Scotland misplaced a reduced-overs ODI match in opposition to Oman by 12 runs in what has been a irritating World Cup League Two go to to Namibia.
The primary scheduled assembly with Oman was deserted with out a ball bowled on Thursday due to damp circumstances, whereas Monday’s recreation with the host nation acquired beneath approach however was rained off.
Extra dangerous climate in Windhoek led to a 20-over contest, down from the scheduled 50, and Oman made a flying begin, reaching 100 with out loss on the midway stage due to skipper Jatinder Singh (51) and Ashish Odedara (43).
The openers fell within the eleventh and twelfth overs and wickets started to tumble commonly thereafter.
Sayfaan Sharif took a momentum shifting two wickets within the fifteenth over, with each batters out for a duck and the rating on 127-5.
Michael Leask and Jack Jarvis additionally claimed a brace of wickets as Shakeel Ahmed hit a six and a 4 off Sharif within the remaining over to complete on 23 not out for a 163-7 complete.
In reply, Scotland misplaced skilled opener George Munsey within the second over and Finlay McCreath was gone within the subsequent.
Brandon McMullen hit his second supply for 4 and adopted that with back-to-back sixes however he too was quickly departed for 22, together with captain Richie Berrington, who managed yet another run.
Wicketkeeper Matthew Cross was Scotland’s prime scorer on 24, however the lack of a wicket for a mere three runs in each the 18th and nineteenth overs ended any hope of victory, with 17 coming off the twentieth for 151-9.
Defending champions Scotland stay second within the World Cup League Two desk, which options eight groups, however have performed three extra matches than leaders the USA, who’re 4 factors higher off.
Oman are as much as third, three factors behind the Scots, with 4 matches in hand.
Oman will search a second win over Namibia on Friday and the tri-series between the three concludes with Scotland in opposition to Namibia on Sunday.
