Zimbabwe hold on to end Scotland's World T20

Zimbabwe 147 for 7 (Williams 53) beat Scotland 136 (Berrington 36, Masakadza 4-28) by 11 runs
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Highlights – Zimbabwe beat Scotland for second win

Scotland’s chances of further participation at the World T20 ended in a match they will rue letting slip away. They took regular wickets to keep Zimbabwe to under 150 and then recovered from 20 for 4 to stay in the chase until the final over but in the end, remain without a win in a major tournament in 19 attempts.

Zimbabwe sneaked through for their second victory in qualification even though they failed to tighten up on the disciplines that almost let them down over Hong Kong. There were soft dismissals in their batting and they took their foot off the pedal after a superb start with the ball but they also had much to celebrate.

Sean Williams‘ fifty held them together, Wellington Masakadza‘s wickets at the beginning and in the middle allowed them to keep pulling Scotland back before Donald Tiripano‘s death bowling sealed the win. If nothing else, Zimbabwe showed their ability to hold their nerve in pressure situations, which is what these events are all about.

Full report to follow

Firdose Moonda is ESPNcricinfo’s South Africa correspondent

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