Scotland takes on mighty Pakistan in the 41st match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 at Sharjah on Sunday, November 7, 2021. The match start time is 7:00 PM Pakistan time.
Pakistan is sure to sail thru to the last four as India is almost out of the tournament. Afghanistan had to win against New Zealand in today’s match and the score so far is Afghanistan 124/8 in 20 overs. New Zealand 90/2 in 14 overs when latest reports came in.
TV telecast and PTV Sports live streaming info
Viewers in Pakistan can watch the match live on PTV Sports in Pakistan with a live online stream available at Ptv.com.pk Star Sports will telecast the T20 World Cup 2021 in India. Hotstar will beam the series live online.
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first.
Pakistan score 89/2 in 13.2 overs.
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Team news
Pakistan has maintained their winning order for all four games so far, and in this game, they might allow a couple of their main players to relax.
Scotland players might give their bench players to test skills against the big players. Scotland has grabbed 25 wickets in this World Cup, second-best among all teams so far and this is the area where Pakistan has to be careful. Cricket is game of glorious uncertainties has smaller teams have beaten bigger teams in the past.
Playing XIs:
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Imad Wasim, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf, and Shaheen Afridi
Scotland: George Munsey, Kyle Coetzer (c), Dylan Budge, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Safyaan Sharif, Richie Berrington, Michael Leask, Matthew Cross, Hamza Tahir, and Brad Wheal.
49 international wickets in 35 appearances for Pakistan.
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Pitch and conditions
Dew has been a major factor in all the evening games so far, and so the side winning the toss will definitely like to field first. The weather remains warm in Sharjah and the pitch continues to play slow, and any score above 145 should be good enough.