Australian cricket team in Scotland in 2024
| Australian cricket team in Scotland in 2024 | |||
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| Scotland | Australia | ||
| Dates | 4 – 7 September 2024 | ||
| Captains | Richie Berrington | Mitchell Marsh | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Brandon McMullen (134) | Josh Inglis (130) | |
| Most wickets | Brad Currie (5) |
Sean Abbott (6) Cameron Green (6) | |
The Australia cricket team toured Scotland in September 2024 to play the Scotland national cricket team.[1] The tour consisted of three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[2] This was the first ever T20I bilateral series between the two sides.[3] Australia last toured Scotland in 2013.[4]
Australia swept the series 3–0.[5][6]
Squads
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On 15 August 2024, Spencer Johnson was ruled out of the series with a side-strain, Sean Abbott was named as his replacement.[9] On 24 August 2024, Josh Hazlewood was ruled out of the series with a calf strain,[10] Riley Meredith was named as his replacement.[11] On 6 September 2024, Nathan Ellis was ruled out of the series due to hamstring injury.[12]
T20I series
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Charlie Cassell, Jasper Davidson (Sco) and Jake Fraser-McGurk (Aus) all made their T20I debuts.
- Australia broke the record held by South Africa (102) for most runs scored in the powerplay overs (113) in T20Is.[13][14]
2nd T20I
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
- Josh Inglis' 43-ball century was the fastest by an Australian in T20Is.[15]
3rd T20I
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Cooper Connolly (Aus) made his T20I debut.
- Travis Head (Aus) scored his 1,000th run in T20Is.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Australia to tour Scotland after 11 years for first bilateral men's T20I series". ESPNcricinfo. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Scotland to host Australia in men's T20I series in September". Cricket Scotland. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Scotland to host Aussies for historic T20 tour in September". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Scotland to host Australia in T20I series after 11 years". Times of Sports. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Australia complete clean sweep over Scotland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Australia complete 3-0 sweep over Scotland in T20 series". ABC. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Scotland men's squad announced for Australia series". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Connolly bolts into new-look Aussie squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Spencer Johnson ruled out of UK tour, Sean Abbott called up". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Hazlewood out of Scotland T20Is with calf strain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Meredith set for international return after Hazlewood injury". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Ellis out of last two Scotland T20Is and England tour with hamstring injury". ESPNcricinfo. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Australia Post Highest Powerplay Score In T20I History". News 18. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Travis Head's 80 off 25 blows Scotland away". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Josh Inglis' 43-ball century gives Australia series win". ESPN Cricinfo. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Travis Head becomes second fastest Australian to score 1000 T20I runs". Cricket.com. Retrieved 8 September 2024.