Hobart, Australia---Five facts for Saturday's World Cup Pool A match between Australia and Scotland at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart (14:30 local/03:30 GMT):
- Australia have won all four previous one-day international meetings with Scotland, winning by at least 189 runs in the three matches they batted first and by 6 wickets in the game they chased in.
- Only Andrew Symonds (103) and Lance Klusener (124) have better batting averages than Michael Clarke in World Cup history 74.9 (more than five innings).
- Josh Davey's bowling average of 19.1 is the fourth best of any bowler to bowl in 20-plus ODI innings from any nation. Mitchell Starc is one of just five other players to have an average below 20.
- Scotland have lost all 13 of their World Cup matches, no other side has played more than six (Namibia) without picking up at least one victory.
- Australia have won 10 of their last 11 ODIs at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart, their one loss in this run that started in 2001 coming against Sri Lanka, in 2012.
AFP
