Sharjah: Former championsPakistan will look to continue their unbeaten knock against Scotland in theirfinal Super 12 Group 2 match of the T20 World Cup here on Sunday.
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Pakistan, who claimed the titlein 2009, have so far been only sensational in the tournament and have beendominating the other teams in their group to make it to the last-four with four wins.
In the team's first two matches,if arch-rivals India were beaten by 10 wickets, New Zealand were defeated byfive wickets.
Pakistan will take on Scotland inMatch 41 of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium onSunday, 07 November.
Pakistan are the table toppers ofGroup 2 and have remained unbeaten in the multi-team tournament so far.Scotland, on the other hand, are yet to taste a single win in the Super 12 stage.
Pakistan, who have alreadyqualified for the semi-finals, will look to register another win. Conversely,the Scottish team will be aiming to finish the tournament on a high with a win.
Afghanistan made life difficultfor them for the time being, but Asif Ali smashed four sixes in six balls toget him out before Pakistan made their last match in the semi-finals with a 45-run win over Namibia.
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Pakistan openers Babar Azam andMohammad Rizwan have been on fire and when they failed to work, theirmiddle-order rose to the occasion, while the six-hitting machine Asif proved to be one of the best finishers of the tournament so far is.
Though they have contributed,players like Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik will be expected tobe more consistent and remain till the end.
In the bowling department, thepace duo of Haris Rauf and Shaheen Afridi have been their best bowlers so farwith seven and five wickets respectively, while spinners Imad Wasim and Shadab Khan have also done what they have to offer.
The only worry will be the formof seamer Hasan Ali, who has gone on to score runs.
With a place in the semi-finalsassured, Pakistan may try to rest some players and give others a chance in thiscrucial match.
For Scotland, it will be a toughtask but they will look to do better than their previous match and end thingson a positive note.
Scotland won all three matches toqualify for the Super 12 but were eliminated after losing the last four games.
India's eight-wicket loss onFriday night has been the hardest to digest but skipper Kyle Coetzer is hopefulthat talks with Indian players, including skipper Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, in Dubai will motivate the team to do well. Pakistan.
Pitch Report:
As the game progresses, Sharjah'spitch gets better, so the team winning the toss will bowl first. Being the gameof the evening, dew will play its part. However, to test their batsmen,Pakistan can bat first, as they did against Namibia.
Pakistan vs Scotland Probable Playing XI:
Pakistan - Babar Azam (c), MohammadRizwan (wk), Mohammad Hafeez, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Shoaib Malik, AsifAli, Haris Rauf, Imad Wasim, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi
Scotland - Kyle Coetzer (c), George Munsey, MatthewCross (wk), Callum McLeod, Richie Berrington, Chris Greaves, Michael Leask, Mark Watt, Safyan Sharif, Alasdair Evans, Bradley Wheels
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