Zimbabwe 171 for 4 (Raza 58, Sole 3-36) beat Scotland 169 (Coetzer 61, Cremer 5-29) by six wickets
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Sikandar Raza’s 58 helped Zimbabwe chase down the 170 target with 13 overs to spare © Peter Della Penna
Zimbabwe’s spin-bowling attack capitalized on an overeager batting approach with captain Graeme Cremer‘s 5 for 29 doing the bulk of the damage to wipe out Scotland for 169 in 42 overs before Sikandar Raza’s composed half-century clinched a six-wicket win for the tourists at the Grange.
When Cremer had Scotland captain Kyle Coetzer stumped for 61 in the 22nd over, it seemed at the time to be a minor speed bump with Scotland 106 for 2, still on course for what looked like another 300-plus total on a decent batting track under rare spring sunshine in Edinburgh. But when Calum MacLeod was bowled six overs later by Sean Williams for 58 while exposing his stumps on an attempted back foot punch, the floodgates were opened and Cremer raided the middle order for his second career five-for.
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Peter Della Penna is ESPNcricinfo’s USA correspondent. @PeterDellaPenna
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