bowl first against Scotland in the final Group B match of the T20 World Cup for both teams at the Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia on Saturday. Following England's victory over Namibia in a rain-affected match in Antigua earlier in the day, Scotland need to pull off an historic victory to advance to the Super Eight stage of the tournament and eliminate defending champions England. While the Scots are unchanged from a comprehensive victory over Oman in their last match, the Aussies, who are already qualified for the Super Eight and are looking to close out the Group with a fourth win in as many matches, are resting Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood with Mitchell Starc and Ashton Agar replacing them.
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 16, 2024, 06:29:32 IST
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Adam Zampa to George Munsey, 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Brandon McMullen, Adam Zampa starts with a flatter delivery, outside off, turns away. Brandon McMullen cuts it to deep cover for a single.
Score after
7
overs
54 - 1
- George Munsey 26 (17)
- Brandon McMullen 24 (16)
Nathan Ellis to George Munsey, FOUR! More runs! Fantastic over for Scotland! Not bowling to the field here. There is no one in the deep on the leg side and Nathan Ellis bowls it short and onto the body, George Munsey goes back and pulls it through square leg for a boundary. Scotland are 54/1 at the end of the Powerplay!
Nathan Ellis to Brandon McMullen, 50 up for Scotland in quick time. A low full toss, wide of off. Brandon McMullen works it to deep point for a single.
Nathan Ellis to Brandon McMullen, Brandon McMullen misses out here. A straight seam delivery, on a length and around off, Brandon McMullen punches with a straight bat but miscues it back to the bowler.
Nathan Ellis to Brandon McMullen, FOUR! Scotland are going fire with fire right now. They are not backing away. Nathan Ellis bangs it short and around off, Brandon McMullen pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Nathan Ellis to George Munsey, In the air and it falls safely. Fuller delivery, outside off, angling across. George Munsey hits with the wind, slices his shot but the man from deep cover runs forward and collects on a bounce.
Change of ends for Nathan Ellis (1-0-10-0).
Nathan Ellis to Brandon McMullen, Pitches it up, outside off. Brandon McMullen drives it through covers for a single.
Score after
6
overs
43 - 1
- George Munsey 21 (15)
- Brandon McMullen 18 (12)
Glenn Maxwell to George Munsey, FOUR! Gets it through and George Munsey is into overdrive now. Too full and at the stumps, George Munsey drills it hard back past the bowler and beats the diving mid on fielder to his right for a boundary. Just the over Scotland were after, 18 runs off it.
Glenn Maxwell to George Munsey, SIX! Down the ground but the result is the same! Maxwell errs in length this time and serves it right in the slot, on off, George Munsey holds his shape and with a still head, tonks it back over the bowler's head for six more runs.
Glenn Maxwell to George Munsey, SIX! Innovative and effective! Maxwell angles it in from around the wicket, on middle, George Munsey gets into the position early as he switches his hands and nails the reverse sweep over deep point for a six.
Glenn Maxwell to Brandon McMullen, On a nagging length, turning in, on middle, Brandon McMullen nudges it in front of mid-wicket and takes a quick single.
Glenn Maxwell to George Munsey, Shorter and at the stumps, George Munsey backs away and dabs it square in front of point for a single.
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Glenn Maxwell to George Munsey, Tosses it up, full and on middle, George Munsey clips it to mid-wicket.
Score after
5
overs
25 - 1
- Brandon McMullen 17 (11)
- George Munsey 4 (10)
Mitchell Starc to Brandon McMullen, PUT DOWN! A valiant effort though for Travis Head! Starc goes full and it is around off, Brandon McMullen smacks it low and flat towards cover where Travis Head flings himself to his right but the ball does not stick in his palm and pops out as his elbow hits the ground. They cross.
Mitchell Starc to Brandon McMullen, SIX! With the wind or against it, it does not matter one bit to Brandon McMullen. Starc lands it on a back of a length and offers a fraction of width. Brandon McMullen skips down the track and frees his arms to slap it against the wind. Clears deep cover fence with relative ease for a maximum.
Mitchell Starc to George Munsey, Goes into the wicket and tucks the batter up for room, George Munsey mistimes the pull as he gloves it behind square on the leg side for a run.
Mitchell Starc to Brandon McMullen, Full and angling away, outside off, Brandon McMullen reaches out to go through the off side. Gets an outside edge down to deep third for a single.
Mitchell Starc to George Munsey, DROPPED! Almost pulled it off did Mitchell Marsh but that will go down as a chance. Full and shaping away, around off, George Munsey reaches out and lofts it towards wide mid off where Marsh leaps to his right and goes for it with his non-dominant left hand. The ball does not stick and it pops out. The batters cross as the ball dribbles away.
Mitchell Starc to Brandon McMullen, At 139.9 kph from over the wicket, on a length, coming back in, Brandon McMullen leaves a big gap again as he shapes up to go back over the bowler's head. Gets an inside edge that goes behind square on the leg side for a single.
Score after
4
overs
15 - 1
- Brandon McMullen 9 (7)
- George Munsey 2 (8)
Nathan Ellis to Brandon McMullen, Sharp inward movement on this one from Ellis. Full and at the stumps, Brandon McMullen leaves a big gap between bat and pad and just about manages to eke out an inside edge that goes down to fine leg for one.
Nathan Ellis to Brandon McMullen, Nipping back in, full and on the off-stump line, Brandon McMullen reads it well and pushes it back to the bowler.
Nathan Ellis to Brandon McMullen, SIX! BOOM! That is a shot and a half from Brandon McMullen. Ellis pitches it up, full and swinging away, on off, Brandon McMullen hits through the line and with a good swing of the bat, he clears the wide long off fence for a biggie.
Nathan Ellis to Brandon McMullen, WIDE! Goes searching for the magical delivery but errs in line. This goes down leg for a wide.
Nathan Ellis to George Munsey, Edgy but George Munsey gets away with it! Makes the ball leave the left-hander from over the wicket, on a length, outside off, George Munsey goes for a hoick across the line but gets a top edge that flies down to deep third. Mitchell Starc sprints across and slides to his right near the fence to keep it down to one.
Nathan Ellis to Brandon McMullen, Bangs it on a back of a length, at the batter, Brandon McMullen swivels and pulls it down to deep backward square leg for a single.
Nathan Ellis to Brandon McMullen, Beats the bat straight away! Steams in from over the wicket and hits the good length, shaping away, in the channel on off, Brandon McMullen springs on the front foot for the drive but the ball nips away and keeps going away from him to beat the bat.
Change. Just one over for Agar as Nathan Ellis is brought into the attack.
Score after
3
overs
5 - 1
- George Munsey 1 (7)
- Brandon McMullen 1 (2)
Mitchell Starc to George Munsey, Lands it on a good length, going away from the batter, George Munsey extends his hands and knocks it along the ground to mid off.
Mitchell Starc to George Munsey, Beaten again! This time on the inside edge. On a nagging length, angling in a bit, on off, George Munsey uses his feet to whip it away on the inside edge but misses out.
Mitchell Starc to George Munsey, Oh, that was so close to the off pole! Full and swinging away from the left-hander, on off, George Munsey stays rooted in his crease and tries to drive it away from his body but gets beaten on the outside edge as the ball zips past the off stump.
Mitchell Starc to Brandon McMullen, Shaping in, on a nagging length, on off, Brandon McMullen taps it wide of mid off and gets off the mark with a quick single.
Mitchell Starc to Brandon McMullen, Goes full in search of swing but gets the length wrong. This comes out as a low full toss, on off, Brandon McMullen accounts for the inward movement and pushes it to cover.
Mitchell Starc to George Munsey, Leg bye! A prolonged appeal for LBW but the umpire is unmoved. That looked to be clearly going down leg and might have even pitched outside leg. Dishes it out on a fullish length, at the toes, a bit of late away movement, George Munsey fails to get his bat down in time as the ball rolls off the pads towards backward square leg for a leg bye.
Mitchell Starc to bowl from the other end. Also, Brandon McMullen walks out to bat.
- Michael Jones 2 (3)
- George Munsey 1 (3)
Ashton Agar to Michael Jones, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Ashton Agar strikes in the first over! Unfortunate for Michael Jones. Ashton stays around the wicket and slips in the arm ball, short and on off and middle, coming in with the angle. With a deep point in place, Michael Jones gets on the back foot and tries to get it to the man in the deep there to rotate the strike. Pays the price for working it against the angle as the ball keeps coming back in. Catches the inside edge which deflects back onto the pads and then goes onto hit the stumps.
Ashton Agar to Michael Jones, Nearly sneaked through! Full and tailing back in sharply, on middle and leg, Michael Jones clears his front leg and goes for a wild hack across the line. Gets it off the inner half of the bat, wide of deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.
Ashton Agar to Michael Jones, There's that arm ball again from around the wicket to the right-hander, full and slanting in, on the pads, Michael Jones gets rushed and gets beaten on the inside edge as the ball thuds on the pads.
Ashton Agar to George Munsey, George Munsey and Scotland are away! Gives the ball air this time and it spins in a touch, full and on middle, George Munsey gets down and slog-sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.
Ashton Agar to George Munsey, Fires it in again but pulls the length back a touch, on off, George Munsey presents a straight bat and pats it back to Agar.
Ashton Agar to George Munsey, Starts from over the wicket and gets the outswinger in straight away, full and curving away, on off, George Munsey pushes it back to the bowler off the front foot.
Done with the pre-match formalities. Are you ready for action? We know someone who will be glued to their screen right now. Yes, that's England who are cheering for their Ashes rivals today for a small favour, but mighty Aussies know only one thing and it's winning. A lot hanging around this match. Only time will tell who joins Australia in Group B. The players are out in the middle. Ashton Agar to bowl first. George Munsey and Michael Jones to open for Scotland. Let's play...
As you all know the procedure by now, the two umpires walk out in the middle and are followed by both teams as it is time for the national anthems. It will be Scotland's first followed by the national anthem of Australia.
Chris Sole is in for a chat. He says that it was a pretty Scottish start to the game between England and Namibia and they were wondering if it was going to be washed out. Having played earlier at this venue in the CPL, he hopes to provide the team with some inside information. Adds that they have been preparing well. Shares that they have been playing some good cricket and they should be good if they stick to what has been working for them. Feels that if they adapt to the conditions quicker than the Aussies, they will be in a good position.
PITCH REPORT - Pommie Mbangwa is pitchside. He says the wind speed is 16 kmph which could play a big factor. Adds the square boundaries are 69 metres and 66 meters respectively. The straight boundary is 78 metres. Matthew Hayden joins him and says the groundsman has done a great job, unlike the other wickets. There is a lot of grass which will help the ball hold onto the pitch, it is hard and won't spin much. Feels the captain winning the toss should bowl first and tells that 175 should be a par score on this pitch.
The captain of Scotland, Richie Berrington says that they are okay with batting first. Feels that it is a good surface and should stay pretty true throughout. Adds that the batting unit has been doing well and will look to put a good score on the board. Shares that they knew that if they wanted to progress, they would have to beat some of the top teams and this is a great opportunity. Informs that they are going with the same team as the last game. Further says that it is about trusting the skills and that there is a lot of belief in the team.
The captain of Australia, Mitchell Marsh says they will bowl first as it looks like a good surface. Shares that they are taking this as another game and admits they have a lot of respect for Scotland. Adds they want to focus on themselves in this match. Informs they have made two changes with Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood sitting out and Mitchell Starc and Ashton Agar coming in for them. Mentions it is just about giving the rest with a heavy schedule around
Scotland (Unchanged Playing XI) - George Munsey, Michael Jones, Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington (C), Matthew Cross (WK), Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Chris Sole, Brad Wheal, Safyaan Sharif.
Australia (Playing XI) - Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh (C), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (WK), Ashton Agar (In for Pat Cummins), Mitchell Starc (In for Josh Hazlewood), Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa.
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