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Home , Kyle Coetzer, Mahmudullah, Matt Machan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Preston Mommsen, Shakib Al Hasan

FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2015 44 beat Scotland by six in World Cup

NELSON: scored 95 to steer ment quarterfinals. But it has tough matches Bangladesh’s largest successful run chase in remaining against England and New Zealand one-day international as it beat Scotland and may have to win one of those games to by six wickets to keep alive its quarterfinal ensure it progresses. chances at the World Cup. “Our bowlers haven’t bowled well but the Scotland set Bangladesh 319 to win yester- good thing is the batters got runs, especially day after posting 318-8, an innings built around with a big match (against England) coming up,” a record-breaking 156 of opener . Bangladesh said. “We Iqbal’s innings of 95 from 100 balls, which was still have two chances. We will try our level best the highest by a Bangladesh batsman in a against England, if not against New Zealand.” World Cup match, and his of 139 The Scottish squad was disheartened to with Mohammad (62) estab- have lost in a match in which it set so many lished the strong pace that was necessary for team milestones. Coetzer compiled the first Bangladesh to achieve its target with 11 balls to for Scotland in a World Cup match and spair. his 156 - his second ODI hundred - was the sec- Iqbal was out in the 32nd over when ond-highest individual total for Scotland in all SCOREBOARD Bangladesh was 201-3, leaving a lot of work still ODIs, and the highest score by a batsman from to do, but he had cleared the way: Bangladesh an associate - or second-tier - team in World Scoreboard at close of play in the World Cup match between Bangladesh and was 191-2 after 30 overs where Scotland had Cup matches. Scotland yesterday in Nelson, New Zealand. been 152-3. He reached his century from 103 balls, then spurred the eclipsing the previous-highest score for Scotland Innings 0-29-0, Sa. Rahman 7-0-47-1, Nas. Hossain Bangladesh chase, which was the second-high- Scotland in a World Cup match which stood at K. Coetzer c Sarkar b Nas. Hossain 156 5-0-32-2. est successful run chase in World Cup history, 76. Scotland had confidence of defending its C. MacLeod c Mahmudullah b Mortaza 11 scoring 60 from 42 balls. total to achieve its first-ever World Cup win but H. Gardiner c Sarkar b Ahmed 19 Bangladesh Innings Bangladesh was a batsman down after regu- the Bangladesh run chase was too skilfully M. Machan c & b Sa. Rahman 35 T. Iqbal lbw b Davey 95 lar opener dislocated a shoulder managed. P. Mommsen c Sarkar b Nas. Hossain 39 S. Sarkar c Cross b Davey 2 while fielding and that made a solid and fast- “It’s very tough to take,” Scotland captain R. Berrington c Rahim b Ahmed 26 M. Mahmudullah b Wardlaw 62 paced start essential if it was to run down said. “We did a lot of things M. Cross c Sa. Rahman b Ahmed 20 M. Rahim c MacLeod b Evans 60 Scotland’s demanding total. right today but unfortunately we couldn’t put J. Davey 4 S. Al Hasan not out 52 When Rahim was out, with 72 runs still the full package together. required, made an unbeaten 52 “Unfortunately, we just couldn’t create enough M. Haq c Sarkar b Al Hasan 1 Sa. Rahman not out 42 and added 42 in an unbroken chances to get 10 wickets.” Coetzer swelled the A. Evans not out 0 Extras (nb-1 w-8) 9 stand for the fifth to guide Bangladesh to Scotland total in partnerships of 78 for the third Extras (lb-1 nb-1 w-5) 7 Total (for 4 wickets, 48.1 overs) 322 their second win at the tournament. wicket with (35) and 139 for the Total (for 8 wickets, 50 overs) 318 Fall of wickets: 1-5 S. Sarkar, 2-144 M. Bangladesh has now beaten Afghanistan fourth wicket with Mommsen (39). Scotland’s Mahmudullah, 3-201 T. Iqbal, 4-247 M. and Scotland and shared points with total was its third highest in ODIs, its highest Fall of wickets: 1-13 C. MacLeod, 2-38 H. Rahim. in a washed-out match to take five points and against a top-tier nation, and marked only the Gardiner, 3-116 M. Machan, 4-257 P. Did not bat: A. Haque, N. Hossain, M. stake a strong claim for a place in the tourna- third occasion it has surprassed 300. — AP Mommsen, 5-269 K. Coetzer, 6-308 R. Mortaza, R. Hossain, T. Ahmed Berrington, 7-312 M. Cross, 8-315 M. Haq. Did not bat: I. Wardlaw Bowling: I. Wardlaw 9.1-0-75-1 (w-2), J. Davey 10-0- Bowling: 68-2 (w-5), A. Evans 10-1-67-1, M. Machan M. Mortaza 8-0-60-1 (nb-1 w-1), S. Al Hasan 7-0-45-0, M. Haq 10-0-49-0 (nb-1 w-1), R. 10-0-46- 1(w-1), T. Ahmed 7-0-43-3 (w-2), R. Berrington 2-0-18-0. Hossain 8-0-60-0 (w-1), M. Mahmudullah 5- : Bangladesh won by 6 wickets.

World Cup results/standings

Pool A At Nelson Scotland 318-8 (Kyle Coetzer 156) v Bangladesh 322-4 (Tamim Iqbal 95, Mahmudullah 62, Mushfiqur Rahim 60, Shakib Al Hasan 52 not out) Bangladesh won by six wickets

Played won lost tied no result points run rate Pool A New Zealand 4 4 0 0 0 8 +3.589 Sri Lanka 4 3 1 0 0 6 +0.128 Australia 4 2 1 0 1 5 +1.804 Bangladesh 4 2 1 0 1 5 +1.182 England 4 1 3 0 0 2 -1.201 Afghanistan 4 1 3 0 0 2 -1.953 Scotland 4 0 4 0 0 0 -1.423

Pool B India 3 3 0 0 0 6 +2.630 4 3 1 0 0 6 +1.950 West Indies 4 2 2 0 0 4 -0.313 Pakistan 4 2 2 0 0 4 -0.385 Ireland 3 2 1 0 0 4 -1.137 Zimbabwe 4 1 3 0 0 2 -0.723 UAE 4 0 4 0 0 0 -1.691 NELSON: Bangladesh’s Mahmud Ullah (front) limps from the field after being bowled and hit on the Note: Top four in each group qualify for quarter-finals. foot by the ball as Scotland’s Matt Machan reacts during the Pool A 2015 cricket match between Bangladesh and Scotland at Saxton Park Oval in Nelson yesterday. — AFP