HOBART: Scotland opener George Munsey scored a gritty 54 up the order but Zimbabwean bowlers put on a tight bowling display to restrict them to 131/6 in 20 overs in a must-win Group B match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.
Batting first in an all-important last first-round fixture of the ongoing World Cup, Scotland could accumulate 131/6 in their quota of 20 overs despite Munsey’s half-century.
Scotland had a poor start to their innings as they lost two wickets for a mere 24 runs in the fifth over.
Skipper Richie Berrington and Munsey then attempted to anchor the innings and added 40 runs for the third wicket partnership.
The pair batted cautiously and conceded 32 deliveries before Berrington fell in the 10th over to Sikandar Raza. He could score 13 off 15.
Scotland then again witnessed a cautious partnership in the middle as Munsey partnered with Calum MacLeod for the fifth wicket that added 34 runs to the total.
Munsey top-scored for the side with 54 off 51 deliveries before falling in the 17th over. His knock remained a touch slow and failed to power Scotland to a massive total.
Besides Munsey, MacLeod was Scotland’s notable run-getter as he scored 25 off 26 deliveries.
For Zimbabwe, Tendai Chatara and Richard Ngarva bagged two wickets each, while Blessing Muzarabani and Raza struck out a batter each.
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