India Team News
There will surely be plenty of analysis around how India went about things whether their campaign ends at the Group Stages or whether they go all the way.
Why didn’t they play the wily and experienced Ravi Ashwin in the first two games? Why was Bhuvi Kumar, out of form in the IPL, picked in that fateful loss to Pakistan?
He may have got quick runs against Afghanistan but did Hardik Pandya deserve a place in the team just as a batsman? All that is to worry about another day and right now, their focus is to win this match as comfortably as possible.
Then hope Afghanistan beat New Zealand. Then see where they are with net run rates and have that in mind when they face Namibia.
They may think about picking Ishan Kishan ahead of S.Yadav.
The India vs Scotland betting odds have them as certain to win this game but having someone who can score 50 off 25 can make a huge difference to their net run rate.
India’s Likely XI
Sharma, Rahul, Kohli, Kishan, Pant, Pandya, Jadeja, Ashwin, Thakur, Shami, Bumrah.
Scotland Team News
Scotland’s deficiencies have been badly exposed this tournament in all departments and they’re likely to end it with no wins from their five Super 12 matches.
Still, they put in a decent batting performance against New Zealand with two or three batsmen playing aggressive shots and finding the boundary with ease.
If they’d bowled a bit better or not been on the receiving end of a Martin Guptill assault, they may even have come very close to winning the game.
Josh Davey, their best fast bowler, missed that game through injury. They’ll be hoping he’s back for this one.
Scotland Likely XI
Munsey, Coetzer, Cross, Berrington, McLeod, Leask, Greaves, Watt, Davey, Sharif, Wheal.
Venue & conditions
First innings scores have been all over the place in Dubai. On Thursday Bangladesh stumbled to 73 against Australia and last weekend India only got 110 against New Zealand.
But this is where New Zealand got 172 against Scotland so perhaps that’s a better indication of what’s a decent score for a strong batting team against a weak bowling attack. No disrespect to Scotland.
In addition to winning the game, Kohli may have a hard time choosing what’s his best chance of improving their net run rate: batting first and getting a monster score or chasing and getting to the total as quickly as possible.
But then again, Kohli hardly ever wins tosses anyway. He’s lost all three so far.
Here’s our guide to Dubai Stadium betting guide for anyone looking to better understand the venue!
