Scotland cruise to seven-wicket victory over Oman
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Scotland boosted their chances of qualifying for the second round of the T20 Cricket World Cup on Sunday after thrashing Oman by seven wickets in Antigua to move to the top of Group B.
Brandon McMullen's unbeaten 61 off just 31 balls steered Scotland to victory with nearly seven overs to spare as the Scots finished on 153-3 off 13.1 overs to reel in Oman's total of 150-7.
Oman, beaten in their opening two Group B games against Namibia and Australia, won the toss and opted to field in bright conditions at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound.
The move paid off with opener Pratik Athavale hitting 54 off 40 balls to get the innings going, with Naseem Khushi adding 10 and Aqib Ilyas 16.
Zeeshan Maqsood fell cheaply for three runs before Khalid Kail was run out 10 runs later to leave the Omanis wobbling at 71-4 after 8.5 overs.
But Ayaan Khan steadied the ship with an unbeaten 41 off 39 deliveries with support from Mehran Khan, who added 13.
Safyaan Sharif was the only Scottish bowler with multiple wickets, but the seamer's brace came for an expensive 40 runs.
Brad Wheal bowled an economical spell of 1-19 off four overs while spinner Mark Watt's four overs went for 25 runs with one wicket.
The Scottish victory have piled the pressure on England, who are without a win from their opening two matches.
