SCO vs AUS, 1st T20I Highlights: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh power Australia to quick win in series opener

Marcus Stoinis leads Australia past the finish line with a six off Jarvis in the 10th over.

SCO - 154/9 in 20 overs.

AUS - 156/3 in 9.4 overs.

Australia win the first T20I by 7 wickets and with 62 balls remaining. 

No century for Travis Head but he ensures Australia's win with a memorable knock. Australia lose two settled wickets in an over off Mark Matt but remain on track for a big win.

Travis Head scored 80 runs off 25 balls. Marcus Stoinis joins Josh Inglis in the middle.

AUS - 123/3 in 7 overs.

Australia need 32 runs off 78 balls to win this game.

Mitchell Marsh's explosive knock comes to an end as he fails to clear boundary line while attempting a six over long-off. 

Marsh smashed 39 runs off just 12 balls.  Josh Inglis joins Travis Head (73* off 22 balls).

AUS - 113/2 in 6.1 overs.

Australia need 42 runs off 83 balls to win the game.

Record alert....

Travis Head smashes a 17-ball fifty, the joint-fastest for Australia in T20I cricket history.

AUS - 113/1 in 6 overs. 

Australia need 42 runs in 84 balls to win the game 

Mitchell Marsh also joins the party by smashing 6 consecutive boundaries in an over off Jack Jarvis as Australia dominate the powerplay. 

A fiery start from the world No.1 T20I batter Travis Head as he rips apart the Scottish bowlers to power Australia past 50 inside 4 overs.

AUS - 57/1 in 4 overs (Travis Head - 47* off 16 balls, Mitchell Marsh - 9* off 5 balls).

Australia need 98 runs from 96 balls to win the game.

Jake Fraser-McGurk tries to go big for his first T20 runs but fails to connect and throws his wicket in the first over off Brandon McMullen.

Fraser-McGurk scored 0 runs off 3 balls. Captain Mitchell Marsh joins Travis Head at the crease.

AUS - 5/1 in 1 over.

Australia need 150 runs in 114 balls to win this game.

Debutant Jake Fraser-McGurk and the No.1 T20I batter Travis Head are out in the middle to kick off Australia's chase.

Pacer Brandon McMullen to bowl the first over for Scotland.

Australia need 155 runs in 120 balls to win his game. 

Sean Abbott removes debutant Charlie Cassell in the second delivery of the last over but Brad Wheal manages to score 8 runs off the last 4 balls to power Scotland past 150.

SCO - 154/9 in 20 overs.

Matthew Cross top-scored with 27 runs off 21 balls for the hosts while Sean Abbott picked the highest 3 wickets for 39 for the Australian side.

Australia need 155 runs in 120 balls to win the game.

Riley Meredith removes Mark Matt as Scotland struggle for runs in the death overs. It's the first pick for Meredith after a poor initial spell.

SCO - 144/8 in 19 overs. 

Jack Jarvis throws his wicket while attempting a big shot off Sean Abbott as Scotland lose their seventh wicket. 

Jarvis scored -10 runs off 8 balls.

SCO - 141/7 in 17.4 overs.

Adam Zampa removes Michael Leask on a lbw dismissal as Scotland continue to lose wickets in the middle overs. A shocking collapse for the hosts. 

Leask scored 7 runs off 10 balls. Jack Jarvis joins Mark Matt in the middle. 

SCO - 118/6 in 15.3 overs.

Cameron Green gets his first wicket of the game and it's the big wicket of Matthew Cross who was looking dangerous in the middle overs.

Cross scored 27 runs off 21 balls. Mark Watt joins Michael Leask in the middle.

SCO - 114/5 in 14.2 overs.

Azam Zampa provides a much-needed breakthrough for Australia but not before being hit for two fours in an over. The Scottish captain played a brilliant knock to lead Scotland past 100.

Barrington scored 23 runs off 20 balls. Michael Leask joins Matthews Cross (20*) in the middle.

SCO - 102/4 in 12 overs.

Richie Berrington and Matthew Cross keep the runs flowing but are not able to score freely in the last couple of overs. Scotland manage to reach a fighting total after the first 10 overs.

SCO - 84/3 in 10 overs (Berrington - 16* off 15 balls, Cross - 10* off 8 balls). 

Xavier Bartlett strikes again as he dismisses Brandon McMullen who tried to find a big shot over deep cover. 

McMullen scored 19 runs off 15 balls. Matthew Cross joins Berrington in the middle.

Scotland - 63/3 in 7 overs.

Sean Abbott provides a breakthrough as he removes settled Goerge Munsey with Josh Inglis taking a good catch behind.

Munsey scored 28 runs off 16 balls. Captain Richie Berrington joins Brandon McMullen (15*) in the middle.

SCO - 56/2 in 6 overs.

Brandon McMullen and George Munsey are dominating the powerplay overs with a couple of big shots in the last two overs. Scotland make a quick comeback after losing an early wicket.

SCO - 47/1 in 5 overs (Munsey - 24* off 13 balls, McMullen - 13* off 11 balls).

Xavier Bartlett got Ollie Hairs going big after a good start to his first over. However, Munsey mistimed a lofted shot and hit straight to the mid-off fielder and Scotland have lost their first wicket.

George Munsey and Ollie Hairs are out in the middle and would aim to give Scotland a good start after the hosts lost the toss.

The 22-year-old opener becomes only second Australian after Shaun Marsh (2008) to make a T20I debut after featuring in Indian Premier League first. Fraser-McGurk smashed 330 runs in just 9 innings at the highest strike rate of 234.04 for Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2024. 

Charlie Cassell and Jasper Davidson are set for their T20I debut for Scotland. 

Scotland Playing XI: George Munsey, Ollie Hairs, Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross (wK), Michael Leask, Mark Watt, Jack Jarvis, Charlie Cassell, Jasper Davidson, Brad Wheal.

As confirmed earlier Jake Fraser-McGurk has been included in Australia's playing XI for the first time. The young opener is all set for his T20I debut after impressive performances in the IPL 2024.

Australia Playing XI: Travis Head, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mitchell Marsh (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Cameron Green, Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Adam Zampa, Riley Meredith.

Mitchell Marsh wins the toss as Australia elect to bowl first in the first T20I game against Scotland.

Hello everyone and welcome to India TV's live coverage of the upcoming Scotland vs Australia T20I clash.

Scotland are set to play their maiden T20I series against Australia and will target a win in the opening match in Edinburgh. Australia are playing their first international cricket match since their poor show in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 in June. 

Match Details:

Match - 1st T20 game

Venue - Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh

Time & Date - 06:30 PM IST, Wednesday, September 4