T20 Cricket World Cup Saturday Tipsheet: Scots can produce shock for the ages

• England have not convinced

• Wayward bowling group keeps Scots keen

• Ireland could be on sticky wicket

• SSC has been stodgy and favours chaser

• Tector to the fore

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Ireland v Oman - Back Harry Tector over 20.5 runs @ 5/61.84

Ireland v Oman
Saturday, 05:30
TV: live on Sky Sports

Ireland will expect to get their first points on the board against Oman, who have twice been hammered by Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe respectively.

Although the Irish were outclassed by Australia last time out, they did show enough ability against Sri Lanka to justify favourite status for this one. It's just a question over whether the Sinhalese Spoirts Club is enough of a leveller to bring the two closer together.

In the two of the three matches which have started in the day time at the SSC it has been one for the bowlers. Netherlands posted 147 against Pakistan and should have won; Oman were rolled for 103 against Zimbabwe.

These contests follow the trend of what has happened at the venue domestically in terms of runs. The runs per over in the last three years from 27 matches was 7.4. There is also a toss bias with 15 of the 25 which produced results going to the chaser.

This does bring to life to the prospect of a trade on Oman on the Berfair Exchange from a starting price of around 3.3512/5 in a potentially low-scoring contest.  Alternatively innings runs should be a sell for either team for 135 for Oman and mid 140s for the Irish.

In terms of players to follow, Jatinder Singh i is Oman's top-bat win-rate follow at 3/14.00. Harry Tector is Mr Reliable for Ireland and althougb the 7/24.50 has appeal, the 5/61.84 that he busts 20.5 runs when he has already shown strong acumen on these types of wickets in the Sri Lanka knock may be stress free.

England v Scotland - Back Scotland @ 9.617/2

England v Scotland
Saturday, 09.30
TV: live on Sky Sports

England have hardly covered themselves in glory in the T20 World Cup so far and they should rightly feel nervous about facing a Scotland side growing into the tournament at Eden Gardens.

This is supposed to be England's strongest format but you wouldn't have known it from their two performances so far. They were fortunate to get past Nepal and were then outskilled by West Indies. In that match they suddenly morphed into a team frightened of their own shadow. Is the pressure getting to them?

This is close to a knockout for England. Were they to lose against their rivals they would be left requiring a whopping net run rate swings (plus Nepal beating Scotland) to have a chance of going through. Even a thrashing of Italy in their final game might not be enough. It's where the close nature of their Nepal win really comes home to roost.

Scotland gave West Indies a good game and would have been in the hunt batting second were it not for a freakish collapse of four wickets in an over. They then dished out a hammering to Italy.

Ordinarily we would argue that we need a dung heap for a smaller team to cause a shock. We probably won't get that in Kolkata. But it may not be an issue because England's bowlers actually appear to need some help off the surface. 

Batting first, for example, they know they are going to probably breach 200 to blow the Scots out of the game. And it doesn't seeem a given with a team which has been hugely unreliable in the big moments over the last year. 

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