NZ vs SCO 1st T20I Dream11, Dream11 Team, Player Stats and Fantasy Tips

Pitch Report:

Grange Cricket Club, Edinburgh, Midlothian

This wicket generally favours batters and pacers more . Overall, it will be batting friendly wicket where score in the range of 160-170 can be scored. Pacers can also get some support.

Last 3 T20Is Matches Played Here:

Scotland: 177/4; Zimbabwe: 180/4 (Pace:6 W ; Spin: 2 W)

Zimbabwe: 136/5; Scotland: 126/10 (Pace: 10 W; Spin: 5 W)

Scotland: 141/6; Zimbabwe: 134/9 (Pace: 12 W; Spin: 3 W)

Newzealand Team Preview:

They have rested some of their key players but still they will be favourites. They have won the series against Ireland and will want to dominate against Scotland as well.

Probable 11:

F Allen: RHB

M Guptill: RHB

D Cleaver: RHB

Glenn Phillips: RHB+RAO,

D Mitchell: RHB+RAM

J Neesham: LHB+RAM

M Bracewell: LHB+RAO

M Santner: RHB+LAO

Ish Sodhi: Leg-Spin,

L Ferguson: RAF

J Duffy: RAM

Team Breakup: 

Main Batters: Martin Guptill, G Phillips and D Cleaver (F Allen is completely hit and miss type player)

Main Spinners: Ish Sodhi and M Santner(M Bracewell and G Phillips will assist them)

Main Pacers: J Duffy and L Ferguson ( J Neesham and D Mitchell will assist them)

Death Overs: J Duffy and L Ferguson

Important Picks:

1. M Guptill: He is the most experienced Kiwi player of this squad. He has the ability to score quick runs, and, if he stick around for 10 to 15 overs, against the weaker opponent like Scotland, he will be nightmare for the bowlers. If there will be swing on offer from the pitch, then he may struggle in initial overs.
2. G Phillips: Very fascinating player and likes to score quick runs. His recent performance against Ireland was terrific and, he will try to maintain the same form in this series as well. Phillips can bowl some over spin as well.
3. J Neesham: He has the ability to score quick runs down the order, and will contribute with ball, as well. His all-round ability makes him the must have pick in your dream 11 team.
4. L Fergusion: Kiwi’s best pacer who will bowl substantial amount of overs in death. On his day, he is one of the most dangerous bowlers to face.
5. I Sodhi: He is a wicket taking spinner. If there will be any amount of spin offer from the pitch, then, he will be too hot to handle for Scottish batter.
6. M Santner: Spin bowling all rounder who is very difficult to hit. His accuracy is the key, and can provide some points with bat as well, which makes him a impactful player in your team.
7.  D Cleaver: Highly talented wicket keeper batter. He has scored tons of run in domestic circuit, and has performed well at international level as well. He will provide you backup with his wicket keeping skill.

Trump Card Pick( A Slight bit of riskier pick but can give you good amount of point if fires)

1. F Allen: A natural attacking batter who has the ability to score quick runs in power-play. His inconsistency is the biggest drawback for him, but, on his day, he can provide you differential points.
2. J Duffy: He will bowl in death overs, which makes a good Trump Card Pick for your dream 11 team
3. M Bracewell: He is man in form for New Zealand. In ODI series, he has played crucial role down the order, for his team. He has the ability to score quick runs and if needed can bowl some overs.

Scotland  Team Preview:

They are an average team of this format, and to beat teams like New Zealand, they have to be at their best in all department. Scotland is currently placed at 15th spot in T20I ranking, and will want to improve it by giving an impressive performance against Kiwis.

They have certain bunch of players, who can win matches for their team on their day.

Squad (T20I squad):
Richie Berrington (Captain), Matthew Cross,  Alasdair Evans, Gavin Main, Chris McBride, Adrian Neill, George Munsey, Chris Greaves, Safyaan Sharif, Oliver Hairs, Chris Sole, Calum MacLeod, Mark Watt, Michael Jones, Hamza Tahir, Craig Wallace and Michael Leask

Probable11 Of Scotland:

George Munsey (LHB + RAMF)

Matthew Cross (RHB)

Calum MacLeod (RHB +RAMF)

Richie Berrington (RHB + RAMF)

Michael Jones/Oliver Hairs/ Craig Wallace (RHB+OFF Break/LHB + Off Break/RHB)

Michael Leask ( RHB + Off Break)

Chris Greaves (RHB + Off Break)

Mark Watt (LHB + SLAO)

Shafyan Sharif (RHB + RAMF)

Gavin Main (RHB + RAMF)

Adrian Neill (RHB + RAMF)

Team Composition:

Main Batters: Calum MacLeod, R Berrington, George Munsey

Main Pacers: Gavin Main, Shafyan Sharif, Adrian Neil

Main Spinners: Mark Watt( M Leask and C Greaves will assist him)

Expected Death Overs: Shafyan Sharif and Adrian Neil/ Gavin Main

Important Picks:

1. C Macleod: Scotland’s one of the best batters C Macleod has done exceptionally well against Strong opponents like England and Afghanistan. He can anchor the inning and, if needed can play some fascinating shot as well. Macleod has made 3 half centuries in his last 4 matches.
2. R Berrington: Scottish captain R Berrington is very fine all rounder of the team.  Berrington will bat at number 4, and has the good ability to pace his innings. He has very good technique against spin, during, middle overs Scotland batting will revolve around him. Although, his recent form is very poor, but, he has great capability to perform against stronger opponents. Scottish captain can contribute with ball as well.
3. G Munsey: Hard hitting batter G Munsey will open the inning for Scotland. He will try to utilise the power play overs.
4. M Watt: Scotland best spinner Mark Watt will be key for his team in middle overs. Scotland fortune will depend on how he performs with the ball. He is the experienced campaigner, and has played a lot against tougher opponents. Mark Watt is a wicket taking bowler and can be a good option in your team.
5. S Sharif: Scotland best pacer Shafyan Sharif will bowl in death overs. He has very good experience of playing competitive cricket, and has featured for Derbyshire in T20 blast, as well as, in Royal London Cup. S Sharif can contribute with bat as well.

Trump Card Pick ( A Slight bit of riskier pick but can give you good amount of point if fires)

1. G Main: The man in form pacer Gavin Main may bowl in death overs, because of his skill of bowling yorkers at will. His recent form is very impressive, and thus can provide you good points with his bowling. Main has payed for Durham in T20 blast. Risk: He still has to prove himself against tougher opponents.  
2. C Greaves:  Greaves is very fine all-rounder. In batting department, he can score quick runs in slog overs and, in bowling department can provide some crucial breakthroughs with his spin bowling. Risk: How many overs he will bowl is not fixed, and is inconsistent in batting.
3. M Leask: All Rounder Michael Leask is a hard hitter and can bowl some overs of spin. Leask is totally hit or miss type of batter but on his day, he can provide some crucial point with his batting as well as bowling skill. Risk: He is not consistent in any department.

Best Choices Of C and VC (For Small Leagues)

1. M Guptill
2. J Neesham
3. G Phillips
4. R Berrington
5. L Fergusion

Best Choices of C and VC(For Grand Leagues)

Note: It includes all the options provided for Small Leagues.

1. C Macleod
2. D Cleaver
3. I Sodhi

SCO STATS:

M Cross(RHB):
H2H: 1 I, 27 R, 27.0 A, 93.1 SR, 
VENUE: 1 I, 133 R, 22.2 A, 123.1 SR, 
T20I: 56 M, 46 I, 946 R, 24.25 A, 116.07 SR, 
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 2, 5, 28, 2, 29, 

Craig Wallace(RHB):
H2H:
VENUE: 9 I, 224 R, 24.0 A, 115.5 SR
T20I: 21 M, 16 I, 273 R, 17.30 A, 107.45 SR
T20D: 33 M, 26 I, 371 R, 26.50 A, 121.24 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 0, 3, 29, 23, 4, 

R Berrington(RHB+RAM):
H2H: 1 I, 20 R, 20.0 A, 117.6 SR
VENUE: 7 I, 217 R, 36.2 A, 117.3 SR+ 5 I, 8 O, 1 W, 
T20I: 74 M, 67 I, 1694 R, 31.96 A, 128.13 SR+40 I, 85 O, 27 W, 
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 15+4/0, 1+3/0, 3+3/1, 0+16/0, 4, 

C Macleod(RHB+RAO):
H2H: 1 I, 12 R, 12.0 A, 80.0 SR+ 1 I, 1 O, 0 W,
VENUE: 8 I, 126 R, 21.0 A, 98.4 SR+ 2 I, 2O, 0 W, 
T20I: 60 M, 57 I, 1157 R, 24.10 A, 110.40 SR,+14 I 29 O, 5 W, 
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 20+11/0, 50, 13, 59, 64, 

G Munsey(LHB):
H2H: 1 I, 22 R, 22.0 A, 122.2 SR, 
VENUE: 8 I, 157 R, 22.4 A, 145.4 SR, 
T20I: 51 M, 49 I, 1270 R, 27.60 A, 146.31 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 1, 29, 71, 4, 17, 

K Coetzer(RHB+RAF):
H2H: 2 I, 50 R, 25.0 A, 192.3 SR, 
VENUE: 8 I, 101 R, 12.6 A, 123.2 SR, 
T20I: 70 M, 68 I, 1495 R, 22.65 A, 119.21 SR+ 5 I, 11 O, 5 W, 
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 10+17/1, 29+12/0, 6, 3+21/0, 44,

M Jones(RHB+RAO)
T20D: 14 M, 13 I, 319 R, 26.58 A, 140.52 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 30, 41, 42, 10&23, 

C Mcbride(RHB):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I:
T20D: 2 M, 1 I, 0 R, 0.0 A, 0.0 SR, 
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 4, 4, 0, 5, 10+26/1, 

O Hairs(LHB+RAO):
H2H:
VENUE: 3 I, 13 R, 4.3 A, 130.0 SR+ 1 I, 2 O, 1 W, 
T20I: 12 M, 12 I, 133 R, 13.30 A, 158.33 SR+ 1 I, 2 O, 1 W, 
T20D: 14 M, 14 I, 162 R, 13.50 A, 147.27 SR, 
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 5+29/1, 0, 8, 0, 15, 

S Sharif(RAF):
H2H:
VENUE: 6 I, 58 R, 14.5 A, 120.8 SR+ 8 I, 30 O, 5 W, 
T20I: 53 M, 24 I, 151 R, 13.72 A, 121.77 SR+ 52 I, 181 O, 61 W, 
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 30+37/2, 35/5, 16+28/0, 40+38/0, 12/0, 

M Leask(RHB+RAO)
H2H: 1 I, 42 R, 210.0 SR+1 I, 1 O 0 W, 
VENUE: 7 I, 111 R, 22.2 A, 135.4 SR+ 8 I, 27 O, 11 W, 
T20I: 43 M, 33 I, 428 R, 14.75 A, 129.69 SR+ 32 I, 85 O, 26 W, 
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 47+36/0, 5+6/0, 18+32/0, 4, 0,

C Greaves(RHB+LES):
H2H: 1 I, 8 R, 80.0 SR+ 1 I, 3 O, 0 W, 
VENUE:
T20I: 9 M, 9 I, 97 R, 16.16 A, 93.26 SR+ 9 I, 27 O, 7 W, 
T20D: 12 M, 9 I, 126 R, 18.00 A, 96.42 SR+10 I, 30 O, 7 W, 
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 13+29/2, 8+32/1, 10+34/1, 26+4/0, 53+5/0, 

G Main(RHB+RAF):
H2H:
VENUE: 1 I, 3 O, 1 W, 
T20I: 5 M, 3 I, 7 O, 3 W, 
T20D: 7 M, 5 I, 12 O, 7 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 5+67/1, 24/1, 64+46/3, 38/3, 44/2, 

M Watt(LAO):
H2H: 1 I, 4 O, 1 W, 
VENUE: 8 I, 26 O, 7 W, 
T20I: 47 M, 45 I, 167 O, 56 O, 
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 48/0, 44/2, 17+15/0, 11+58/1, 19/3, 

A Evans(RAM):
H2H: 1 I, 4 O, 0 W, 
VENUE: 8 I, 32 O, 12 W, 
T20I: 34 M, 32 I, 116 O, 40 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 29/0, 50/0, 0+22/1, 48/0, 16/0, 

H Tahir(LAO):
H2H:
VENUE: 1 I, 4 O, 0 W, 
T20I: 13 M, 13 I, 51 O, 21 W, 
T20D: 16 M, 15 I, 59 O, 24 W, 
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 43/1, 27/2, 7+18/0, 38/3, 26/4, 

A Neill(RHB+RAM):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I: 5 M, 5 I, 20 O, 9 W, 
T20D:
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE:4+32/3, 2+41/2, 14+49/2, 37/2, 2+36/1, 

Chris Sole(RHB+RAM):
H2H:
VENUE: 3 I, 12 O, 3 W, 
T20I: 7 M, 7 I, 26 O, 4 W, 
T20D:  
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 29/1, 17/1, 40/3, 27/4, 3+20/1, 

NZ STATS:

D Cleaver(RHB):
H2H:  
VENUE: 
T20I: 3 M, 3 I, 88 R, 44.0 A, 129.87 SR,
T20D: 77 M, 73I, 1546 R, 23.78 A, 134.55 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 17, 0, 6, 78, 5, 

M Guptill(RHB):
H2H: 1 I, 93 R, 93.0 A, 166.1 SR
VENUE: 2 I, 35 R, 17.5 A, 
T20I: 115 M, 111 I, 3359 R, 32.29 A, 136.48 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 0, 115, 24, 11, 25, 

G Philips(RHB+RAO):
H2H: 1 I, 33 R, 33.0 A, 89.2 SR
VENUE: 
T20I: 38 M, 33 I, 793 R, 30.50 A, 138.63 SR+ 5 I, 8 O, 2 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 16+18/1(4), 47+22/0(3), 69, 23, 56, 

F Allen(RHB):
H2H: 
VENUE: 
T20I: 9 M, 9 I, 206 R, 22.88 A, 177.58 SR
T20D: 63 M, 63 I, 1777 R, 29.61 A, 175.05 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 6, 60, 33, 1, 35, 14, 

M Chapman(LHB+LAO):
H2H: 3 I, 68 R, 22.7 A, 98.6 SR
VENUE: 
T20I: 33 M, 31 I, 619 R, 22.92 A, 117.90 SR+ 6 I, 13 O, 4 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 88, 92, 11&10, 25&14, 14&17,

D Mitchell(RHB+RAM):
H2H: 1 I, 13 R, 13.0 A, 118.2 SR
VENUE: 
T20I: 28 M, 26 I, 459 R, 21.85 A, 133.81 SR+ 9 I, 14 O, 7 W,
T20D: 136 M, 122 I, 2822 R, 30.34 A, 131.19 SR+ 67 I, 153 O, 60 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 190&62, 109&56, 5+15/0(1), 14, 48+6/1(1), 

M Santner(LHB+LAO):
H2H: 1 I, 2 R, 2.0 A, 66.7 SR+ 1 I, 4 O, 0 W, 
VENUE: 1 I, 2 R, 2.0 A, 100.0 SR+ 2 I, 8 O, 2 W,
T20I: 64 M, 44 I, 360 R, 14.40 A, 123.28 SR+ 64 I, 219 O, 68 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 6+32/2(10), 14+71/3(10), 2+36/2(4), 25/0(4), 28/0(3), 

M Bracewell(LHB+RAO):
H2H: 
VENUE: 
T20I: 3 M, 1 I, 21 R, 21.0 A, 161.53 SR+1 I, 1 O, 3 W, 
T20D: 104 M, 90 I, 2192 R, 31.76 A, 133.41 SR+ 19 I, 50 O, 22 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 9&13+ 54/1&109/1, 127+42/0(8), 42+26/2(10), 21+51/(7), 21, 5/3(.5), 

M Rippon(RHB+LAW):
H2H: 3 I, 52 R, 26.0 A, 100.0 SR+ 5 I, 15 O, 4 W, 
VENUE: 1 I, 17 R, 17.0 A, 106.2 SR+ 3 I, 9 O 3 W, 
T20I: 18 M, 11 I, 216 R, 30.85 A, 112.50 SR+ 17 I, 51 O, 15 W,
T20D: 86 M, 50 I, 698 R, 22.51 A, 117.50 SR+ 82 I, 268 O, 75 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 9&22+56/2&99/2, 0+93/2, 67+32/2, 18+45/1, 24+55/0,

J Neesham(LHB+RAM):
H2H: 1 I, 10 R, 166.7 SR
VENUE: 
T20I: 41 M, 32 I, 469 R, 23.45 A, 157.38 SR+ 32 I, 72 O 23 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 51+37/0, 33&91+43/1&40/0, 29+19/2(3), 1+10/0(1), 23+31/0(4), 

I Sodhi(LES):
H2H: 1 I, 4 O, 2 W, 
VENUE: 
T20I: 69 M, 67 I, 238 O, 89 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 65/5&22/0, 25+62/2(10), 1+36/1(4), 21/3(3), 27/2(4), 

L Ferguson(RAF):
H2H: 
VENUE: 
T20I: 17 M, 17 I, 59 O, 30 W,
T20D: 111 M, 110 I, 387 O, 129 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 22/0, 44/2(10), 60/0(10), 14/4(3.2), 10/1(2), 

B Tickner(RAF):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I: 9 M, 9 I, 29 O, 7 W,
T20D: 69 M, 68 I, 246 O, 96 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 50/2&37/0, 71/2(10), 42/0(6), 71/1(10), 35/2(4), 

J Duffy(RAF):
H2H: 
VENUE: 
T20I: 7 M, 7 I, 23 O, 10 W,
T20D: 94 M, 90 I, 310 O, 98 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 158/0, 52/1(9), 22/1(3), 20/2(3), 47/1(4), 

B Sears(RAM):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I: 2 M, 2 I, 4 O, 1 W,
T20D: 24 M, 24 I, 72 O, 29 W,  
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 33/1, 33/0, 19+39/1, 34/2&43/2, 32/0,

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