Australia peppered Scotland by seven wickets and 62 balls in hand to go one-up within the three-match sequence. Following a disciplined Aussie bowling decreasing the Scottish XI to 154, Travis Head’s dynamic 25-ball 80 coupled with Mitchell Marsh’s 12-ball 39 drubbed the house facet convincingly.
Much like their counterparts, Australia suffered an early blow as debutant Jake Fraser-McGurk bought dismissed for a bronze duck. Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh had been watchful within the first couple of overs earlier than the pair freed their arms within the higher a part of the powerplay. The fitting and left-handed duo clobbered 20,19, 30, and 26 runs within the subsequent 4 overs to stockpile a file 113 runs in powerplay, surpassing South Africa’s 102-run powerplay rating in opposition to West Indies. The introduction of Mark Watt yielded a few scalps for the hosts, with Marsh and Head holing out within the deep on the primary and final ball of the over respectively. With the rating studying 123/3 in seven overs, the guests wanted simply 32 runs from 13 overs, Marcus Stoinis and Josh Inglis added 18 runs within the subsequent couple of overs earlier than a few fours and a six drubbed Scotland with 62 balls to spare.