2019 Scotland Tri-Nation Series
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Part of 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | 14–21 August 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Scotland Tri-Nation Series was the first round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament and took place in Scotland in August 2019.[1][2] It was a tri-nation series among Oman, Papua New Guinea and the Scotland cricket teams,[3] with the matches played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.[4] The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 formed part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[5][6][7] After the series, Scotland were at the top of the points table, after finishing ahead of Oman on net run rate, with both teams level on points.[8][9]
The opening match of the tournament saw Oman beat Papua New Guinea by four wickets to record their first win in an ODI cricket match.[10] Oman also won the next game of the series, beating hosts Scotland by eight wickets.[11] Scotland won the next match by three wickets,[12] against Papua New Guinea, with their captain Kyle Coetzer making 96 runs in the run chase.[13] In the fourth match, Scotland beat Oman by 85 runs, with Hamza Tahir taking his first five-wicket haul for the hosts in ODI cricket.[14] The fifth match, between Scotland and Papua New Guinea, was used to help raise funds for a local cancer charity.[15] Scotland went on to win the match by 38 runs to record their third win of the series.[16] In the final match, Oman beat Papua New Guinea by four wickets, leaving Papua New Guinea without a win in the series.[17]
Squads
[edit]Oman[18] | Papua New Guinea[19] | Scotland[20] |
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Fixtures
[edit]1st ODI
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- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
- Jay Odedra (Oma) and Gaudi Toka (PNG) both made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Adrian Neill (Sco) and Aamir Kaleem (Oma) both made their ODI debuts.
3rd ODI
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
- Gavin Main and Hamza Tahir (Sco) both made their ODI debuts.
4th ODI
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- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
- Ajay Lalcheta (Oma) made his ODI debut.
- Calum MacLeod (Sco) scored his 2,000th run in ODIs.[21]
- Hamza Tahir (Sco) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[22]
5th ODI
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
- Alex Dowdalls (Sco) umpired in his 250th international match.[23]
6th ODI
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- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
References
[edit]- ^ "Cricket Returns to Aberdeen for Cricket World Cup League 2". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ "Favourites Scotland eager to take on challengers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Preview: Cricket World Cup League Two – Round One". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Cricket returns to Aberdeen". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 series announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Namibia crowned ICC World Cricket League Division 2 champions with victory over Oman". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "All-round Oman performance hands PNG their fourth defeat". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Oman finish opening round of Cricket World Cup League 2 on a high". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Goud half-century gives Oman perfect start in ICC CWC League Two". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Oman shocks Scotland in Cricket World Cup League Two". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Coetzer leads Scotland to victory over PNG". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Coetzer leads Scotland to victory over PNG". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Cricket World Cup League 2: Scotland beat Oman by 85 runs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Scotland's cricketers back north-east cancer charity at match against Papua New Guinea". Press and Journal. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Berrington blasts Scotland to victory". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Barras fail to register win in Scotland tour". Loop PNG. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Oman has high hopes of doing well in ODI campaign: Mendis". Times of Oman. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Two New Faces Join Barras On Scotland Tour". Post Courier. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Scotland squad announced for Cricket World Cup League Two". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Five-star Tahir sees Scotland to victory". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Five-star Tahir sees Scotland to victory". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Alex Dowdalls marks 250 international appearances". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
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