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India take on Scotland in the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup.
The game is scheduled for 6pm local time (2pm BST) on Friday, November 5, 2021.
The game will be held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Dubai International Cricket Stadium: Ground guide
India's nightmarish start to the tournament - defeats by Pakistan and New Zealand - was ended by a romping victory over Afghanistan in their last outing.
Scotland impressed during the preliminary round at this World Cup but have yet to register a win in the Super 12.
They did give New Zealand a decent run for their money in their most recent game on Wednesday.
Dafabet have India unsurprisingly as the hot favourites, offering odds of 1/25. If you fancy Scotland to spring one of the biggest upsets in T20 World Cup history, you can back them at 12/1.
India are packed with superstars, and against Afghanistan their batsmen finally showed just how devastating they can be. Rohit Sharma goes into the game against Scotland off the back of a blistering 47-ball 74, having been restored to the top of the order after the peculiar decision to drop him down to No.3 against New Zealand.
KL Rahul also made a rapid half-century against Afghanistan and the batsman - the highest-rated Indian on the men's T20 Player Index (10th) will be looking for more of the same here.
Scotland have had several standout players during the tournament but it is two bowlers who you need to keep an eye on here: Mark Watt, the finger spinner who has taken a wicket in each of his appearances at this competition and not gone for more than 23 runs in his four-over spells, and pacer Safyaan Sharif.
India are unlikely to change much after their win against Afghanistan, and Scotland are in a similar position given the nature of their performance against New Zealand.
Josh Davey has dropped out of the Scotland squad through injury, with Michael Jones taking his place. Davey has a groin problem.
The following umpires and match referees have been named by the ICC to officiate in the T20 World Cup 2021:
Referees: David Boon, Jeff Crowe, Ranjan Madugalle, Javagal Srinath
Umpires: Chris Brown, Aleem Dar, Kumar Dharmasena, Marais Erasmus, Chris Gaffaney, Michael Gough, Adrian Holdstock, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough, Nitin Menon, Ahsan Raza, Paul Reiffel, Langton Rusere, Rod Tucker, Joel Wilson, Paul Wilson
The following officials have been allocated to this fixture:
On-field umpires: Erasmus, Tucker
TV umpire: J Wilson
Fourth umpire: Holdstock
Referee: Crowe
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Temperatures will hover around 29 degrees Celsius.
Follow the Met Office forecast here.
Yes, though Covid protocols including the wearing of face masks will be in place.
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It would be the most incredible story if Scotland found a way to win but, even with India in inconsistent form, it would take a very brave man to bet against them. India win.
T20 WORLD CUP TEAM GUIDES
Sky Sports Cricket (Sky 404, Talk Talk 404, BT TV 423, Virgin 504) will broadcast the series in the United Kingdom, with the content available online via its streaming platform Sky Go.
BBC Radio Five Live Sports Extra will have live ball-by-ball radio commentary of all tournament matches, accessible through the BBC Sport website, BBC Sounds or DAB radio.
The Star Sports network is showing the tournament in India. Matches can be streamed via Disney+ Hotstar
Other broadcasters by territory:
Australia - Fox Sports, Channel 9, Kayo Sports
New Zealand – Sky Sport New Zealand
Pakistan - PTV Sports, Ten Sports
Bangladesh - Ghazi Tv (GTV)
Sri Lanka – SLRC (Channel Eye)
South Africa – SuperSport
Caribbean – ESPN
Middle East and North Africa – eLife TV, StarzPlay, Switch TV
USA – ESPN+
Singapore - Star Cricket, Star Hub and Singtel
Malaysia - Fox International Channels
Hong Kong - Star Cricket
India: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami
Scotland: Kyle Coetzer (c), Richard Berrington, Dylan Budge, Matthew Cross (wk), Michael Jones, Ally Evans, Chris Greaves, Michael Leask, Calum Macleod, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Hamza Tahir, Craig Wallace, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal
India: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami
Scotland: George Munsey, Kyle Coetzer, Matthew Cross, Richie Berrington, Calum McLeod, Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Safyaan Sharif, Ally Evans, Brad Wheal
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