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Both these nations lost their respective first group stage fixtures in this year’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup and victory for either would be worth its weight in gold.
DATE & TIME: Sunday 6th October, 2024: UAE – 5:00pm / USA (PST) – 7:00am / USA (EST) – 10:00am / UK – 3:00pm / South Africa – 4:00pm / Pakistan – 7:30pm / India– 7:00pm / Bangladesh – 8:00pm / Monday 7th October 2024: Australia – 12:00am
VENUE: Dubai International Stadium, Dubai, UAE
WEATHER: Hot conditions with temperatures at 33c with bright sunshine.
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: USA – Willow TV / West Indies – ESPN Caribbean / UK – Sky Sports / South Africa – SuperSport / Pakistan – PTV Sports & TEN Sports / India – Star Sports / Bangladesh – Nagorik TV
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: USA – Willow TV website / West Indies – ESPN Play Caribbean app / UK – Sky Go / South Africa – SuperSport app / Pakistan – Myco, Tamasha & Shoq / India – Disney+Hotstar / Bangladesh – Toffee / Australia – Amazon Prime Video
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SCOTLAND FORM: LONE EFFORT FROM BRYCE IN VAIN.
It was clear Scotland were not used to the uncomfortably hot conditions in the UAE against Sri Lanka, who beat them by 16 runs. Sarah Bryce opened the batting and the wicketkeeper scored 49 not out, carrying her bat in a losing cause as Scotland simply couldn’t find the boundaries they needed, scoring 48 not out.
WEST INDIES FORM: WINDIES BOWLERS DRAW BLANKS
Batting first upon losing the toss, West Indies scored 118/6 from their 20 overs. But any hopes of a win were quickly eradicated as their bowlers were taken down ruthlessly by South African openers, who cruised to their victory target without losing a single wicket.
SCOTLAND BETTING ANALYSIS
Although it was Sarah Bryce who starred in Scotland’s opening game, Sunday could be the turn of sister Kathryn to wield the willow to good effect. Batting at three, she’s had a fantastic domestic season when it comes to scoring runs and is more than capable of putting up a high individual total. Therefore, utilise the ‘Batter Milestones’ market and back Kathryn Bryce to make 20+ runs.
WEST INDIES BETTING ANALYSIS
Although Hayley Matthews may have only managed to score 10 in West Indies’ first match, she is a prime candidate to bounce back strongly and take out her frustration on Scotland. Having played plenty of the women’s Hundred in England, she’ll be familiar with a number of Scottish bowlers and is worth backing to top score here for the Windies.
SCOTLAND VS WEST INDIES EXPERT PREDICTION
As promising a team as Scotland are, playing in these conditions in the UAE are very much alien to them and that was reflected against Bangladesh with a lack of experience perhaps costing them. You could argue the same for West Indies, but they have substantially more big-name players with bucketloads of cricketing knowledge such as Stafanie Taylor and Deandra Dottin. They can’t be underestimated and is why backing West Indies to defeat the Scots is the smart play.
SCOTLAND VS WEST INDIES TOP TIP: WEST INDIES TO WIN