The Pakistan cricket team toured Scotland to play two Twenty20 International (T20I) matches at The Grange Club, Edinburgh, on 12 and 13 June 2018.[1][2] Pakistan last toured Scotland in May 2013 to play two One Day Internationals.[1] Both teams last met in a T20I fixture in the group stage of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 tournament.[1] This was the first time that Scotland had played a home T20I match against a full member side.[3]
| Pakistani cricket team in Scotland in 2018 | |||
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| Scotland | Pakistan | ||
| Dates | 12 – 13 June 2018 | ||
| Captains | Kyle Coetzer | Sarfaraz Ahmed | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Pakistan won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Michael Leask (47) | Sarfaraz Ahmed (103) | |
| Most wickets |
Michael Leask (3) Alasdair Evans (3) |
Faheem Ashraf (3) Shadab Khan (3) | |
The tour followed Pakistan's tour of England and their one Test series in Ireland. England also played a single ODI against Scotland on 10 June at the same ground. In May 2018, Cricket Scotland named a provisional 24-man squad for the matches against England and Pakistan.[4] Pakistan took the two-match series 2–0, winning the first match by 48 runs and the second by 84 runs.[5]
Squads
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T20I Series
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dylan Budge and Hamza Tahir (Sco) both made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Pakistan to visit Scotland for T20I series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Pakistan set for T20s in Scotland". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Scotland to host Pakistan in two T20 internationals in June 2018". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Selectors name 24-man squad for England and Pakistan matches". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Malik, Faheem lead Scotland rout of 84 runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ "Uncapped Tahir, Wallace named in Scotland squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan 15-member squad for T-20I series against Scotland". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
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