We had seen the first upset of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 where Namibia had beaten Asian Champions, Sri Lanka in the very first match of this tournament. Now West Indies is going to face Scotland in their very first match. We know that West Indies had won the title of ICC T20 World Cup two times and now they will be hoping to have a winning start to this tournament.

Scotland had been good in recent times and they had improved their team. They were not good in the previous season of the ICC T20 World Cup but now they will be hoping for a good tournament. All major cricket predictors are favouring West Indies to win this match and we also agree with it.

West Indies is struggling with the form these days and they had lost four out of the most recent five matches. We know that West Indies is a dangerous team when it comes to the big events of ICC. West Indies has a strong batting order in their squad and they are very dangerous. If just one player of West Indies gets started hitting, West Indies will win the match for sure. They are going to play their first match at Bellerive Oval which is known as a good batting venue.

Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran, and Rovman Powell are big hitters in the squad of West Indies and these three hitters can be dangerous on Bellerive Oval. We are sure that these three players will perform well in this match. We think that Kyle Mayers will make an impact on this match. He had been good in the recent edition of CPL and we are sure that he will perform well in this match. The bowling unit of the West Indies is also strong and experienced. Akeal Hosein and Obed McCoy are two leading bowlers of the West Indies

Scotland has to give the best performance in this tournament as they are in a tough group. They have to beat West Indies, Zimbabwe, and Ireland to move forward in the Super 12 of the ICC T20 World Cup. They have to win this match to get some kind of confidence to play against Ireland and Zimbabwe. The batting order of Scotland is very good but not strong when we compare it with West Indies. Richie Berrington and George Munsey are the two best batters in the squad of this team.

Callum MacLeod is another good batter in the squad of Scotland. He had played the main role in each and every win for Scotland and he had to give his best performance in this big event of cricket. We can’t compare Scotland with West Indies and we also can’t expect an upset as we saw in the match of Sri Lanka and Namibia. The bowling unit of Scotland is not much stronger and we think that they are going to face a lot of issues in this match.

West Indies had not played any match against Scotland and this will be for the first time when they are going to meet Scotland in this match.

West Indies is overall a strong team as compared to Scotland at least on papers. According to our match prediction, West Indies is the favorite team who will win this match. There are many factors that make West Indies a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• West Indies is overall a strong team than Scotland
• Scotland had lost the previous five T20 matches in a row
• West Indies has more depth in bowling than Scotland
• The batting and bowling departments of West Indies is better than Scotland

West Indies is full of experienced and young players in the t20 format. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for West Indies have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

West Indies have an 80% chance to win this match
Scotland has a 20% chance to win this match

The toss will play an important role in the decision of all matches of World Cup T20. Having a good total on the board is always a big advantage in these kinds of big matches. According to our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose to bat first.

The 3rd Match of World Cup T20 2022 is going to be held at Bellerive Oval, Hobart. We had observed in the previous matches played here that the pitch here at this venue is good for batting. The track is slower than the others we have seen and helps the spinners quite a bit. We are hoping that the surface is bound to get slower and be a bit more difficult for batting in this match. A score of 170 is going to be tough to chase.

The weather forecast in Hobart is predicting some clouds around on match day but the weather forecast does not predict rain. We should be able to have a full uninterrupted match

West Indies
Kyle Mayers, Johnson Charles, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran(w/c), Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Odean Smith, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy, Yannic Cariah.

Scotland
George Munsey, Michael Jones, Matthew Cross(w), Richie Berrington(c), Chris Greaves, Calum MacLeod, Mark Watt, Michael Leask, Hamza Tahir, Josh Davey, Safyaan Sharif.

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for WI vs SCO Dream11 Team:

Keeper – Nicholas Pooran

Batsmen – Richie Berrington, Brandon King (VC), George Munsey

All-rounders – Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers (C), Michael Leask

Bowlers – Mark Watt, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy, Odean Smith

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for WI vs SCO Dream11 Team:

Keeper – Nicholas Pooran

Batsmen – Richie Berrington, Brandon King, George Munsey, Evin Lewis

All-rounders – Jason Holder (C), Kyle Mayers, Michael Leask

Bowlers – Mark Watt, Alzarri Joseph (VC), Obed McCoy

Date: Monday, 17th October 2022
Time: 04:00 AM GMT / 03:00 PM LOCAL / 09:30 AM IST

Stadium: Bellerive Oval
Location: Hobart, Australia
Opened: 1914
Capacity: 20,000
Known as: Blundstone Arena
Dimensions: 175m long, 135.5m wide
Ends: Church Street End, River End
Time Zone: UTC +11:00
Home to: Tasmania, Hobart Hurricanes
Other Sports: it is home to Australian Rules (Clarence ‘Roos [SFL], Tasmanian Devils [VFL])
Floodlights: Yes
Curator: Marcus Pamplin

• Total matches: 3
• Matches won batting first: 2
• Matches won bowling first: 1
• Average 1st Inns scores: 182
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 167
• Highest total recorded: 213/4 (20 Ov) by AUS vs ENG
• Highest score chased: 161/5 (18.3 Ov) by AUS vs ENG
• Lowest score defended: 179/8 (20 Ov) by AUS vs WI

George Munsey, Michael Jones, Matthew Cross(w), Richie Berrington(c), Chris Greaves, Calum MacLeod, Mark Watt, Michael Leask, Hamza Tahir, Josh Davey, Safyaan Sharif, Craig Wallace, Chris Sole, Brad Wheal, Brandon McMullen