T20 World Cup IND Vs SCO: Virat Kohli's Men Need To Play Quality Cricket Again Against Scotland

Dubai: Hoping other results go their way, the Indian team will have to play quality cricket again in a must-win contest against Scotland here on Friday at Dubai International Cricket Stadium

After defeating Afghanistan by 66 –run, the Virat Kohli's men will be hoping to play with the same intensity as they can't afford to lose the match will put a stop on their journey in the T20 World Cup.

Apart from India's chances depending on these two matches against Scotland and Namibia, their chances of getting a semifinal berth also depend on the clash between Afghanistan and New Zealand.

Presently, the men in blue are on fourth position in the group with two points from three games. They are tied with Namibia at two points with a Net Run Rate (NRR) of 0.073 behind Pakistan (8 points) at the top and Afghanistan and New Zealand with four points each.

They have won against Afghanistan after twin defeats against Pakistan and New Zealand which due to which their hopes are alive and they need to continue with the same momentum against Scotland tomorrow.

Coming to Scotland, who qualified from round 1, are already out of contention as they are at the bottom of the standings with all losses in Super 12. However, they could be dangerous for India as they have their pride to play.

Indian team needs to repeat the same performance which they did against Afghanistan. They need to setup a big score on the scoreboard, in case they bat first. Indian openers like Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul need to stay on crease but at the same time they need to score aggressively like they did against Afghanistan.

Eventually, Scotland will depend on their batsmen and hope their batters fire against India.

India Squad For T20 World Cup:

Probable Playing XIs

India

KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah

Scotland

George Munsey, Kyle Coetzer (c), Matthew Cross (wk), Richie Berrington, Calum MacLeod, Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Safyaan Sharif, Alasdair Evans, Bradley Wheal

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