Australia tour of Scotland 2024 schedule announced

Scotland National Cricket Team is all set to host Australia National Cricket Team in the three-match T20I series in September later this year. Both the cricketing boards confirmed the schedule on Friday (14th July).

The T20I series between Scotland and Australia will begin from 4th September. The second match of the series between the teams will be played on 6th September. The last match between the two nations then will be played on 7th September.

All three games will be played at The Grange, Edinburgh. This will be the first time since 2013 that Australia will be traveling to Scotland. The two teams then clashed with each other in the ODI series and it saw Australia winning the series. They last faced each other in the ODI World Cup 2015.

Since the ODI World Cup 2015, Australia and Scotland will be facing for the first time in the T20 World Cup 2024. The match between the two teams will be played on Sunday (16th June) at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St Lucia.

Scotland Captain Richie Barrington talked about the upcoming series against Australia and said that he was fortunate to play the series between the teams in 2013. He said that his team will relish the opportunity of playing against the best and it'll be a competitive series. He said:

"It’s fantastic to have this home series to look forward to later in the summer, which should be a treat for all our supporters. I was fortunate enough to play in the Scotland side when Australia last visited in 2013, and although the result didn’t go our way that day, it was a tremendous occasion to be part of.

“Our players always relish the opportunity to test themselves against the best sides in the world, and we’ve shown good form in this World Cup so far, so I’m sure it’ll be an exciting and competitive series."

I’m really excited about the trip and the series in Scotland - Mitchell Marsh

Australia captain Mitchell Marsh also talked about the series against Scotland and said that he is excited for the series and the team is pumped up. He recalled how his brother Shaun Marsh played last time and also lauded Scotland Cricket for developing in leaps and bounds. He explained:

“I’m really excited about the trip and the series in Scotland, and I know the team is pretty pumped about it as well. My brother Shaun was lucky enough to play in the last game we played in Edinburgh and had nothing but good things to say, so it will be great to follow in his footsteps. Scotland have developed into a really good unit as we’ve seen at this World Cup. It will be a great privilege to play them on home turf.”

Coming to the T20 World Cup 2024 game between the teams, Australia have qualified for the Super 8 stage while a win for Scotland can take them to the further stage.