Scotland and Australia are set to play their first bilateral men's T20I series this September in Edinburgh. This marks Australia's first tour of Scotland in 11 years, preceding their five ODIs against England. The T20I matches will be held at The Grange on September 4, 6, and 7, leading up to the first ODI against England at Trent Bridge on September 19.

The announcement coincided with the two teams preparing to face off in a T20 World Cup Group B match in St. Lucia, which will determine whether England or Scotland will join Australia in the Super Eight stage. Currently, England and Scotland have three and five points respectively, trailing behind Australia, who lead the group with six points. If Scotland defeats Australia, they will advance, but they could still qualify if they lose but maintain a superior net run rate over England.

"Cricket Australia came to us and said we would like to partner with you and we said we would absolutely like to partner with you," said Cricket Scotland CEO Trudy Lindblade. "We just needed to find a way to make it happen. So, for us, it was a no-brainer to have Australia coming to Scotland before they play in England and it was just finding a way to make it happen. And thanks to the support of [CA chief executive] Nick Hockley and his team at Cricket Australia, we've been able to find a way."

Scotland and Australia have faced each other in just five international matches, all ODIs, with only two of these matches occurring outside of a World Cup, both at The Grange. Australia has won each encounter. In their last bilateral fixture, a one-off ODI in 2013, Australia secured a dominant 200-run victory. Richie Berrington, Scotland's current captain, is the only player from either team who participated in that 2013 game.