SKN vs ABF Dream11 Prediction, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Injury Updates – CPL 2024

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September 7, 2024

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SLK vs GUY Dream11 Prediction: Faf du Plessis-led Saint Lucia Kings will lock horns with Imran Tahir-led Guyana Amazon Warriors to play the 10th match of the CPL 2024 on September 7 in Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia.

Tournament	Caribbean Premier League 2024
Match	Saint Lucia Kings vs Guyana Amazon Warriors, 10th Match
Venue	Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Date	Saturday, September 07, 2024
Time	4:30 AM (Sep 08) IST / 11:00 PM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL
Live Telecasting	Star Sports Network, Fan Code

SLK vs GUY Squad

Saint Lucia Kings

Faf du Plessis (c), Tim Seifert (wk), Johnson Charles, Ackeem Auguste, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Roston Chase, David Wiese, Mikkel Govia, Alzarri Joseph, Matthew Forde, Noor Ahmad, Khary Pierre, Johann Jeremiah, Sadrack Descarte, Aaron Jones, McKenny Clarke, Khari Campbell

Guyana Amazon Warriors

Azam Khan (wk), Imran Tahir (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Kevin Sinclair, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul, Moeen Ali, Dwaine Pretorius, Raymon Reifer, Gudakesh Motie, Junior Sinclair, Ronaldo Alimohamed, Tim Robinson, Romario Shepherd, Matthew Nandu, Kevlon Anderson, Shamar Joseph

Saint Lucia Kings Unavailable Players

Injury: NIL
Others: NIL

Guyana Amazon Warriors Unavailable Players

Injury: NIL
Others: NIL

SLK vs GUY Probable Playing 11

Saint Lucia Kings Patriots

Johnson Charles, Faf du Plessis (c), Ackeem Auguste, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Roston Chase, Tim Seifert (wk), David Wiese, Khary Pierre, Matthew Forde, Alzarri Joseph, Noor Ahmad

Guyana Amazon Warriors

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Gudakesh Motie, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Azam Khan (wk), Keemo Paul, Dwaine Pretorius, Raymon Reifer, Kevin Sinclair, Imran Tahir (c), Junior Sinclair

SLK vs GUY Pitch Report

The pitch at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia is balanced. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 120 runs. The team batting first at this venue has won 40% of its matches, so the toss does not make much of a difference here. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions today.

SLK vs GUY Dream11 Prediction – Mega Contest

Batters: Faf du Plessis, B Rajapaksa, S Hetmyer
All-rounders: D Pretorius, D Wiese
Bowlers: G Motie, N Ahmad
Wicket-Keeper: J Charles, T Seifert, S Hope, R Gurbaz
Captain: D Wiese
Vice-captain: R Gurbaz

SLK vs GUY Dream11 Prediction – H2H Contest

Batters: Faf du Plessis, K Paul
All-rounders: D Pretorious, D Wiese, R Chase
Bowlers: I Tahir, G Motie, A Joseph, N Ahmad
Wicket-Keeper: S Hope, R Gurbaz
Captain: R Chase
Vice-captain: G Motie

SLK vs GUY Dream11 Prediction – Small Contest

Batters: S Hetmyer
All-rounders: D Pretorious, D Wiese, R Chase
Bowlers: G Motie, N Ahmad, K Sinclair
Wicket-Keeper: J Charles, T Seifert, S Hope, R Gurbaz
Captain: R Gurbaz
Vice-captain: D Wiese

“But Other Guys as Well” Kane Williamson on Fab 4 Debate ahead of Afghanistan One-Off Test

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September 7, 2024

Ahead of Afghanistan’s One-off test New Zealand’s Kane Williamson has made discussions around the Fab 4 and admired for Joe Root. He also shared his excitement about the challenge of playing six tests in the subcontinent over the next three months.

Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson expressed his admiration for Joe Root, applauding the batter’s record-breaking feats in the longest format of the game.

Speaking to the reporters in Greater Noida ahead of New Zealand’s one-off Test against Afghanistan, starting September 09, Williamson downplayed the Fab 4 discussions.

Williamson said that he enjoys watching Root, Virat Kohli, and Steve Smith in Test cricket. For years, Williamson, Kohli, Root, and Smith have dominated red-ball cricket with Root recently putting a peak performance in the last four years.

Joe Root has surpassed England legend Alastair Cook’s record for most test centuries by an England player, scoring hundreds in both innings of a Test in Sri Lanka’s tour of England. Root who has 17 centuries in the first nine years of his career, has tallied the England legend’s record in the last four years.

“Not really, no,” said Williamson while asked about the fab four serves as a motivation to push harder.

“You mentioned Joe Root. He has been something else for a long period of time. Obviously, there is a lot of attention on what he might be able to achieve in a number of years and it’s just incredible that that conversion can even be had. He has been phenomenal.

“I have been a big fan of his. Not just him, but the other guys as well, amazing how they have sort of moved the game forward in a big way,” he added.

Kane Williamson has 32 hundred to his name, and Kane Williamson has also been consistently chipping in with some memorable performances.

With New Zealand set to return to test cricket for the first time since March, Williamson said he is looking forward to the upcoming Afghanistan vs New Zealand One-off test in India.

The Blackcaps is set to play six tests in their New Zealand home season 2024-25 and being the champions of the inaugural edition of the WTC will pose a challenge in the ongoing WTC.

“I mean, we are absolutely going to be challenged in a number of ways. But, the opportunity to have a block here for us as a team to look have the sort of experiences that we are going to have for the next sort of two-and-a-half months and be better for it. It’s an exciting opportunity.”

“Nice to be here, preparing for the first Test. We are looking to take those small steps and try and get familiar with those conditions,” he said.

“In some ways, it’s like a tournament sport, even though it’s over a long period of time in the Test championship. Naturally, having six Test matches together is a big part of our calendar. It’s one that we are very excited about,” he added.

New Zealand has roped in Rangana Herath and Vikram Rathour as part of their coaching staff for the one-off test.

“(They are) really, really experienced and knowledgeable coaches. Obviously (a lot of experience) in this part of the world. We got together yesterday. So obviously, the relationship is new, and they are getting along with the group. It’s going to be exciting,” Williamson said, welcoming the appointments of Herath and Rathour.

New Zealand is currently in the third position of the WTC points table with three wins out of six games. They will be heading to Sri Lanka for a two-match test series in the second half of September, before heading to India to take on Rohit Sharma-led India in a 3-match test series from October 16 to November 05.

The one-off test between New Zealand and Afghanistan will be played between September 09 and 13 at Noida.

“Imagine Someone Making” Ravichandran Ashwin Backs DRS in Domestic Cricket

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September 7, 2024

Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has praised the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) mover for having DRS in the Duleep Trophy 2024, highlighting the advantages the upcoming batter gets to make necessary amendments before entering international cricket.

Ashwin has highlighted an argument on the leg before the dismissal of India D batter Ricky Bhui against India C left-arm spinner Manav Suthar in the Anantapur.

Bhui was batting on 44 runs, but stretched forward to play defensive prod and got breezed on his pads.

The on-field umpire initially didn’t give him out as the bowler was forced to resort to the DRS, which favored the bowler for a leg before dismissal.

“DRS for domestic cricket is not just for the right decisions to be made. Ricky Bhuvi’s (Bhui) dismissal last evening against Manav Suthar is a classic case of a batter who will get away with this technique 10/10 times in FC cricket,” said Ashwin.

DRS for domestic cricket is not just for the right decisions to be made.

Ricky Bhuvi’s dismissal last evening against Manav Suthar is a classic case of a batter who will get away with this technique 10/10 times in FC cricket.

This was not a faulty technique pre DRS but now it… pic.twitter.com/Ip2BXHgJBe

— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) September 7, 2024

“This was not a faulty technique pre-DRS but now it is. Back in the day batters were given not out just because they managed to get on the front foot,” Ravichandran Ashwin added.

During the early days of DRS, the former West Indies batter Jimmy Adam employed this technique quite routinely to escape from lbw.

“Now, keeping your bat behind the pad can be fatal, imagine someone making the climb to international cricket without getting this experience Ricky got yesterday.

“He could very well take an entire Test series to understand what he needs to work on and his career could well be over,” Ravichandran Ashwin wrote.

The DRS was first introduced in the domestic circuit during the 2019-20 season and is yet to be fully implemented in domestic matches.

It is still restricted to domestic matches such as Ranji Trophy semifinals and finals. The DRS came without the Ultraedge feature and it was later added to the system during the 2022-23 domestic season, only for the final.

The full version of the DRS is available for the ongoing Duleep Trophy matches in Bengaluru and Anantapur.

“He Came Back” Ben Duckett Hails Ollie Pope After Day 01 3rd Test Against Sri Lanka

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September 7, 2024

Opening batter Ben Duckett has praised Ollie Pope for overcoming all the critics by a century on Day 01 of the third test of the Sri Lanka tour of England 2024.

Ollie Pope was handling a lot of pressure as the side entered the final test of the series against Sri Lanka as he didn’t score much in the first two test matches. However, the 26-year-old smashed a ton and set a world record in test history to score seven centuries against seven different countries.

While speaking after Day 01 of the Final test, Ben Duckett said, “Everyone’s so happy for anyone’s success in this dressing room. It is an incredible place to be. There shouldn’t be but there has been lots of noise. He has had a better summer than I have and to block that out and score an incredible 100 was so good, you could see that from his emotions.”

Ollie Pope joined hands with Duckett and forged a 95-run partnership helping the side to reach 221 runs in 44.1 overs on the opening day.

“Most importantly for him, he came back to The Oval. I think when you are struggling for a bit of form or rhythm, come back home at a place where he bats so well. He averages 80 here, he is so good in these conditions. If he could have wished to bat anywhere today, even in these conditions, it would have been The Oval,” Broad elaborated.

“He is a high-quality player, plays beautiful shots, and when you are bowling at batters like him you have to get it right early. He was averaging seven and all the talk was about him. Now it won’t be,” he added.

England has already claimed a three-match series against Sri Lanka with the last game to spare.

Coming to the match, England was asked to bat first by the Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva on a cloudy morning.

Daniel Lawrence departed with 5 runs in the 10th over, but Pope and Duckett continued to keep the scoreboard moving with their 95-run stand. Duckett was dismissed for 86 runs by Milan. Joe Root was dismissed for 13 runs to leave England on 191 runs.

Following his dismissal Pope scored 103* runs and Harry Brook took England with the score of 221/3 at The Oval.

Graeme West Appointed as Cricket Ireland’s High-Performance Director

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September 7, 2024

CI has announced that Graeme West is set to take over as director of High Performance at Cricket Ireland (CI) and will take over the role in October.

Cricket Ireland’s CEO Warren Deutrom said West was the ideal candidate for the position.

West has been currently working at high performance on CWI since June 01, 2012, at Cave Hill and will be departing the role on September 30. West has spent five years at the Middlesex Academy. There, he worked with Ireland internationals Paul Stirling, Andy Balbirnie, Andrew Poynter, and Stuart Poynter.

📡: NEW APPOINTMENT

Graeme West has been appointed to the role of Director of High Performance at Cricket Ireland.

Welcome, Graeme!

➡️ Read more: https://t.co/i7oubCxGcw #WelcomeGraeme #BackingGreen pic.twitter.com/aPHtcPyYy6

— Cricket Ireland (@cricketireland) September 5, 2024

“I am delighted to be joining Cricket Ireland as the organization continues to grow and strengthen,” West said in a statement.

“The Strategic Plan for 2024-27 is incredibly exciting and I look forward to applying my experience and philosophy to the wealth of talent and expertise that has been assembled as we further establish Ireland as a major cricketing nation.”

Meanwhile, Warren Deutrom, the chief executive at CI said the appointment was a step towards Ireland becoming a fit-for-purpose full member.

“When we set out to create and recruit for the role, the profile, initiative, and experience that Graeme possesses is exactly what we were looking for,” Deutrom said.

“We knew that in order to be successful in this new role, the candidate required leadership experience, exceptional people skills, and the ability to be a mentor as much as a manager. In Graeme, we believe we have found that candidate.

“As an organization, we are going through a process of reviewing and evolving our operations to ensure we are fit for purpose as a Full Member in a rapidly changing environment. One of the strategic decisions we made was to acknowledge the scale and scope of our work has outgrown our pre-Full Member structures.”

Ireland’s senior men’s team has a busy few weeks ahead, with a White-ball tour of the UAE to play South Africa later this month. The Ireland senior women’s team is set to host England on three ODIs and two T20Is starting on September 07, 2024, at Stormont.

Ollie Pope Sets a World Record in Test Cricket with Unique Feat

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September 7, 2024

England vice-captain Ollie Pope has registered a unique feat as he scored a century on Day 01 of the third test of the Sri Lanka tour of England 2024 at The Oval.

Ollie Pope smashed his seventh test century in the third test on September 06 reaching a landmark on the opening day as he became the first player of the game to score his first seven centuries against seven different oppositions. Pope scored his maiden hundred (135*) against South Africa in Gqeberha in January 2020.

He scored his second test century against New Zealand in June 2022 in Nottingham while his next four centuries come against Pakistan (108), Ireland (205), India (196), and West Indies (121).

Century for the Pope 💯
Duckett’s flying start 🦆
Highlights from Day 1 at the Kia Oval 👇 pic.twitter.com/oTrRW23GkC

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 7, 2024

The best innings of his career so far come from England’s tour of India in 2024 where he smashed 196 runs in the first test played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Finally, the side won the match by 28 runs difference which is their only win in the series.

Coming to the match, England was asked to bat first by the Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva on a cloudy morning.

Daniel Lawrence departed with 5 runs in the 10th over, but Pope and Duckett continued to keep the scoreboard moving with their 95-run stand. Duckett was dismissed for 86 runs by Milan. Joe Root was dismissed for 13 runs to leave England on 191 runs.

Following his dismissal Pope scored 103* runs and Harry Brook took England with the score of 221/3 at The Oval.

“Looking Forward to the Challenge” Rahmat Shah on test Against New Zealand

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September 7, 2024

The Afghanistan batter Rahmat Shah is confident about facing New Zealand for the first time in Test cricket. Despite a significant gap between the sides in the format, Shah hopes to present a strong challenge against Blackcaps.

Afghanistan has played six T20is and five ODIs in Noida, which gives familiarity for the side, and Rahmat Shah eyes on grabbing this opportunity.

“This Test is important. We have got only one Test match against them. We will try to give them a tough time. They have won the ICC Test Championship and we tried to have the best of preparations and we are looking forward to the challenge that is lying ahead,” said Rahmat Shah.

🚨 𝐒𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓! 🚨

The @ACBofficials Selection Committee named 16-member squad for the only test match against New Zealand starting this Monday, in Greater Noida, India. The squad is finalized based on players’ performance in the preparation camp.#AfgvsNZ pic.twitter.com/T9uciEkeuZ

— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) September 6, 2024

“Our past experience in India will help us. We had our home ground in Noida and in Lucknow, and we have played a lot of matches here and done a lot of camps here. We are also accustomed to the weather and pitch conditions of India, so we certainly have an edge,” he added.

Rahmat Shah is the leading run-scorer for Afghanistan in ODIs and Test cricket. “I just tried to concentrate more and practice more (to make some technical adjustments). Earlier my shoulder used to get open and I tried to make it sideways and tried to straighten my alignment,” Shah said.

“I just tried to concentrate more and practice more (to make some technical adjustments). Earlier my shoulder used to get open and I tried to make it sideways and tried to straighten my alignment.

“When the fast bowler used to come I used to move towards off stump a bit more and as a result I used to fall down. I used to play my shot through my wrist but now I am trying to take my feet and just worked hard to get it (the new technique) into my batting template.”

Afghanistan who became full members by gaining test status in 2017, are also not part of WTC as they played only just six matches. New Zealand is currently in the third position of the WTC points table with three wins out of six games.

Afghanistan will hope for some advantage against the Black Caps as they gear up for one one-off test. Meanwhile, Afghanistan has named three uncapped players in the squad for the test.

As per the schedule, the one-off test between Afghanistan and New Zealand will be played between September 9 and 13 at Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground.

Mark Wood out for the remainder of 2024 with elbow injury

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September 7, 2024

England fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out of the rest of the year(2024) owing to a bone-stress injury to his right elbow.

According to an England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) release, he had noticed increasing stiffness and discomfort in his elbow during the Test series against the West Indies earlier in the summer.

He also featured in the first Test of the Sri Lanka tour of England 2024 in which he suffered a right thigh injury. The ECB stated that Wood is recovering well from the thigh injury which had initially ruled him out of the rest of the summer.

“Medical scans have confirmed that Wood has a bone stress injury of the right elbow injury. He had noticed increasing stiffness and discomfort in his elbow during the Test series against the West Indies earlier in the summer.

Wood will continue to work closely with the ECB medical team on his management and rehabilitation”, the report added.

As a result, he will miss England’s upcoming winter Test tours of Pakistan in October and New Zealand in December. He aims to return to full fitness by early 2025, in time for England’s white-ball tour of India and the ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan, scheduled to begin in February 2025.

In an Instagram post, Wood revealed that he had gone for what he thought was a routine elbow scan when the extent of the injury came to light.

“During what I thought was routine check on a previously troublesome elbow, I was shocked to learn I’ve got some bone stress in my right elbow.

After the minor groin injury at Emirates Old Trafford, me and the medical team felt it was a good time to get my elbow looked at as it was a bit irritated. I’d put that down to the normal niggles every fast bowler gets and which I was playing through”

“I’m especially surprised because I’ve been playing Test cricket and kept my speeds up. I work incredibly hard on my fitness, putting in extra work with coaches and physios making this even more disappointing. However, I guess this is, ‘part of being a fast bowler’, like Stokesy says”, Wood said in his post.

Wood said he is confident of being back in action early next year. “I will miss the rest of the year needing time to rest and build up, fully expecting to be back and firing in early 2025. I have been down this path before and will put in all the hard yards behind the scenes. I am very proud to represent my country and there is no better feeling.”

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Afghanistan names three uncapped players for one-off Test vs NZ

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September 7, 2024

Hashmatullah Shahidi was named captain of the Afghanistan cricket team for the one-off test against New Zealand in India. As per the schedule, the one-off test will be played between September 9 and 13 in Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida.

Gulbadin Naib is one of the notable misses from the Afghan’s 16-member squad for the New Zealand one-off test.

On the other hand, Naib, a white-ball veteran for Afghanistan who hasn’t played red-ball cricket for the national side was a part of the initial 20-man preliminary squad announced last week but failed to make it into the final squad.

Fast bowler Naveed Zadran also failed to make it into the squad owing to his side strain injury. As per the official statement, the physio has advised him to rest for 3-4 weeks in the hope of getting him up to speed before the ODI series against South Africa in UAE, scheduled to begin on September 18.

Afghanistan has included Ikram Ali Khil and Afsar Zazai as their two wicketkeeping options instead of Rahmanullah Gurbaz who donned the gloves in the last Test – against Ireland in February-March this year.

AFG squad for one-off Test vs NZ: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Baheer Shah Mahboob, Ikram Ali Khil (wk), Shahidullah Kamal, Afsar Zazai (wk), Azmatullah Omarzai, Zia Ur Rahman Akbar, Shams Ur Rahman, Qais Ahmad, Zahir Khan, Nijat Masood, Khalil Ahmad.

This will be Afghanistan’s 10th Test match and their first against New Zealand since acquiring Test status in 2017. Afghanistan has previously won three Test matches, each against Ireland (2019), Bangladesh (2019), and Zimbabwe (2021).

The Greater Noida venue is one of those allocated venues for Afghanistan’s home games, following a mutual agreement between ACB and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

SCO vs AUS Dream11 Prediction, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Injury Updates for 3rd T20I

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September 6, 2024

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SCO vs AUS Dream11 Prediction: Richie Berrington-led Scotland will lock horns with Mitchell Marsh-led Australia to play the third T20I of the Australia tour of Scotland 2024 on September 7 in Grange Cricket Club, Edinburgh.

Tournament	Australia tour of Scotland 2024
Match	Scotland vs Australia 3rd T20I
Venue	Grange Cricket Club, Edinburgh
Date	Saturday, September 07, 2024
Time	6:30 PM IST / 01:00 PM GMT / 02:00 PM LOCAL
Live Telecasting	Fan Code(India)

SCO vs AUS Squad

Scotland

Richie Berrington (c), Charlie Cassell, Matthew Cross, Bradley Currie, Jasper Davidson, Chris Greaves, Ollie Hairs, Jack Jarvis, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Christopher Sole, Charlie Tear, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal

Australia

Travis Head, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mitchell Marsh (c), Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Spencer Johnson, Adam Zampa, Riley Meredith

Scotland Unavailable Players

Injury: NIL
Others: NIL

Australia Unavailable Players

Injury: NIL
Others: NIL

SCO vs AUS Probable Playing 11

Scotland

George Munsey, Michael Jones, Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington (c), Charlie Tear (wk), Michael Leask, Mark Watt, Chris Greaves, Christopher Sole, Brad Wheal, Bradley Currie

Australia

Jake Fraser-McGurk, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Aaron Hardie, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Cameron Green, Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Adam Zampa

SCO vs AUS Pitch Report

Grange Cricket Club has a flat deck, and it is a batting paradise, which has good help for the batting side. It is a small venue, and batters can enjoy the small boundaries all around, and the fast outfield makes it tough to contain the batters.

SCO vs AUS Dream11 Prediction – Mega Contest

Batters: M Marsh, T Head, J Fraser-McGurk
All-rounders: M Leask, C Green
Bowlers: S Abbott, A Zampa, M Watt, X Bartlett
Wicket-Keeper: G Munsey, J Inglis
Captain: T Head
Vice-captain: S Abbott

SCO vs AUS Dream11 Prediction – H2H Contest

Batters: M Marsh, T Head, J Fraser-McGurk
All-rounders: M Stoinis, C Green
Bowlers: S Abbott, A Zampa, M Watt, X Bartlett
Wicket-Keeper: G Munsey, J Inglis
Captain: T Head
Vice-captain: A Zampa

SCO vs AUS Dream11 Prediction – Small Contest

Batters: M Marsh, T Head, J Fraser-McGurk
All-rounders: M Stoinis, M Leask, C Green
Bowlers: S Abbott, A Zampa, M Watt
Wicket-Keeper: G Munsey, J Inglis
Captain: T Head
Vice-captain: M Marsh

ALSO CHECK: Today Australia Cricket Team Players List, Playing 11, Match Updates

Rahul Dravid appointed as Rajasthan Royals head coach for IPL 2025

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September 6, 2024