Jul 27, 2022
19:00 IST / 13:30 GMT
Grange Cricket Club - Edinburgh, Scotland
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New Zealand are favourites to win
Scotland and New Zealand meet at The Grange Club, Edinburgh on Wednesday afternoon in the first of two IT20s. This will be Scotland’s first game in this format since the 2021 T20 World Cup. New Zealand come into this game after beating Ireland 3-0 earlier this month. Read on as we preview the first game of the series. The match gets underway at 14:30 local time.
Although Scotland have produced some excellent ODI performances of late, they have won three of their four fixtures in July, this will be a huge step-up for the hosts.
New Zealand were dominant in every game in this format against Ireland. The conditions in Scotland will not be too dis-similar to at home and the Black Caps will be very confident ahead of this game.
TV channels: This match will be shown live on Spark Sports in New Zealand.
Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on Fancode in India.
The last six IT20s at this venue have seen the captain who won the toss choose to bat first. Only one of those games has been won by the team batting second. Our prediction is that both skippers will want to bat first.
Any score over 180 should be defendable on this pitch. Short boundaries will encourage the stroke makers on either side but there will also be assistance from the surface for pace and spin bowlers.
Mostly cloudy with the temperature climbing no higher than 17 degrees during the afternoon on this match.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Scotland vs New Zealand 1st T20 Match 2022
When the home side named their squad for this series, the big news was that former captain Kyle Coetzer would no longer play IT20s with a view to younger players getting experience ahead of the T20 World Cup. Richie Berrington will captain the side in this game.
Scotland’s last win in this format was by 8 wickets against Oman in October of last year. However, they beat Namibia twice and Nepal at home in ODIs earlier in July.
George Munsey, Michael Jones, Ollie Hairs, Matthew Cross (wk), Richie Berrington (c), Dylan Budge, Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Gavin Main, Alasdair Evans
After a strong series against Ireland, we expect to see New Zealand select their best possible XI from their squad for this opening IT20. That means a return to the side for pace bowler Lockie Fergson with Jacob Duffy most likely to drop out for this game.
New Zealand have won three IT20s on the bounce and have produced strong performances across each of the games.
Finn Allen, Martin Guptill, Dane Cleaver (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner (c), Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner
New Zealand have beaten Scotland in both of their previous meetings in this format. They won by 7 wickets in June 2009 and most recently by 16 runs in November of last year.
| Matches Played | SCO Won | NZ Won | Draw | Tie | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Although the last IT20 between the sides, which took place during the 2021 T20 World Cup, was quite close, New Zealand are heavy favourites with the bookies.
Martin Guptill has a fine IT20 record and has maintained his high standards in this format over many years. George Munsey has had many excellent performances in international cricket but few against the top sides.
George Munsey, Michael Jones and Ollie Hairs are our batting picks for Scotland. Jones scored 113 runs across his final three T20 Blast games for Durham this year.
We are backing Martin Guptill, Finn Allen and Dane Cleaver with the bat for New Zealand. Cleaver hit 78 not-out in the second IT20 against Ireland.
Our bowling picks are Gavin Main, Mark Watt and Alasdair Evans for Scotland. Evans has taken 40 wickets in this format and is three dismissals away from 100 in international cricket.
Our tips with the ball for New Zealand are Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi and Blair Tickner. Sodhi took six wickets in the three-hame series with Ireland.
This should be a good contest with Scotland always keen to give a good account of themselves against the more established cricketing nations. The hosts famously beat England in a home ODI in 2018 and they will use that game as inspiration for this. Overall, in spite of a few scares, we are backing New Zealand to win this match.
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