Scotland (SCO-XI) will take on Portugal (POR) in the 71st match of the European Cricket Championship 2023.
The match will start on 12th October 2023 at 3:00 PM IST at the Cartama Oval in Cartama in Spain. This will be the first game of Group F & both teams will be eager to start off with a win. Here are the key stats, must-pick players and suggested fantasy XIs for this game.
Scotland XI finished in the second position in Group C back in 2022. They won 5 out of the 8 games last season. They will be pretty confident as a team against Portugal and will be eyeing a win in their first game.
Portugal, meanwhile, third in Group A in 2022 by winning three off their eight games. They will have to be on their toes in this match against Scotland-XI. The onus will be on their batters to do well in this game and take the side over the line.
It will be an excellent pitch for batting. The ball will come onto the bat nicely allowing the batters to play their shots. There will be good bounce for the pacers and the new ball may swing a bit. The spinners won’t get much assistance off the deck but they will be important as well. Scores in the region of 120-130 are expected and teams may prefer batting first as it will be difficult to chase down anything above 120. Expect a high-scoring encounter as both teams have quality batters in their ranks.
It will be a 10-over game so pick top 3 batters and bowlers who will bowl in the death overs of the first innings. All-rounders will be very important as well. Top order batters, all-rounders and bowlers bowling in the first innings will be top captain or vice-captain picks.
