ICC World Twenty20 Group D, Durban: Pakistan 171-9 (20 overs) bt Scotland 120 (19.3 overs) by 51 runs.Here are the Live Scores Pakistan Vs Scotland
The first match of the group D was played between Pakistan and Scotland which Pakistan won comfortably by 51 runs. Scotland won the toss and decided to field first.The conditions looked great for cricket, Sunny blue sky and little bit of wind across made it a perfect cricketing day.
Imran nazir and Salman butt (V.c) opened the batting for Pakistan. Both of the openers didn't look impressive at all. Scots opening bowlers did really well by restricting the Paki openers, who feared playing attackive cricket even in the first six power-play restricted overs. Both of the openers fell victim of Blain and scorecard looked like 24/2.
Pakistani batsmen didn't look like playing Twenty20 cricket. Score rate was just like 6rs/over and wickets falling at regular intervals until Shahid afridi came, who stood just for 7 balls, but made a valuable 22 runs including 2 sixes and 2 four.
Scotland bowled really well and they restricted Pakistan to just 171/9 in alloted 20 overs, Which is just average from twenty20's prespective.
When Scots came onto the field for batting, they started really well and were 52/2 at a stage until Shoaib malik brought their spinners on and Scotland batsmen started threwing their wickets away.
Shahid afridi and Umer Gul fetched four wickets each whereas Asif and Muhammad Hafeez got one.
Scotland captain Ryan Watson: "I thought we bowled well up front - we looked to get wickets in the first six overs, which we did - and walking off, I thought we'd done a good job.
"But they came out and bowled really well - their spinners did a great job and in the end it proved a bit too much.
"It's great experience. We're learning all the time. Hopefully we can take what we've learnt today and put it into practice tomorrow night [against India]."
Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik: "We did not bat as well as we are capable of in this game, but I knew we had the bowling to restrict Scotland.
"There are areas like batting and fielding we have to work on, but I am confident we will do well in the tournament."
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