Scotland at the Men's T20 World Cup

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The Scotland national cricket team is one of the associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). They qualified for the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007 after finishing second in the 2007 ICC WCL Division One. [1] They have played in five editions since then, their best performance came in 2021 when they advanced into the Super 12s from the first round. They have an overall win–loss record of 7–13 from 22 matches.

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T20 World Cup record

ICC T20 World Cup record Qualification record [a]
YearRoundPositionPldWLTNRAb [b] CaptainPldWLTNR
Flag of South Africa.svg 2007 Group stage10/12201010 Ryan Watson 54100
Flag of England.svg 2009 Group stage12/12202000 Gavin Hamilton 42200
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2010 Did not qualify30300
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2012 95400
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2014 106400
Flag of India.svg 2016 Group stage14/16312000 Preston Mommsen 85201
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Flag of Oman.svg 2021 Super 1211/16835000 Kyle Coetzer 85300
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2022 Group stage12/16312000 Richie Berrington Did not participate (qualified automatically)
Flag of the United States.svg WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2024 Group stage9/20421010 Richie Berrington 66000
Total0 Titles6/92271302053331901
  1. WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition. For subsequent events, only the final qualification event is considered.
  2. Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.

Record by opponents

OpponentMWLT+WT+LNRAbWin %First played
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 20200000.002016
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10100000.002024
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 11000001002021
Flag of England.svg  England 10000102024
Flag of India.svg  India 20100100.002007
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 10100000.002022
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 2110000502021
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 20200000.002009
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 22000001002021
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 20200000.002007
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 11000001002021
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10100000.002009
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 11000001002022
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 20200000.002016
Total22713002031.82-
Source: [2] Last Updated: 17 June 2024

Tournament results

South Africa 2007

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Results
Group stage (Group D)Super 8sSemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
L by 51 runs
Flag of India.svg  India
No result
3Did not advanceGroup stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo [3]

England 2009

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Results
Group stage (Group D)Super 8sSemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
L by 7 wickets
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
L by 130 runs
3Did not advanceGroup stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo [4]

India 2016

Squad
Results
First round (Group B)Super 10SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
L by 14 runs
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
L by 11 runs
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
W by 8 wickets (DLS)
3Did not advanceFirst round
Source: ESPNcricinfo [5]

Oman & UAE 2021

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2021 kit

Results
First round (Group B)Super 12 (Group 1)SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
W by 6 runs
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
W by 17 runs
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
W by 8 wickets
1Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
L by 130 runs
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
L by 4 wickets
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
L by 16 runs
Flag of India.svg  India
L by 8 wickets
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
L by 72 runs
6Did not advanceSuper 12
Source: ESPNcricinfo [6]

Australia 2022

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2022 kit

Results
First round (Group B)Super 12SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
W by 42 runs
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
L by 6 wickets
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
L by 5 wickets
1Did not advanceFirst round
Source: ESPNcricinfo [7]

United States & West Indies 2024

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Results
Group stage (Group B)Super 8SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Flag of England.svg  England
No Result
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
W by 5 wickets
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
W by 7 wickets
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
L by 5 wickets
3Did not advanceGroup stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo [8]

Records and statistics

Team records

Highest innings totals
ScoreOpponentVenueSeason
180/5 (20 overs)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Gros Islet 2024
176/5 (20 overs)Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Hobart 2022
165/9 (20 overs)Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Al Amerat 2021
160/5 (20 overs)WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Hobart 2022
157/5 (18.3 overs)Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Bridgetown 2024
Last updated: 15 June 2024 [9]

Most appearances

This list consists players with most number of matches at the T20 World Cup. Richie Berrington has played a total of 18 matches, and has captained the team in 8 of their World Cup matches. Three other players have had most caps at the tournament with 18 matches.

MatchesPlayerPeriod
18 Richie Berrington 2016-2024
Matthew Cross 2016-2024
George Munsey 2016-2024
Mark Watt 2016-2024
16 Michael Leask 2016-2024
15 Chris Greaves 2021-2024
Brad Wheal 2021-2024
Last updated: 15 June 2024 [10]

Batting statistics

Most runs
RunsPlayerMatInnHSAvg100s50sPeriod
465 George Munsey 181866*29.0622016–2024
389 Richie Berrington 18167032.4122016–2024
227 Matthew Cross 18174516.212016–2024
222 Kyle Coetzer 12124220.182009–2021
212 Michael Leask 16134419.272016–2024
Last updated: 15 June 2024 [11]
Highest partnerships
RunsPlayersOppositionVenueSeason
92 (3rd wicket) Matthew Cross (41) & Richie Berrington (47)v Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Al Amerat 2021
90 (1st wicket) George Munsey (41*) & Michael Jones (45*)v Flag of England.svg  England Bridgetown 2024
89 (2nd wicket) Brandon McMullen (51) & George Munsey (34)v Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Gros Islet 2024
84 (1st wicket) George Munsey (40) & Kyle Coetzer (40)v Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Nagpur 2016
77 (3rd wicket) Michael Jones (37) & Richie Berrington (37)v Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Hobart 2022
Last updated: 15 June 2024 [12]

Bowling statistics

Most wickets
WicketsPlayerMatchesAvg.Econ.BBI4W5WPeriod
19 Mark Watt 1822.316.423/12002016–2024
17 Brad Wheal 1523.527.893/24002021–2024
16 Safyaan Sharif 1425.508.472/25002016–2024
14 Josh Davey 1121.857.944/18102016–2022
9 Michael Leask 1629.447.792/12002016–2024
Last updated: 15 June 2024 [13]

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