June 12 (CRICKETNMORE) - Scotland will take on Pakistan in the first T20I at Grange Cricket Club in Edinburgh today i:e on Tuesday. The home side is high on confidence after they beat No.1 ODI team England just 2 days back on sundayat the same venue.
Pakistan are the No.1 side in the latest ICC T20I Team Rankings while Scotland are at No.11. The last time these two sides met in the ICC World T20 2007 in Durban, when Pakistan slammed 171/9 and bowled Scotland out for 120.
Pakistan’s expertise in the format is formidable but Scotland have the home advantage, and cricket fans can expect excellent contest.
1st T20I, Squads: Pakistan vs Scotland
Scotland: Kyle Coetzer (c), Richie Berrington, Dylan Budge, Matt Cross, Alasdair Evans, Craig Wallace, Michael Leask, Calum MacLeod, Hamza Tahir, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal, Stuart Whittingham.
Pakistan: Sarfraz Ahmed (c), Fakhar Zaman, Ahmed Shehzad, Haris Sohail, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Hissain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, Rahat Ali, Usman Shinwari, Shaheen Afridi.
Sahir