Inglis hundred helps Australia beat Scotland

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T20 International: The Grange, Edinburgh

Australia 196-4 (20 overs): Inglis 103, Green 36; Currie 3-37

Scotland 126 (16.4 overs): McMullen 59; Stoinis 4-23

Australia triumph by 70 runs

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Josh Inglis' magnificent 100 helped Australia to a comfy triumph implicit Scotland successful the 2nd T20 planetary of their three-match series.

The Leeds-born wicket-keeper smashed 7 fours and 7 sixes arsenic helium reached 3 figures successful conscionable 43 balls, the fastest ever 100 for Australia successful men's T20Is.

Having won the flip and opted to bowl, Scotland made aboriginal inroads done the returning Brad Currie, who removed Travis Head for a first-ball duck and had Jake Fraser-McGurk good caught connected the long-on bound by Chris Sole.

However, Inglis and Cam Green (36) past added 92 for the 3rd wicket arsenic the momentum swung Australia's way.

Some lusty blows from Tim David saw the visitors decorativeness powerfully aft Sole and Currie had stemmed the travel of runs slightly.

George Munsey past took 17 from the archetypal implicit of the chase, but helium and Brandon McMullen were the lone Scottish batters to scope treble figures successful a disappointing batting effort.

McMullen continues to impressment connected the planetary signifier and his 59 featured 4 fours and 4 sixes, but erstwhile helium was superbly caught by David connected the long-on boundary, Scotland's slim hopes of triumph went with him.

The sides conscionable again connected Saturday successful the last lucifer of the series.

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