Scotland vs Zimbabwe T20I series 2021
2nd T20I:
Second T20I of the series of 3 T20I matches between Scotland and Zimbabwe is going to be played at Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh on September 17th 2021. This is going to be the first T20I series between the teams.
Scotland vs Zimbabwe History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the first bilateral series between the teams.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Scotland against Zimbabwe are – – – – -.
Matches:
The teams completed just 2 meeting in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won once, whereas the opponent also won once.
The most consecutive winning streak for Scotland against Zimbabwe was 1 T20I in 2021.
The longest unbeaten streak for Scotland against Zimbabwe was 1 T20I in 2021.
The most consecutive winning streak for Zimbabwe against Scotland was 1 T20I in 2016.
The longest unbeaten streak for Zimbabwe against Scotland was 1 T20I in 2016.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Scotland against Zimbabwe are WL – – -.
Scottish Backyard:
Series:
This is going to be the first bilateral series between the teams..
Last 5 (completed) series results of Scotland against Zimbabwe are – – – – -.
Matches:
On the soil of Scotland, the teams faced each other just once. The host won the outings.
The most consecutive winning streak for Scotland against Zimbabwe in Scotland was 1 T20I in 2021.
The longest unbeaten streak for Scotland against Zimbabwe in Scotland was 1 T20I in 2021.
The most consecutive winning streak for Zimbabwe against Scotland in Scotland was 0 T20I, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for Zimbabwe against Scotland in Scotland was 0 T20I, till date.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Scotland against Zimbabwe in Scotland are W – – – -.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the twelfth rank (Scotland) and thirteenth rank (Zimbabwe) teams. The host is just 2 points ahead of the visitors.
The Home Team:
Last 5 (completed) match results of Scotland are WWWLW.
The Visiting Team:
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe are LWLLL.
The Second Outing:
The result of the match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of the host then both the team will earn 3 points and come to eleventh position, whereas the opponent will lose 1 point and come to fourteenth position. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the visitors will 2 points and come to eleventh position in the rankings, and the host will lose 4 points while losing 2 ranks in the position.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Edinburgh shows the weather would be partly cloudy in the beginning of the game, then would become mostly cloudy till the interval of the game and then it would be cloudy till end of the match. There is an extremely less chance of rain throughout the game, as the precipitation percentage would be between 1% to 10%. The temperature would be between 17 to 19 Celsius. The wind would be between 13 – 15 km/h. The wind would fluctuate and the temperature would decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch:
Team preferred to bat first after winning the toss 6 times in 9 played games, and the selection extremely favored the teams, as the teams won 5 times and lost once. 2 matches were cancelled.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are WWWWW.
On the other hand, the teams, who chose to field first, won twice and lost once.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WLW – -.
Overall, 7 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 2 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWWWW.
Particularly, for Scotland, the team won the toss just twice in 6 times and the team won both the games.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Scotland at the venue, while winning the toss, are WW – – -.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Scotland at the venue, while losing the toss, are LLLL -.
The home team never won the match after losing the toss as well never lost the match after winning the toss.
The first batting team won the match 6 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 3 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are WWWWL.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 141 runs in 2021, and the highest successful chase was 165 runs in 2015.
The first inning lowest total was 109 runs (completed innings) in 2015 and the highest total was 210 runs in 2015. For the second inning, the lowest total was 82 runs in 2018 and the highest was 173 runs in 2015.
The batting average of the first innings is 25.71 and 20.27 is for the second innings.
T20I History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other once at the venue. The home team won the encounter.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Scotland against Zimbabwe at the venue are W – – – -.
Teams’ T20I History at Venue:
The home side has horrendous record at the venue, as the team won just twice and lost 4 times. The visiting team lost once and never won, yet.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Scotland at the venue are WLLLL.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe at the venue are L – – – -.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
Scotland:
The home side would go with the winning combination.
Scotland Eleven: G. Munsey, K. Coetzer, O. Hairs, R. Berrington, C. MacLeod, M. Cross, M. Leask, S. Sharif, M. Watt, A. Evans, C. Sole
Zimbabwe:
The visiting team would like to go with B. Taylor and S. Raza in place of T. Marumani and R. Burl.
Zimbabwe Eleven: W. Madhevere, B. Taylor, R. Chakabva, C. Ervine, S. Williams, M. Shumba, S. Raza, L. Jongwe, W. Masakadza, T. Chatara, R. Ngarava
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator.
