Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

RD Berrington
RD Berrington
127(136) 9x4 - 3x6
Control %85%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 30 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
2 10 21 7 34 13 16 18
MRJ Watt
MRJ Watt
44(31) 4x4 - 2x6
Control %80%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 12 runs
  • 0x4 - 2x6
8 2 1 1 16 5 1 10

Best performances - Bowlers

SM Sharif
SM Sharif
O6.3
M1
R20
W4
Eco3.07
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
CB Sole
CB Sole
O8
M1
R37
W3
Eco4.62
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Scorer: M Venkat Raghav | Commentator: Shashwat Kumar

4:06pm Right. That will be that from us for this game. Both matches today were fairly lopsided contests but the action does not stop in the World Cup Qualifier. Tomorrow, the West Indies will take on hosts Zimbabwe, while Nepal will also clash with the Netherlands. Do join us for those matches too. Until next time, this is me (Shashwat) signing off on behalf of Sreshth, M Venkat Raghav and everyone else at ESPNcricinfo! Goodbye and take care!

Richie Berrington, Scotland captain: (On the win) It was really important today after the win against Ireland to turn up and adapt to the conditions. Pleasing that we put in such a clinical performance with the ball and make it pretty comfortable. There was a bit on offer for the bowlers today, we knew it was going to be a bit of a graft. The longer you spent out there, the easier it got. We just have to keep getting better as each game comes. (On the bowling) As a team, we speak a lot about being aggressive and taking wickets. Sometimes, you can go for a few runs. Sole was outstanding today. All the way through, we managed to pick wickets. (On chances of making the Super Six) We know the importance of every game. We will enjoy today but we know we have a big game coming up on Sunday against Oman.

Muhammad Waseem, UAE captain: (What went wrong) I think we started very well. We took six wickets but after that, their captain played a very good innings and took the game away from us. (On the score) We started well but we suddenly gave away two-three wickets. Afterwards, we got a partnership but then we collapsed. (On what can be done to avoid such collapses) I think we need some patience. (On their last game) We cannot qualify now but we want to win the last game and we will try to put some points on the table.

Here is Richie Berrington, the Player of the Match: Pleasing to make a contribution today and to get the team up to a decent score. It was a real graft to get to that back end and get the runs flowing again. (On the conditions early) It was kind of expected that there would be a bit on offer for the bowlers. They asked a lot of questions of us. We were under pressure losing early wickets. Leask came in and took the pressure off, with Watt (doing that) at the end. It was not the sort of wicket where timing came easy. I tried to run hard and put the bowlers under pressure as much as I could, and then tried to cash in at the back end. Whatever we do, we have to be our best and try to execute our skills as best as we can.

3:51pm Well, that turned into an utterly one-sided contest in the end. UAE never got going in their run-chase, losing three wickets inside the powerplay. Captain Waseem and Asif tried to rebuild but once the latter perished, UAE fell too far behind. Scotland kept chipping away through the middle overs and Sharif, who had broken the game open with Asif's dismissal, came back at the end to close out the game. Sole was also very impressive with the new ball. McMullen did not quite hit the heights he hit the other day but managed to pick up the important wicket of Mustafa. Watt, as ever, was tidy.

UAE, on the other hand, would be ruing the advantage they gave up earlier in the day when they had Scotland 48-4. Berrington produced a stellar knock to dig Scotland out but UAE were also guilty of letting the game drift. A 283-run chase always seemed a tall order, and the way UAE capitulated indicated that they had given up too many runs in the first innings.

For Scotland, this was perhaps the perfect display, barring what happened early in their batting powerplay. Their captain was back among the runs, their middle order stood up again and their bowlers did not let go of that momentum. They now have two wins in two and would be fancying their chances of making the Super Six. UAE, meanwhile, are now out of contention for the Super Six phase.

35.3
W
Sharif to Zahoor Khan, OUT, that will be that! A sizzling Sharif yorker seals a 111-run win for Scotland! Darted into middle and off stump. Zahoor does not pick the length at all and is very late in bringing his bat down. The ball breezes past and smashes into the stumps!

Zahoor Khan b Sharif 0 (1m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

35.2
0
Sharif to Zahoor Khan, no run, full delivery outside off stump. Zahoor comes forward and pushes it towards extra cover

Zahoor is the last batter in

35.1
W
Sharif to Junaid Siddique, OUT, Sharif has another! Back of a length delivery on middle and off stump. Siddique clears his front leg and tries to tonk it into next week. He clinks it badly, though, and Sole at mid on completes a very easy catch!

Junaid Siddique c Sole b Sharif 2 (7m 8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25.00

END OF OVER:
35 | 1 Run | UAE: 171/8 (112 runs required from 15 overs, RR: 4.88, RRR: 7.46)

  • Karthik Meiyappan23 (28b)
  • Junaid Siddique2 (7b)
  • Mark Watt8-0-22-1
  • Safyaan Sharif6-1-20-2
34.6
0
Watt to Meiyappan, no run, full delivery on middle and off stump. Meiyappan gets a big stride forward and smothers it
34.5
1
Watt to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, length delivery on off stump. Siddique dangles his bat and squirts it off the inside edge into the on side
34.4
0
Watt to Junaid Siddique, no run, full delivery outside off stump. Siddique has a mow at it and gets an inside edge into his pads

U.A.E. 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st21Muhammad WaseemA Sharma
2nd0V AravindMuhammad Waseem
3rd13Rohan MustafaMuhammad Waseem
4th36Asif KhanMuhammad Waseem
5th12Basil HameedMuhammad Waseem
6th28Basil HameedAli Naseer
7th28Basil HameedAayan Afzal Khan
8th27KP MeiyappanAayan Afzal Khan
9th6KP MeiyappanJunaid Siddique
10th0Zahoor KhanKP Meiyappan

ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier

Super Six
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL33060.91
NED32140.662
SCOT32140.215
WI3122-0.091
ZIM3122-0.748
OMA3030-1.087
Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
ZIM44082.241
NED43160.669
WI42240.525
NEP4132-1.171
USA4040-2.164
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL44083.047
SCOT43160.54
OMA4224-1.221
IRE4132-0.061
UAE4040-2.249