GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Chris Sole spectacularly spilled a catch with Australia requiring three runs from the final 4 deliveries, as Scotland crashed to a five-wicket defeat right here late Saturday night time handy England a spot within the Tremendous Eights of the Twenty20 World Cup.
In pursuit of a aggressive 181 on the Daren Sammy Cricket Stadium, Australia entered the ultimate over needing 5 runs to win, and singles of the primary deliveries saved the door barely ajar from the persistent Scots.
Tim David then skied Brad Wheal’s third supply to deep mid-wicket, the place Sole settled below the ball however watched in despair because the ball squirted from his grasp.
David, who completed unbeaten on a 14-ball 24, scampered a brace to stage the scores after which deposited the following supply over mid-wicket for six to finish the sport and full Australia’s unbeaten run in Group B.
The largest winner was England; nevertheless, Scotland’s defeat left each groups on 5 factors, however England boasted a superior web run charge.
“It’s massively disappointing as a gaggle,” stated batsman Brandon McCullen, who scored 60 in Scotland’s 180 for 5 off their 20 overs.
“We’ve performed some glorious cricket on this event to this point, and the idea was tremendous excessive going into in the present day’s sport.
“We had a very good begin within the first half of the sport and the primary innings, and we simply couldn’t fairly again it up within the bowling.”
Despatched in, Scotland misplaced Michael Jones for 2 to the sixth supply of the night with three runs on the board however rebounded fantastically by means of McCullen, the 24-year-old right-hander thumping two fours and half-dozen sixes in a 34-ball cameo.
He placed on 89 for the second wicket with George Munsey (35), and when each fell within the house of 15 balls, captain Richie Berrington struck an unbeaten 42 from 31 balls, together with a 4 and a few sixes, to rally the innings.
Australia’s chase started shakily, veteran left-hander David Warner (1) and captain Mitchell Marsh (8) falling cheaply to go away the chase perched on 34 for 2 firstly of the sixth over.
Travis Head, who top-scored with 68 off 49 deliveries, placed on 26 for the third wicket with Glenn Maxwell (8), however when the latter departed within the ninth over, bowled by a magnificence from left-arm spinner Mark Watt (2-34) that pitched and straightened, the Aussies had been 60 for 3 and in want of a lift.
It got here as an 80-run fourth wicket stand between Head and Man-of-the-Match Marcus Stonis (59), belting 9 fours and two sixes in a surprising 29-ball knock.
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