Scotland vs New Zealand T20I series 2022
1st T20I:
First T20I match of the 2 T20I matches series between Scotland and New Zealand is going to be played at the Grange Cricket Club, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh on July 27th 2022.
Scotland vs New Zealand History:
Overall:
Series:
The teams completed 0 series in the shortest format of cricket, till date.
The most consecutive winning streak for Scotland against New Zealand was 0 series, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for Scotland against New Zealand was 0 series, till date.
The most consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against Scotland was 0 series, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for New Zealand against Scotland was 0 series, till date.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Scotland against New Zealand are – – – – -.
Matches:
The teams completed 2 meetings in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 0 times, whereas the opponent won both the times.
The most consecutive winning streak for Scotland against New Zealand was 0 T20Is, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for Scotland against New Zealand was 0 T20Is, till date.
The most consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against Scotland was 2 T20Is from 2009 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for New Zealand against Scotland was 2 T20Is from 2009 to present.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Scotland against New Zealand are LL – – -.
Scottish Backyard:
Series:
The teams completed 0 series in the shortest format of cricket, till date.
The most consecutive winning streak for Scotland against New Zealand was 0 series, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for Scotland against New Zealand was 0 series, till date.
The most consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against Scotland was 0 series, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for New Zealand against Scotland was 0 series, till date.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Scotland against New Zealand are – – – – -.
Matches:
The teams completed 0 meetings in the shortest format of cricket, till date.
The most consecutive winning streak for Scotland against New Zealand was 0 T20Is, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for Scotland against New Zealand was 0 T20Is, till date.
The most consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against Scotland was 0 T20Is, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for New Zealand against Scotland was 0 T20Is, till date.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Scotland against New Zealand are – – – – -.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the fifteenth rank (Scotland (183)) and fifth rank (New Zealand (251)) teams. The host is 68 points behind the visitors.
The Home Team:
The team completed 78 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 34 times and lost 40 times. 1 encounter resulted in a tie. 3 times, the plays were called off without any result (No Result).
In case, the team will win the series by a margin of 2, then the host will earn 9 points with a couple (2) of positions in the ranking, but in case of losing the series with 2 defeats, then the team will lose a (1) point with a (1) position in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose a (1) point with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will gain 4 points with a couple (2) of positions in the ranking.
Drawing the series will help the team to gain 4 points with a couple (2) of positions in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Scotland are LLLLL.
The Visiting Team:
The team completed 163 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 83 times including a couple (2) of wins in a tied outing and lost 76 times including 6 defeats in a tied game. 4 times, the plays were called off without any result (No Result).
In case, the team will win the series by a margin of 2, then the host will neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking, but in case of losing the series with 2 defeats, then the team will lose 6 points with a (1) position in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose 3 points with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking.
Drawing the series will cause the team to lose 3 points with a (1) position in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand are WWWLL.
The First Outing:
The result of the first match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of the host then, the host will gain 4 points with a couple (2) of positions in the ranking, whereas, the visitors will lose 3 points with a (1) position in the ranking. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the visiting team will neither gain nor lose either the points or the rankings, whereas the home team will lose a (1) point with a (1) position in the ranking.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Raeburn Place, Edinburgh shows the weather would be mostly cloudy till the early evening and then cloudy till the end of the game. There would be very less chance of rain during the play, as the precipitation percentage would be between 1% to 9%. The temperature would be between 14 to 18 Celsius. The wind would be between 8 km/h to 15 km/h. The speed of wind would fluctuate throughout the match and the temperature would decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch:
Team preferred to bat first after winning the toss 8 times in 11 played games the selection favored the teams, as the teams won 6 times and lost 2 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are LWWWW.
On the other hand, the teams, who chose to field first, won 2 times and lost 1 time.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WLW – -.
The teams never chose to field first after winning the toss since 2015.
The first batting team won the match 7 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 4 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LWWWW.
The home team never won an outing while chasing the target since 2015, in an inaugural encounter at the venue.
Overall, 8 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 3 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are LWWWW.
Home Side:
Particularly, for Scotland, the team won the toss 3 times in 8 games. The team won 2 times and lost 1 time.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Scotland at the venue, while winning the toss, are LWW – -.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Scotland at the venue, while losing the toss, are LLLLL.
The home side never won any outing after losing the toss, till date.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 136 runs in 2021, and the highest successful chase was 178 runs in 2021.
The first innings lowest total was 109 runs in 2015 and the highest total was 210 runs in 2015. For the second innings, the lowest total was 82 runs in 2018 and the highest was 180 runs in 2018.
The batting average of the first innings is 26.95 and 20.57 is for the second innings.
T20I History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams never faced each other at the venue. The encounter will be the first between the teams.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Scotland against New Zealand at the venue are – – – – -.
Teams’ T20I History at Venue:
The Home Side:
The home team has a horrendous record at the venue, as the team won 2 times and lost 6 times in 8 outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Scotland at the venue are LLWLL.
The Visiting Side:
The foreign side never got a chance to play at the venue, the upcoming outing will be the first for the team.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand at the venue are – – – – -.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
Scotland:
The home side comes with 2 pacers and 3 spinners as the team has an (1) all-rounder with spin.
Scotland Eleven: O. Hairs, G. Munsey, R. Berrington, C. MacLeod, M. Cross, M. Leask, C. Greaves, M. Watt, S. Sharif, H. Tahir, C. Sole
New Zealand:
The visiting team comes with 2 pacers and a (1) spinner combination, as the team has an (1) all-rounder with pace, a (1) batting all-rounder with pace and a (1) bowling all-rounder with spin.
New Zealand Eleven: M. Guptill, F. Allen, D. Cleaver, G. Phillips, D. Mitchell, J. Neesham, M. Bracewell, M. Santner, I. Sodhi, L. Ferguson, B. Sears
*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. *Notes: Images were taken from Google Search. *Notes: https://www.indiafantasy.com/cricket/cricket-news/nz-playing-11-for-scotland-vs-new-zealand-1st-t20i/
