T20 World Cup: Scotland beat Papua New Guinea By 17 runs To Secure Second Win

AL AMERAT: In a head-to-head match, Scotland continued to impress in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup as they defeated Papua New Guinea by 17 runs to move closer to a spot in the Super 12 stages of the showpiece event on Tuesday.

Guided by a half-century by Richie Berrington and clinical performance by bowlers, Scotland, who had stunned Bangladesh in their opening match, made easy meat of the lightweight Oman.

They rode on Richie Berrington's entertaining half-century to post a defendable target of 165/9 in 20 overs. In response, Scotland bowlers led by Josh Davey bundled out PNG for 148 all out in 19.3 overs.

Berrington's 70 off 49 balls was the cornerstone of Scotland's innings. He added a crucial 92 runs with Matt Cross for the third wicket, amid a flurry of wickets at the start and the death. Scotland were 26/2 in the 4th over when Barrington and wicketkeeper Matthew Cross came together to raise 92 runs for the third wicket with a score reading 118. Barrington and Calum MacLeod then took the score to 151 before MacCallum was out and that led to another collapse as Scotland, from 151/3 in 18.2 overs ended up at 165/9.

Coming up against disciplined bowling in their chase, PNG lost five wickets in the Powerplay.

Brief scores: Scotland; 165/9 in 20 overs (Richie Berrington 70, Kabua Morea 4-31) vs PNG; 148 all out in 19.3 overs (Norman Vanua 47, Josh Davey 4-18). IANS

Scotland vs Papua New Guinea Live Score:

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