Scotland Vs Canada
Today in Dubai, ICC Cricket World Cup League 11th match between Scotland and Canada is going on. Canada won the toss and decided to bowl. Scotland are now batting on the pitch and their team score is 84/2, 19 overs. Charlie Tear & George Munsey scored 61 runs in the opening partnership and George Munsey was dismissed with a personal 38 runs off Harsh Thacker. Charlie Tear could not stay on the pitch for long and Harsh Thacker returned him. Harsh Thacker bowled 5 overs and took two wickets with 17 runs so far. Canada is in great form they have played three matches so far and won all three. Canada's bowling line-up is strong, looking like they will be able to restrict Scotland to under 240 runs.
Although Scotland's batting line-up was good at the start, they did not perform well in the end. Scotland were eventually bowled out for 197 runs. No batsman of Scotland could play big innings, no batsman could score fifty runs. Canada's bowlers bowled very well today. A target of 198 runs in the ODI format is not enough to win. However, if Scotland's bowlers can keep Canada under pressure by bowling aggressively, they can win. But scoring 198 runs off 300 balls is very easy. Canada batsmen can win if they bat patiently. I think Canada will win easily today.
Is the target of 198 runs enough to win? A few days ago, Scotland set a target of 216 runs against Canada. Canada's players scored 220 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in just 40.3 overs. Canada won the match very easily. Every batsman in the top order batted very well. Pargat Singh was unbeaten on 87 runs.
Scotland's batsmen could not bat well in today's match. Opener George Munsey was able to collect the highest 36 runs for the team. Besides, no other batsman's performance was good. Canada's bowlers bowled very controlled. Harsh Thaker was able to pick up 3 wickets and Khalid 2 wickets.
A target of 198 runs is not a big target on this pitch. If Canada's batsmen can stay at the crease, they will win easily. But since Canada's squad has less experienced batsmen. So it may become difficult for them to collect 198 runs. Canada managed to collect 17 runs in 3 overs. But they lost the wicket of opener Srimantha.