"Hamse tuition liya hota toh aaj England wale airport pe nazar aate" - Top 10 funny memes after Australia's hard-fought win vs Scotland in World Cup
Australia beat Scotland by five wickets in the 35th match of the 2024 T20 World Cup at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St Lucia, on Saturday, June 15. Courtesy of the loss, Scotland have been eliminated from the tournament. Australia and England advanced to Super 8s from their group.
Australia captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and opted to bowl first in the contest. Brandon McMullen played a blazing knock of 60 (34) to help Scotland reach a decent first-innings total of 180/5 in 20 overs. Richie Berrington (42) and George Munsey (35) supported him in the batting department. Glenn Maxwell picked up two wickets for the Aussies.
In reply, Travis Head (68) and Marcus Stoinis (59) hit aggressive half-centuries to get Australia close to the target. However, Scotland's bowlers dismissed both in quick succession towards the end and made things interesting. Tim David (24*) then played a cameo to take his side home in the final over.
Fans enjoyed the thrilling T20 World Cup match between Australia and Scotland and shared hilarious memes on social media platforms like X and Instagram.
Here are some of the best memes:
"The guys gave us a good platform, but we couldn't capitalize on it" - Scotland captain Richie Berrington after loss vs Australia in 2024 T20 World Cup
At the post-match presentation, Scotland skipper Richie Berrington felt that their batters set up a decent platform but they failed to capitalize on it. Reflecting on the loss, he said:
"The guys gave us a good platform in the first 10-12 overs, but we couldn't capitalize on it. We were right in the game till the halfway stage in the second innings. Unfortunately, we couldn't manage to execute our plans for long enough. They have a lot of big-hitters and we gave away too many big overs."
However, Berrington was proud of his players and said they learnt a lot from this tournament:
"The breeze plays a role and we tried to make them hit away from the breeze, we did that well occasionally but other times we missed. The guys can hold their heads high for how they've played their cricket throughout the tournament. Fantastic knock from Head and a few good shots from Stoinis. Great learning for us. We came here to go to the next stage but unfortunately, we have just not done enough."
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