Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
50 | 15 Runs 1 Wkt | SCOT: 282/8 | RR: 5.64

  • Mark Watt44 (31b)
  • Rohan Mustafa5-0-40-0
  • Zahoor Khan10-0-65-1

Dave: "Once again, Scotland's middle order saves the day for them"

Sonam: "What a finish from Scotland. They just took game away from UAE."

12:48pm Wow. Scotland have made quite a recovery to get to 282 after being reduced to 48-4 at one stage. Berrington was front and centre of everything good Scotland did in this innings. He soaked up the pressure at the start, bided his time and then opened up his shoulders as the game progressed. He found allies in Greaves, Leask and Watt and those contributions have meant that Scotland now have a very defendable total on the board.

UAE, on the other hand, would be upset with how they let the game drift. Their new-ball bowlers were superb, asking probing questions and picking up wickets. Siddique finished with three scalps, with Naseer also accounting for two Scotland batters. Towards the end, though, they could not curb the run-flow, and they now have a significant score to chase. It is not totally beyond them but considering where Scotland were at one stage, you feel they will be the happier side at the break!

Mark Watt: (On Berrington's knock) Superb innings by the skipper. Fantastic effort from him. (On the score and if he would have taken it at the start of the innings) I would have bit your hand off. It is still doing a bit with the older ball and it is a very competitive total. UAE are a good batting team and we have to bowl well to restrict them. Richie is one of the best batters in the world when he gets in. I am really happy (for him). Using the left-right combination worked well for us. (On what Scotland need to do with the ball) Keeping the stumps in play at all costs, straight fields and just do not over-complicate. A little bit of golf yesterday and that has helped my batting (smiles).

49.6
W
Rohan Mustafa to Berrington, 1 run, OUT, excellent yorker at the batter's toes. Berrington squirts it away towards deep square leg, and decides to hare back for the second. He dives to regain his ground but has he done so? We go upstairs...Looks like Berrington is just short of his ground. Take nothing away from this astounding innings, though - it has almost single-handedly taken Scotland
to 282!

RD Berrington run out 127 (202m 136b 9x4 3x6) SR: 93.38

Can Berrington finish with a flourish?

49.5
1
Rohan Mustafa to Watt, 1 run, full and wide outside off stump. Watt reverse-sweeps it with the back of his bat and collects a single to short third man
49.4
4
Rohan Mustafa to Watt, FOUR, full delivery darted into middle and leg stump. Watt backs away, gets his hands through the ball and crunches it past extra cover for four!
49.3
1b
Rohan Mustafa to Berrington, 1 bye, short and wide outside off stump. Berrington is taken by surprise completely and misses his hack. The keeper fumbles, though, and concedes a bye
49.2
6
Rohan Mustafa to Berrington, SIX, Berrington makes UAE pay! Low full toss at the stumps. Berrington stays low, gets underneath it and smears it over cow corner!
49.1
2
Rohan Mustafa to Berrington, 2 runs, dropped, oh dear! Full delivery on middle and leg stump. Berrington has a huge mow at it and slices it. Waseem runs in from long on but makes a hash of it

280 is just 13 runs away. Can Scotland get there? Mustafa to bowl the final over. Around the wicket to Berrington

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