Scotland and Papua New Guinea will take on each other in their respective second match of Group B at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground on Tuesday. Scotland got off to a dream start as they stunned Bangladesh to win by six runs whereas Papua New Guinea lost their opening match against Oman by 10 wickets and they will look to bounce back.
We take a look at Match Prediction on the basis of current form, stats, head-to-head battle, players to look out for in the upcoming match.
Current form for Scotland: W L W W W
Scotland has been in good form and they will look to continue their good show. The Men in Blue won both their warm-up matches and made a stellar start to their campaign. Scotland ticked the right boxes against Bangladesh and came up with a fine effort. Chris Greaves came up with an all-around performance as he delivered with both bat as well as ball.
Current form for Papua New Guinea: L L L L L
Papua New Guinea has been in poor form and has lost all their last five matches. PNG could only manage 129 runs in the previous match against Oman and they will need to come up with a collective team effort. PNG hasn’t been at their best and they will need to turn the tables.
Head to Head: Matches – 4, Won by Scotland – 4, Won by PNG – 0.
Scotland clearly holds the advantage against Papua New Guinea and they have won all four matches against them.
Players to look out for: Kyle Coetzer, Chris Greaves, Matt Watt, George Munsey, and Bradley Wheal will hold the key for Scotland.
Assad Vala, Charles Amini, and Nosaina Pokana will be the crucial players for Papua New Guinea.
Match Prediction: Scotland will begin the match as red-hot favorites against Papua New Guinea as their current form is up to the mark.
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