AUS V SCO: Australia Complete Series Whitewash After Thumping Victory In 3rd T20I

Australia Vs Scotland 3rd T20I: Australia complete a T20I series over Scotland, as the first-ever bilateral series between the sides ends 3-0. Here are the details. Read below.

Cameron Green's all-round brilliance helped Australia beat Scotland in the third T20I

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Australia Vs Scotland 3rd T20I: Amidst early stutters and spirited performance from the Scotland side, it is at last, an Australian win at the end of the match, as the Mitchell Marsh-led side complete a T20I series whitewash of the hosts.

Australia chase down 150 inside 17 overs, to win the final match of the series by six wickets.#FollowScotland | #SCOvAUS pic.twitter.com/h2Sn1JDZDj

— Cricket Scotland (@CricketScotland) September 7, 2024

The 3rd T20I ends in a 6-wicket wicket win for the visitors, and they will now be travelling to the neighbouring country of Scotland, England, as the oldest rivalry in cricket is set to take place in the white-ball format.

It was a learning curve for Scotland, as inspite of the series defeat, the side has plenty of positives to look at. George Munsey's aggressive intent, Mark Watt's ever-reliable surprise element in bowling, excellent fielding efforts, and a lot more.

Australia Vs Scotland 3rd T20I | As It Happened

Having already won the series, Australia decided to bowl first in the third and last T20I of the series. The decision, at first, did not prove to be a decisive one, as Scotland were 52/1 at 5.3 overs, but things started taking a turn with the fall of George Munsey's wicket.

Scotland's innings went on a downhill, as all the other batters failed to complement Brandon McMullen, who stooud out there in the middle as the lone warrior, and score a brilliant 56 off 39 balls. The Scottish batsman's juggernaut was brought to an end by Marcus Stoinis via a Travis Head catch at short fine leg.

Cameron Green was the best-performing bowler for Australia, as he scalped 3 wickets and was well-complemented by the likes of Aaron Hardie and Sean Abbott who took two-a-piece, as Australia restricted Scotland at 149/9 in their 20 overs.

However, the fans in attendance at Grange Cricket Club went berserk upon the start of second innings, as two world-class catches from George Munsey off Bradley James Currie's bowling helped Scotland affect the dismissals of the highly-dangerous opening duo of Travis Head and Jake Fraser-McGurk, and the latter, has now registered two ducks in his first three T20I's for Australia.

Early stutters were successfully shrugged aside by the dynamic all-round duo of captain Mitchell Marsh and Cameron, as the pair notched up a partnership of 61 off 36 balls, before Mitchell Marsh's dismissal at the hands of Jack Jarvis.

A brilliant half-century from Cameron Green saw Australia chase down the target with 23 balls to spare.