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Australian cricket team in Scotland in 2024

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Australian cricket team in Scotland in 2024
 
  Scotland Australia
Dates 4 – 7 September 2024
Captains Richie Berrington Mitchell Marsh
Twenty20 International series
Results Australia won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Brandon McMullen (134) Josh Inglis (130)
Most wickets Brad Currie (5) Sean Abbott (6)
Cameron Green (6)

The Australia cricket team toured Scotland in September 2024 to play the Scotland national cricket team.[1] The tour consisted of three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[2] This was the first ever T20I bilateral series between the two sides.[3] Australia last toured Scotland in 2013.[4]

Australia swept the series 3–0.[5][6]

Squads

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 Scotland[7]  Australia[8]

On 15 August 2024, Spencer Johnson was ruled out of the series with a side-strain, Sean Abbott was named as his replacement.[9] On 24 August 2024, Josh Hazlewood was ruled out of the series with a calf strain,[10] Riley Meredith was named as his replacement.[11] On 6 September 2024, Nathan Ellis was ruled out of the series due to hamstring injury.[12]

T20I series

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1st T20I

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4 September 2024
14:00
Scorecard
Scotland 
154/9 (20 overs)
v
 Australia
156/3 (9.4 overs)
George Munsey 28 (16)
Sean Abbott 3/39 (4 overs)
Travis Head 80 (25)
Mark Watt 2/13 (2 overs)
Australia won by 7 wickets
The Grange Club, Edinburgh
Umpires: Iain McDonald (Sco) and David McLean (Sco)
Player of the match: Travis Head (Aus)

2nd T20I

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6 September 2024
14:00
Scorecard
Australia 
196/4 (20 overs)
v
 Scotland
126 (16.4 overs)
Josh Inglis 103 (49)
Brad Currie 3/37 (4 overs)
Brandon McMullen 59 (42)
Marcus Stoinis 4/23 (3.4 overs)
Australia won by 70 runs
The Grange Club, Edinburgh
Umpires: Iain McDonald (Sco) and Ryan Milne (Sco)
Player of the match: Josh Inglis (Aus)
  • Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
  • Josh Inglis' 43-ball century was the fastest by an Australian in T20Is.[15]

3rd T20I

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7 September 2024
14:00
Scorecard
Scotland 
149/9 (20 overs)
v
 Australia
153/4 (16.1 overs)
Brandon McMullen 56 (39)
Cameron Green 3/35 (4 overs)
Cameron Green 62* (39)
Brad Currie 2/20 (3 overs)
Australia won by 6 wickets
The Grange Club, Edinburgh
Umpires: David McLean (Sco) and Ryan Milne (Sco)
Player of the match: Cameron Green (Aus)

References

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  1. ^ "Australia to tour Scotland after 11 years for first bilateral men's T20I series". ESPNcricinfo. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Scotland to host Australia in men's T20I series in September". Cricket Scotland. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Scotland to host Aussies for historic T20 tour in September". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Scotland to host Australia in T20I series after 11 years". Times of Sports. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Australia complete clean sweep over Scotland". BBC Sport. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Australia complete 3-0 sweep over Scotland in T20 series". ABC. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Scotland men's squad announced for Australia series". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Connolly bolts into new-look Aussie squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Spencer Johnson ruled out of UK tour, Sean Abbott called up". ESPNcricinfo. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Hazlewood out of Scotland T20Is with calf strain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Meredith set for international return after Hazlewood injury". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Ellis out of last two Scotland T20Is and England tour with hamstring injury". ESPNcricinfo. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Australia Post Highest Powerplay Score In T20I History". News 18. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Travis Head's 80 off 25 blows Scotland away". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Josh Inglis' 43-ball century gives Australia series win". ESPN Cricinfo. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Travis Head becomes second fastest Australian to score 1000 T20I runs". Cricket.com. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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