England look for a hat-trick of wins as they take on Scotland
The two European nations, England and Scotland, will lock horns against each other for the first time in a T20I on Sunday. This 17th match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will be played in Sharjah. While the campaign for the World Cup debutants is done and dusted as they have conceded defeat in three of their league matches, the 2009 champions England are still in contention for the semi-final spot as they haven’t dropped a game yet in this marquee tournament.
Head-to-Head
England and Scotland will play their first T20I against each other.
Squads
England: Heather Knight (c), Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Sophia Dunkley, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Alice Capsey, Amy Jones (wk), Sophie Ecclestone, Charlie Dean, Sarah Glenn, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Linsey Smith, Freya Kemp, Dani Gibson, Bess Heath
Scotland: Kathryn Bryce (c), Sarah Bryce (vc), Lorna Jack-Brown, Abbi Aitken-Drummond, Abtaha Maqsood, Saskia Horley, Chloe Abel, Priyanaz Chatterji, Megan McColl, Darcey Carter, Ailsa Lister, Hannah Rainey, Rachel Slater, Katherine Fraser, Olivia Bell
Players to watch out
Natalie Sciver-Brunt: This dazzling all-rounder of England had a good game against South Africa in her previous outing when she muscled an unbeaten 48 from 36 balls, including half a dozen fours. She also opened the bowling for England and gave good company to the spin quartet.
Sophie Ecclestone: The world number one T20I bowler has been impressive in this World Cup. In her previous match against South Africa, she scalped two wickets, and won the player of the match award.
Sarah Bryce: This wicket-keeper-batter of Scotland is the leading run scorer for her side in this World Cup so far with 56 runs in three matches. Behind the stumps, she has been a safe house, accounting for two stumpings.
Olivia Bell: This right-arm off spinner of Scotland is the highest wicket-taker for her side in this World Cup so far with four wickets in three outings. She has bowled at an economy of under seven runs per over.
Weather
The temperature will be around 37 degrees Celsius making the weather warm. It will be quite sunny too. Humidity is expected to be around 34%.
Match details
Date: October 13, 2024
Time: 3:30 PM
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Live streaming: Star Sports Network, Disney + Hotstar