Scotland are hopeful of springing another almighty upset over the world champions.
Brad Wheal feels Scotland can draw inspiration from their famous ODI victory over England six years ago ahead of their historic T20 World Cup showdown in Barbados.
This day in 2018, Scotland beat the then No.1 Men's ODI side, England, for the first time in international cricket 👏But with several players from both sides who featured in Scotland’s six-run win likely to be involved at Bridgetown’s Kensington Oval in their Group B opener, Wheal is sure his nation will not be overawed.
While bilateral fixtures against top-tier opposition are difficult to come by, Scotland have packed a punch on the global stage with wins over Bangladesh and the West Indies at the last two T20 World Cups. “Guys will definitely draw from those memories but there’s an expectation now that we are meant to compete with these guys and they won’t be walkover games by any stretch of the imagination – they’re definitely fixtures that we expect to be competing and potentially winning.
Wheal’s Scotland commitments mean he will miss the first rounds of the Vitality Blast, having sat out much of the 2023 summer because of a third stress fracture of his back – a common affliction for pacemen.
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