Chris Greaves delivered the performance of a lifetime as he along with Mark Watt, Josh Davey and Brad Wheal inspire Scotland to a well deserved six-run victory over Bangladesh in their opening match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 at Al Amerat in Oman, which also saw the host nation put up a commanding performance in their opening game against Papua New Guinea in the morning session match via notable performances from Zeeshan Maqsood, Jatinder Singh and Aqib Ilyas.
All the teams get a day-off as the first round fixtures of the other group take place on 18th October 2021 in UAE, followed by the 2nd day’s action from Al Amerat on the 19th. This was only the 2nd ever T20I game that took place between Scotland and Bangladesh and they now have an unbeaten record against the Sub-continent Full member nation.
Scotland beat Bangladesh, at Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amerat by six runs
Scotland 140/9 in 20 overs (Chris Greaves 45, George Munsey 29; Mahedi Hasan 3/19, Shakib Al Hasan 2/17)
Bangladesh 134/7 in 20 overs (Mushfiqur Rahim 38, Mahmudullah 23; Brad Wheal 3/24, Chris Greaves 2/19)
Oman beat Papua New Guinea, at Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amerat by six runs
Papua New Guinea 129/9 in 20 overs (Assad Vala 56, Charles Amini Jr 37, Sese Bau 13; Zeeshan Maqsood 4/20, Bilal Khan 2/16, Kaleemullah 2/19)
Oman 131 for no loss in 13.4 overs (Jatinder Singh 73 n.o, Aqib Ilyas 50 n.o)
