Scotland scrape past UAE with one wicket & ball left
Scotland secured a nail-biting one-wicket victory over the United Arab Emirates in a Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 Tri-Series match at Forthill, Dundee, with Jasper Davidson hitting the winning boundary off the penultimate ball. The win followed a nine-run victory over Canada two days earlier at the same venue, which had already secured Scotland's place at next year's World Cup Qualifier, making this contest something of a bonus dead-rubber that still delivered high drama.
Chasing 231 after UAE's Adeeb Usmani struck a superb 116 off 126 balls, Scotland slumped to 2-2 as George Munsey and Brandon McMullen both fell for ducks. Finlay McCreath and Richie Berrington steadied the innings, before Michael Jones (44) and Matthew Cross (66) added 72 for the fifth wicket, yet the chase still went to the wire, with Scotland eventually finishing on 235-9 from 39.5 overs.
- Scotland beat UAE by one wicket with just one ball remaining
- Jasper Davidson hit the winning boundary in a dramatic finish
- Follows Scotland's earlier win over Canada securing Qualifier spot