Scotland vs Zimbabwe T20I series 2021
3rd T20I:
Third and last but deciding 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 19th 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 3 meeting in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won once, whereas the opponent won twice.
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 and 2021.
The longest unbeaten streak for Zimbabwe against Scotland was 1 T20I in 2016 and 2021.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Scotland against Zimbabwe are LWL – -.
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 twice. The host won the outings and lost the other one.
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 1 T20I in 2021.
The longest unbeaten streak for Zimbabwe against Scotland in Scotland was 0 T20I in 2021.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Scotland against Zimbabwe in Scotland are LW – – -.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the fourteenth rank (Scotland) and eleventh rank (Zimbabwe) teams. The host is just 4 points behind the visitors.
The Home Team:
Last 5 (completed) match results of Scotland are LWWWL.
The Visiting Team:
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe are WLWLL.
The Third 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 4 points and come to twelfth position, whereas the opponent will lose 2 points and come to thirteenth position. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the visitors will 2 points and stay to eleventh position in the rankings, and the host will lose 4 points while losing 1 rank in the position.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Edinburgh shows the weather would be rainy in the beginning of the match, it would be partly cloudy in the early evening and mostly sunny and sunny would be expected in the late evening. There is an extremely high chances in the afternoon, as the precipitation would be 49% to 82% and then it would be 2% to 10%, so extremely less chances of the rain. The temperature would be between 14 to 16 Celsius. The wind would be between 13 – 15 km/h. The wind and the temperature would fluctuate throughout the game.
Toss and Pitch:
Team preferred to bat first after winning the toss 7 times in 10 played games, and the selection extremely favored the teams, as the teams won 6 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, 8 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 7 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 LLLLL.
The home team never won the match after losing the toss and never lost the match after winning the toss.
The first batting team won the match 7 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 WWWWW.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 136 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 25.83 and 19.19 is for the second innings.
T20I History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other twice at the venue. The home team won once and lost once, too.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Scotland against Zimbabwe at the venue are LW – – -.
Teams’ T20I History at Venue:
The home side has horrendous record at the venue, as the team won just twice and lost 5 times. The visiting team won once and lost also once.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Scotland at the venue are LWLLL.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe at the venue are WL – – -.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
Scotland:
The home side would go with D. Budge in place of C. MacLeod.
Scotland Eleven: G. Munsey, K. Coetzer, O. Hairs, R. Berrington, D. Budge, 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 I. Kaia and R. Burl.
Zimbabwe Eleven: B. Taylor, R. Chakabva, C. Ervine, W. Madhevere, 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.
