PNG vs SCO 4th T20 Prediction & Betting Tips
Papua New Guinea take on Scotland in Match 4 of the 2021 Summer T20 Bash at the ICC Academy Ground on Friday afternoon. Both sides have been acclimatising and played warm-up games earlier this week. PNG were beaten by 84 runs by Namibia on Wednesday with Scotland defeating Ireland by 5 wickets on Tuesday. This game begins at 13:30 local time.
Papua New Guinea were well beaten by Namibia on Wednesday but will be keen to be fully focused for their opening game in this series. They are only 1 place behind Scotland in the ICC IT20 Rankings.
Scotland surprised many observers with their convincing win over an experienced and quality Ireland team earlier in the week. The Scots will be full of confidence ahead of this fixture.
PNG vs SCO 4th T20 Live Streaming
The match can be watched live on Sony Ten 1, Soney Ten 3 and Sony Six in India.
Live Streaming: Fans in India can stream the match on SonyLiv
PNG vs SCO Match Toss Prediction
Including the warm-up games, each team to win the toss has elected to field first. Although all teams would benefit from experience of batting first, we do not expect either captain to choose to do so in this match.
PNG vs SCO Pitch Report
With the most wickets and the best economy rates, the pace bowlers were the standout performers with the ball at the ICC Academy Ground earlier in the week. Batsmen should find the ball comes on nicely to the bat.
Weather Report
The temperature will be around 34 degrees with plenty of sunshine during this match.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Papua New Guinea vs Scotland 4th T20.
Papua New Guinea Team News & Playing 11
PNG Team News
Plenty has happened since November 2019 when PNG last played an IT20. However, they have played plenty of ODIs and will not be able to use a lack of match practice as an excuse. They have an experienced side and could spring a surprise or two in the T20 World Cup.
PNG Key Players
- Tony Ura - The opener became the first PNG player to hit a century in this format when he made 107 not-out against Philippines in March 2019.
- Asadollah Vala - The captain and opening batter has an ODI century and 2 IT20 half-centuries to his name. He also has over 50 international wickets.
- Norman Vanua - The medium pacer is primarily a bowler but can also chip in with handy runs. His best figures in this format are 5-17.
PNG lost their last IT20 match to Netherlands by 7 wickets back in November 2019 but have not played this format since.
Papua New Guinea Predicted Playing 11
Asadollah Vala (c), Lega Siaka, Simon Atai, Tony Ura, Sese Bau, Kipling Doriga (wk), Norman Vanua, Hiri Hiri, Jason Kila, Gaudi Toka, Nosina Pokana
Scotland Team News & Playing 11
SCO Team News
After beating England before the 2019 ODI World Cup, Scotland raised hopes that they could well be about to enter a successful era of cricket. However, they have been scuppered by many postponed fixtures and have not been able to kick on as they would have hoped.
SCO Key Players
- George Munsey - The left-handed opener has hit 10 international half-centuries and made an unbeaten 127 against Netherlands in an IT20 in September 2019.
- Kyle Coetzer - Scotland’s experienced captain has 126 international caps and averages 42.68 in ODIs.
- Safyaan Sharif - The right arm fast-medium bowler has taken plenty of wickets across the years and in Scotland’s recent games.
Scotland lost an IT20 series 2-1 to Zimbabwe in Edinburgh last month but were competitive in every game and come into this game in good form.
Scotland Predicted Playing 11
George Munsey, Kyle Coetzer (c), Oli Hairs, Richie Berrington, Calum Macleod, Matthew Cross, Michael Leask, Safyaan Sharif, Mark Watt, Chris Sole, Alasdair Evans
Papua New Guinea vs Scotland Head to Head
Scotland won the only previous IT20 meeting which took place at the ICC Academy in October 2019.
PNG vs SCO Head to Head Stats in IPL T20
| Matches Played |
PNG Won |
SCO Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Papua New Guinea vs Scotland Betting Odds
Who will win Papua New Guinea vs Scotland T20 Match?
Scotland are favourites to beat the Papua New Guinea on their own turf in this match.
🏆 Papua New Guinea vs Scotland Prediction
PNG will be grateful to return to IT20 action after a break of almost 24 months. In the meantime, Scotland have been playing this format and come into the game with much more short-match practice. We are backing Scotland to win this fixture.
Oct 08, 2021
15:00 IST / 9:30 GMT
ICC Academy Ground - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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