Scotland earned a dominant 76-run victory over Oman in Bulawayo however outcomes elsewhere meant either side secured locations within the Cricket World Cup tremendous six.
The Scots reached a mammoth whole of 320 thanks primarily to the brilliance of Brandon McMullen, who notched a century alongside a wholesome contribution from captain Richie Berrington.
Oman’s gradual run price, partnered with Scotland’s common wicket-taking capacity, meant Doug Watson’s males had been in a position to make it three wins from three in qualifying.
Christopher McBride was dismissed lbw by Bilal Khan with simply the third ball of the day however McMullen and Matthew Cross put 82 on the board earlier than the latter was clear bowled by Jay Odedra.
Scotland seemingly took the sport away from their opponents as McMullen and Berrington crossed a ton partnership and 220 runs precisely had been on the board earlier than Oman managed to search out their subsequent wicket due to a run out that dismissed the skipper. McMullen was subsequent within the hutch with 136 to his title.
Two wickets in an over removed Michael Leask and Chris Greaves to present Oman a sniff with Scotland sitting on 262, however 32 from Tomas Mackintosh and 25 from Mark Watt ensured they surpassed 300, giving the chasing facet plenty of work to do.
Oman had been very gradual out of the blocks and placed on simply 25 runs for the opening powerplay – one ball later Kashyap Prajapati was clear bowled by McMullen.
Still, the wicket didn’t shift Oman into gear they usually had been quickly 4 down with simply 72 scored after Jatinder Singh, Aqib Ilyas and Zeeshan Maqsood misplaced their wickets.
Mohammad Nadeem and Ayaan Khan quickly adopted and Shoaib Khan (36) and Naseem Khushi’s (69) late efforts weren’t sufficient as Scotland went by with three wins.
Ireland’s 133-run loss to Sri Lanka ended their world cup hopes and despatched Oman additionally into the Super Six stage.
Ireland had been dismissed for 192 in response to Sri Lanka’s 325.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
