Scotland vs Australia Highlights, 1st T20I: Travis Head Fires Australia To Historic Win In Opener vs Scotland

Scotland vs Australia Highlights: Australia on Wednesday took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series after beating Scotland by seven wickets in the opener at Edinburgh. Chasing 155 to win, Australia achieved the target inside the first 10 overs with Travis Head slamming 80 off just 25 balls. Captain Mitchell Marsh hammered 39 off 12 balls while Josh Inglis also hit 13-ball 27 not out. The second T20I will now be played on Friday. (Scorecard) 

Right then, that is it from the first game but there's still plenty of more cricketing action to come in this series. The 2nd T20I will be played at the very same venue in a couple of days, i.e., Friday, 6 September. The match will begin at 1 pm GMT but you can join us an hour in advance for the build-up. Cheers!

Richie Berrington, the skipper of Scotland says they batted well at the start but couldn't really capitalize and credits Australian bowlers for doing well. Adds that they are disappointed with the way things ended but they will need to take what they can from this and if they execute things better, they can certainly do well. Talks about how they as a team want to get this kind of exposure against teams like Australia and they will have to keep the belief and play positively and try and come back stronger.

Mitchell Marsh, the captain of Australia says that it feels nice to start with a win and that they had an all round performance. Adds that the execution was great and the energy was positive as well. Appreciates the atmosphere and the crowd for loving cricket.

Travis Head is deservedly named PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his spectacular innings, smashing 80 runs off just 25 balls. He says it is a nice way to get underway and he and Marsh did well to get some runs in. Adds that he