Scotland vs Pakistan Scorecard, Match 41, ICC T20 World Cup 2021

This will be the fourth men’s T20I between Pakistan and Scotland; Pakistan have won each of their three previous meetings – it’s the most matches they have played against any side in the format without losing.

Scotland have lost each of their last four men’s T20Is; the last and only time they have been on a longer losing run in the format was a six-match span from June 2009 to February 2010.

Pakistan have won each of their last four ICC Men’s T20 World Cup matches; the last and only time they enjoyed a longer winning run in the tournament was a five-match span from June 2009 to May 2010.

Scotland have won only one of their last six men’s T20Is against Test playing countries (L5), a six-run victory over Bangladesh earlier in this ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 campaign.

This is set to be Pakistan’s ninth men’s T20I against a non-Test playing country; they have a 100% winning record in such fixtures (W8).

Pakistan has bowled 50+ dot balls in each of their last three men’s T20I innings, after doing so only once in their nine innings prior.

Scotland have had a batting strike rate under 100 in three of their last four men’s T20Is, after surpassing that mark in each of their three innings prior.

Pakistan duo Mohammad Rizwan (199) and Babar Azam (198) are each closing in on 200 runs scored at this ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021; two Pakistan players have previously scored 200+ runs at a single edition of the tournament (Salman Butt – 223 in 2010 and Misbah-ul-Haq – 218 in 2007).

Matthew Cross (941) is 59 away from becoming the fifth player to score 1,000 runs for Scotland in men’s T20Is; although, his T20I batting average against Pakistan (9) is his lowest against any team he’s played more than one innings against.

Babar Azam (W19) is one away from recording the outright second most victories as captain of Pakistan in men’s T20Is (also Shahid Afridi – W19); only Sarfaraz Ahmed (W29) has won more men’s T20Is as captain of Pakistan.