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T20 World Cup: Scotland Name Final 15-Player Squad; Jonathan Trott Named Batting Consultant

Scotland on Sunday announced their final squad for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup with Kyle Coetzer all set to lead the side, and former England batter Jonathan Trott roped in as batting con

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By IANS News October 10, 2021 • 21:18 PM
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"I'm really excited for the spin bowling attack that we can put together. We have a wrist spinner in Chris Greaves who has done well in his last two outings for Scotland, and then obviously we have the two left-arm spinners in Hamza Tahir and Mark Watt, who are consistent performers as well as Michael Leask, who is in the form of his life at the moment with both bat and ball.

"From a seam bowling point of view, we have the evergreen Safyaan Sharif who is one of the best death bowlers around, along with Josh Davey and Brad Wheal coming off really good county seasons. And then you've got Ally Evans with his height who has had a fantastic season and probably been one of our better bowlers recently," he added.

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The coach also mentioned that it's disappointing to lose Oli Hairs, but he is confident about the abilities of replacements.

Scotland will commence their tournament's journey against Bangladesh in Round 1 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 on October 17 in Oman. They will then compete against Papua New Guinea (October 19) and Oman (October 21). The top two teams will move to the Super12 stage of the marquee event.

Full Squad: Kyle Coetzer (captain), Richard Berrington, Dylan Budge, Matthew Cross (wk), Josh Davey, Ally Evans, Chris Greaves, Michael Leask, Calum Macleod, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Hamza Tahir, Craig Wallace, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal.

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Travelling Reserves: Michael Jones, Chris Sole.
 



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