England is all set to take on Scotland in the sixth match of the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup 2024 on June 4. This match will be played in Kensington Oval Stadium, Barbados at 7:30 pm (PKT).
Teams Overview:
England is placed in group B in the T20 World Cup along with their arch-rivals Australia, Oman, Scotland, and Namibia. Phil Salt is leading the English team, he was performing excellently in the recent season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Earlier, England won a 4-match T20 series against Pakistan by 2-0. Two matches were washed out by the rain. Apart from this England are the defending champions of the T20 World Cup. They defeated Pakistan in the final of the T20 World Cup 2022.
Scotland has qualified for a third consecutive time in the World Cups and they are no less than any other team. In the qualifier matches for the T20 World Cup, Scotland has won six out of six matches.
Key Player:
England has their explosive batters like Phil Salt, Jos Butler, Will Jacks, and Harry Brook. In their bowling lineup, they have Mark Wood and deadly Jofra Archer while in spin they have Adil Rasheed and Moeen Ali.
On the other hand, Scotland has Captain Richie Berrington, Brandon McMullen, and Michael Jones while in bowling they have Brad Wheal and leg spinner Chris Greaves.
Head to Head:
England and Scotland have not played any match in the T20 format against each other.
Kensington Oval pitch:
The pitch of Kensington Oval Cricket Stadium is bouncy at the start of the game. This bounce may help the bowler and make trouble for the batsmen to play. Overall this pitch is perfect for both bowlers and batsmen.
Here are the probable playing XI of both teams:
England playing XI:
Jos Buttler (captain), Phil Salt, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer, Jonathan Bairstow, Harry Brook, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Scotland Playing XI:
Richie Berrington (captain), Matthew Cross, Chris Greaves, Jack Jarvis, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Chris Sole, Charlie Tear, Brad Wheal.
Live Streaming:
Live Streaming (On TV)
Pakistan: Ten Sports & PTV Sports
India: Star Sports
UK: Sky Sports
West Indies: ESPN Caribbean
South Africa: SuperSport
Live Streaming (Online)
Pakistan: Tamasha app & Myco app
India & Bangladesh: Disney+Hotstar
UK: Sky Go app
West Indies: ESPN Play Caribbean’s app
USA: Willow TV’s website
South Africa: SuperSport’s app
Australia: Amazon Prime Video
Match Details:
The sixth match between England and Scotland will be played on June 4 in Kensington Oval Cricket Stadium, Barbados at 7:30 pm (PKT)
Match Predictions:
If we look at the previous performance of England and Scotland, England will win this match.
Probable scenarios:
Scenario 1:
ENG won the toss and decided to bat first
Power Play: 50-55 runs
First-inning Total: 185-195
ENG won the match
Scenario 2:
ENG won the toss and decided to bowl first
Power Play: 45-50 runs
First inning total: 150-155
ENG won the match