Edinburgh [Scotland], Cricket Scotland and Cricket Australia on Friday confirmed that the Baggy Greens will tour Scotland to play their first bilateral T20I series.
Before Australia tour England at the end of the month, they will play three T20 matches against Scotland at The Grange, Edinburgh on 4, 6 and 7 September.
Australia last toured Scotland to play an ODI in 2013, where they thrashed the hosts with a thumping 200-run win.
The announcement was made before the two sides face each other in a Group B encounter at the Darren Sammy Cricket Ground in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Ahead of this series, Australia were originally scheduled to play one T20I and three ODIs against Ireland in August and September.But Ireland withdrew due to financial constraints in hosting the series.
"We are delighted to announce these events, which will be a great way to end an important summer for Scottish cricket," Cricket Scotland chief executive Trudy Lindblad said in a statement from Cricket Scotland. Qualified for it." The ICC Women's T20 World Cup for the first time later this year, while our men's team has made the country proud during their ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup campaign."
“A huge amount of work is being done to improve Scottish cricket at all levels and I thank everyone for their continued support as together we strive to make Scottish cricket better every day.We are proud of the work of our volunteers, coaches, administrators." Match officials and players work hard every week to grow the game, for many of them it is a wonderful opportunity to be involved in a match where our country's The best players fight against world-class opponents on home soil."
Till now Scotland and Australia have played only five international series. All his matches have been ODIs.
Scotland captain Richie Berrington gave his opinion on the prospect of facing Australia in a T20I series, saying, "It's fantastic to have this home series at the end of the summer, which should be a gift to all our supporters. I was lucky in 2013. It was good enough to play for Scotland when Australia last toured, and although the result didn't go our way on the day, it was a tremendous opportunity to be a part of.''
Before Australia tour England at the end of the month, they will play three T20 matches against Scotland at The Grange, Edinburgh on 4, 6 and 7 September.
Australia last toured Scotland to play an ODI in 2013, where they thrashed the hosts with a thumping 200-run win.
The announcement was made before the two sides face each other in a Group B encounter at the Darren Sammy Cricket Ground in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Ahead of this series, Australia were originally scheduled to play one T20I and three ODIs against Ireland in August and September.But Ireland withdrew due to financial constraints in hosting the series.
"We are delighted to announce these events, which will be a great way to end an important summer for Scottish cricket," Cricket Scotland chief executive Trudy Lindblad said in a statement from Cricket Scotland. Qualified for it." The ICC Women's T20 World Cup for the first time later this year, while our men's team has made the country proud during their ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup campaign."
“A huge amount of work is being done to improve Scottish cricket at all levels and I thank everyone for their continued support as together we strive to make Scottish cricket better every day.We are proud of the work of our volunteers, coaches, administrators." Match officials and players work hard every week to grow the game, for many of them it is a wonderful opportunity to be involved in a match where our country's The best players fight against world-class opponents on home soil."
Till now Scotland and Australia have played only five international series. All his matches have been ODIs.
Scotland captain Richie Berrington gave his opinion on the prospect of facing Australia in a T20I series, saying, "It's fantastic to have this home series at the end of the summer, which should be a gift to all our supporters. I was lucky in 2013. It was good enough to play for Scotland when Australia last toured, and although the result didn't go our way on the day, it was a tremendous opportunity to be a part of.''
