Scotland, Nepal, Afghanistan and Netherlands recorded wins in their first warm-up fixtures played out at various venues across Zimbabwe. However, the match between the host’s and Ireland was washed out without a result.
Today at #CWCQ…#AFGvWI: 🇦🇫 won by 29 runs (DLS)#HKvNET: 🇳🇱 won by 8 wickets (DLS)#UAEvNEP: 🇳🇵won by 5 wickets#SCOvPNG: 🏴 won by 7 wickets#ZIMvIRE: match abandoned due to a wet outfield.
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The 2nd round of warm-up fixtures are slated to take place on 01st Mar 2018 before the main draw commences from 04th Mar 2018.
Brief Scores:
Afghanistan 163/9 in 35 overs (Gulbadin Naib 48, Samiuallah Shenwari 42 n.o, Sheldon Cottrell 3/43, Jason Holder 2/27, Kesrick Williams 2/34) beat West Indies 110 all out in 26.4 overs (Target: 140 in 35 overs – Evin Lewis 36, Marlon Samuels 34, Dawlat Zadran 4/26, Rashid Khan 2/7, Sharafuddin Ashraf 2/21) by 29 runs (Duckworth/Lewis Method)
Hong Kong 157 all out in 41 overs (Babar Hayat 85, Shahid Wasif 24, Paul van Meekeren 4/17, Peter Seelaar 2/17) lost to Netherlands 155/2 in 35.5 overs (Target: 153 from 46 overs – Wesley Barresi 47, Max O’Dowd 45, Ben Cooper 40 n.o, Waqas Barkat 1/15) by 8 wickets and 61 deliveries remaining (Duckworth/Lewis Method)
UAE 171 all out in 28.5 overs (29 overs match – Ashfaq Ahmed 42, Adnan Mufti 37, Ghulam Shabber 32, Lalit Bhandari 4/40, Karan KC 3/38, Lalit Rajbanshi 2/30) lost to Nepal 172/5 in 28.2 overs (Sharad Vesawkar 41 n.o, Dipendra Singh Airee 41, Paras Khadka 28, Amir Hayat 2/15, Mohammad Naveed 1/23) by 5 wickets
Papua New Guinea 196 all out in 46.2 overs (Sese Bau 53, Asad Vala 39, Mark Watt 3/22, Tom Sole 3/32, Safyaan Sharif 2/44) lost to Scotland 197/3 in 36.4 overs (Matthew Cross 101 n.o, Kyle Coetzer 46, Craig Wallace 32 n.o, Asad Vala 2/23) by 7 wickets
