PNG vs Scotland 1st T20I match prediction 8 Oct 2021

PNG vs SCO Only T20I Predictions & Betting Tips

Papua New Guinea will play their first game at the UAE Summer T20 Bash 2021 against Scotland, at the ICC Academy in Dubai on Friday, 8th of October. Both teams will be keen to get used to the conditions that prevail in the Arab world ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 later this month. Here, I have collated the three best T20I series betting tips for you from the PNG vs SCO match prediction.

A golden opportunity awaits for Papua New Guinea to showcase to the world their prowess in what will be their first ever ICC World Cup since the team’s establishment nearly 50 years ago. In order to ensure they are on top of their game, the team will be playing a couple of T20I games at the UAE Summer Bash 2021, the first of which is against Scotland. Both the teams will then go on to play Namibia in a match each before the official World Cup warm-up games organized by the ICC kick off. The two outfits have only ever clashed once before in the T20 format, producing a thriller in 2019 which the Scots eventually won by 4 runs. Hopefully, the upcoming fixture turns out to be equally suspenseful but regardless of entertainment, I’ve got you covered in the money making department with the three best betting tips from the PNG vs SCO match prediction.

PNG vs SCO Player Bets:

Considering PNG’s lack of T20 fixtures off late and the low quality of opposition their most recent games have come against, a comparison in team aspects such as boundary count is practically impossible. Even so, there are plenty of player bets to choose from and after going through all available options, I have found just the perfect tips for you. Here are my carefully selected PNG vs SCO player bets.

Richie Berrington to score well

The veteran has come a long way from delivering Ireland their first ever victory over a ICC full member nine years ago, with his impact only growing over the years. Richie Berrington has 64 T20Is under his belt scoring 1,415 runs at a fantastic average of 30.76. Of those, 26 encounters have come in the UAE where he has accumulated 574 runs averaging an impressive 26.09. You can capitalize on this UAE vs IRE player bet at Dafabet considering their fantastic odds of 1.87. In recent years, Berrington’s numbers have grown from strength to strength. SInce 2017, the 34-year-old has racked up 825 runs at an astounding average of 43.42. This year he has peaked, putting on an unbelievable showing against Zimbabwe less than a month ago. In three innings, Berrington smashed scores of 82*, 42 and 44, carrying an average of 84. Not long after, he stroked his way to an incredible 97 against Oman albeit in an ODI and is simply in great touch. You can confidently bet on the batsman scoring well in the SCO vs PNG head to head encounter at Dafabet, who will be releasing the odds for the game soon.

George Munsey to put up a good total

Belonging to a newer generation, George Munsey has proved he is as much of a star as his iconic teammates. The 28-year-old has aggregated 1,051 runs in 41 T20Is at an average of 29.19. That number dips to 23 when considering only his performances in the UAE, but even there he has scored two half-centuries in the last four outings. Since the start of 2018, the opener has played in 19 T20Is, accumulating 901 runs at an average of 39.17. However, it is his performance in the last few matches that really propelled me to pick him. Just over two weeks ago, the left-hand batter hit a flamboyant 54(30) against Zimbabwe in the final T20I. He followed it up with four ODIs in the ICC CWC League 2, during which he averaged 62 including an unbeaten 58 off 55 deliveries in the last of those clashes. His best performance only came in the most recent outing in a T20 against Ireland on Tuesday, mauling his way to an incredible 67 off just 25 deliveries, with seven fours and five maximums. Thus, Munsey’s form makes it almost inevitable that he will put up a good score. To act on this PNG vs SCO player bet tip, Dafabet has offerred odds of 1.87 for George Munsey to score over 18.5 runs.

Tony Ura to fail with the bat

A regular fixture in the PNG lineups for more than half a decade now, Tony Ura is presently going through the worst patch of form in his entire international career. He has failed to breach the mark of 20 runs in his last 10 outings dating back to 2019, with single digit scores in six of them. The aggregate comes to a shocking 80 runs at a pitiful average of 8.00. Even in his last 6 T20Is, the average only improves to a sub-par 15, aided largely by a 30 versus singapore. Looking at his overall numbers, Ura averages an outstanding 37.27 from 23 T20Is, but the numbers are largely inflated from playing lower ranked sides. Against teams ranked above 50 in the ICC T20I charts, the average falls dramatically to 22.53; against the top-25 ranked teams, it further dips to 20. Thus, while Ura’s number still seems decent for the possibility of 20-odd runs, his terrible form indicates it is highly improbable. You can thus confidently place your money on Tony Ura failing with the bat in the PNG vs SCO match prediction, with player bets to be available at Dafabet in the coming days.