Pakistani cricket team in Scotland in 2018

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
 
  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 edit

  Scotland[6]   Pakistan[7]

T20I Series edit

1st T20I edit

12 June 2018
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan  
204/4 (20 overs)
v
  Scotland
156/6 (20 overs)
Sarfaraz Ahmed 89* (49)
Alasdair Evans 3/23 (4 overs)
Michael Leask 38* (24)
Shadab Khan 2/25 (4 overs)
Pakistan won by 48 runs
The Grange Club, Edinburgh
Umpires: Alex Dowdalls (Sco) and Allan Haggo (Sco)
Player of the match: Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pak)

2nd T20I edit

13 June 2018
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan  
166/6 (20 overs)
v
  Scotland
82 (14.4 overs)
Shoaib Malik 49* (22)
Michael Leask 3/31 (4 overs)
Calum MacLeod 25 (27)
Faheem Ashraf 3/5 (2.4 overs)
Pakistan won by 84 runs
The Grange Club, Edinburgh
Umpires: Alex Dowdalls (Sco) and Ian Ramage (Sco)
Player of the match: Usman Khan (Pak)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Pakistan to visit Scotland for T20I series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Pakistan set for T20s in Scotland". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Scotland to host Pakistan in two T20 internationals in June 2018". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Selectors name 24-man squad for England and Pakistan matches". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Malik, Faheem lead Scotland rout of 84 runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Uncapped Tahir, Wallace named in Scotland squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Pakistan 15-member squad for T-20I series against Scotland". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

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