March 6 (CRICKETNMORE) - Scotland beat Hong Kong by four wickets in the group B match of ICC World Cup Qualifier at Bulawayo Athletic Club on Tuesday.
Scotland off-spinner Tom Sole returned figures of 10-5-15-4 and fast bowler Alasdair Evan bagged three for 19 at the Bulawayo Athletic Club as Hong Kong collapsed from 46 for no wicket in the 11th over to 91 all out in the 39th over.
The defending champions almost made a mess of a small total, before romping to their second successive victory in Group B in the 24th over for the loss of six wickets. Captain Kyle Coetzer was the top scorer with 41 not out, Ehsan Khan took three for 29 and Ehsan Nawaz picked up two for 24.
Brief Scores
Hong Kong 91 all out, 38.2 overs (Nizakat Khan 26, Aizaz Khan 17, Ehsan Khan 16 not out, Tom Sole 4-15, Alasdair Evans 3-19, Mark Watt 2-23)
Scotland 92-6, 23.3 overs (Kyle Coetzer 41 not out, George Munsey 22; Ehsan Khan 3-29, Ehsan Nawaz 2-24)
Player of the match – Tom Sole (Scotland)
ICC Media Release