The final match of the Scotland vs New Zealand T20I series will happen tomorrow at the The Grange Cricket Club, a stadium where heaps of runs are scored, and the pitch report excites the batters. New Zealand and Scotland played the first T20I of their series at this venue as well, and more than 370 runs were scored in the two innings of the match.
Finn Allen was on song in Scotland as he scored his maiden T20I hundred off just 54 deliveries. His hundred helped the New Zealand cricket team post a 225-run total on the scoreboard in their first innings. In reply, the Scotland cricket team scored 157 in their 20 overs, losing the game by 68 runs.
Interestingly, the pitch helped the spin bowlers as well. Ish Sodhi scalped four wickets at the Grange Cricket Club, while New Zealand cricket team captain Mitchell Santner took two wickets.
The Grange Cricket Club, Edinburgh pitch report for Scotland Vs New Zealand 2022
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The Grange Cricket Club pitch report suggests that this venue has been good for batting. It has hosted 12 T20I matches thus far, where the team batting first has won eight times. The average first innings score in Edinburgh is 167.
New Zealand’s score of 225/5 was the highest team total on this ground, while Finn Allen set a new record for the highest individual score in a T20I in Edinburgh with a 101-run knock. The best figures are by Alasdair Evans who took 5/24 against the Netherlands in 2015.
Edinburgh weather conditions for SCO vs NZ 2022
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This match will start at 2:30 PM Local Time (7:00 PM IST) in Edinburgh. As per AccuWeather, the skies will remain cloudy, but there is less than 10% chance of rainfall during the match hours. Fans should expect a pleasant weather for the second T20I of the series between the New Zealand cricket team and the Scotland cricket team.
