The 2019 Scotland Tri-Nation Series was the first round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament and took place in Scotland in August 2019.[1][2] It was a tri-nation series among Oman, Papua New Guinea and the Scotland cricket teams,[3] with the matches played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.[4] The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 formed part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[5][6][7] After the series, Scotland were at the top of the points table, after finishing ahead of Oman on net run rate, with both teams level on points.[8][9]

The opening match of the tournament saw Oman beat Papua New Guinea by four wickets to record their first win in an ODI cricket match.[10] Oman also won the next game of the series, beating hosts Scotland by eight wickets.[11] Scotland won the next match by three wickets,[12] against Papua New Guinea, with their captain Kyle Coetzer making 96 runs in the run chase.[13] In the fourth match, Scotland beat Oman by 85 runs, with Hamza Tahir taking his first five-wicket haul for the hosts in ODI cricket.[14] The fifth match, between Scotland and Papua New Guinea, was used to help raise funds for a local cancer charity.[15] Scotland went on to win the match by 38 runs to record their third win of the series.[16] In the final match, Oman beat Papua New Guinea by four wickets, leaving Papua New Guinea without a win in the series.[17]

Squads

 Oman[18]  Papua New Guinea[19]  Scotland[20]

Fixtures

1st ODI

14 August 2019
11:00
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea 
229/8 (50 overs)
v
 Oman
234/6 (49.1 overs)
Tony Ura 54 (63)
Zeeshan Maqsood 3/35 (10 overs)
Sandeep Goud 67* (72)
Charles Amini 2/49 (10 overs)
Oman won by 4 wickets
Mannofield Park, Aberdeen
Umpires: Alex Dowdalls (Sco) and David McLean (Sco)
Player of the match: Sandeep Goud (Oma)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jay Odedra (Oma) and Gaudi Toka (PNG) both made their ODI debuts.

2nd ODI

15 August 2019
11:00
Scorecard
Scotland 
168 (44.4 overs)
v
 Oman
169/2 (45.1 overs)
Kyle Coetzer 56 (72)
Khawar Ali 4/23 (9 overs)
Khawar Ali 79* (140)
Adrian Neill 1/24 (9.1 overs)
Oman won by 8 wickets
Mannofield Park, Aberdeen
Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and David McLean (Sco)
Player of the match: Khawar Ali (Oma)

3rd ODI

17 August 2019
11:00
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea 
205/9 (50 overs)
v
 Scotland
207/7 (48.5 overs)
Tony Ura 46 (47)
Hamza Tahir 4/37 (10 overs)
Kyle Coetzer 96 (123)
Nosaina Pokana 3/25 (7.5 overs)
Scotland won by 3 wickets
Mannofield Park, Aberdeen
Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Allan Haggo (Sco)
Player of the match: Kyle Coetzer (Sco)

4th ODI

18 August 2019
11:00
Scorecard
Scotland 
223/7 (50 overs)
v
 Oman
138 (38.2 overs)
Richie Berrington 68 (87)
Ajay Lalcheta 2/35 (9 overs)
Aqib Ilyas 45 (58)
Hamza Tahir 5/38 (9.2 overs)
Scotland won by 85 runs
Mannofield Park, Aberdeen
Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Allan Haggo (Sco)
Player of the match: Hamza Tahir (Sco)

5th ODI

20 August 2019
11:00
Scorecard
Scotland 
242/7 (50 overs)
v
 Papua New Guinea
204/9 (50 overs)
Richie Berrington 81 (64)
Assad Vala 2/39 (9 overs)
Assad Vala 48 (90)
Mark Watt 2/43 (10 overs)
Scotland won by 38 runs
Mannofield Park, Aberdeen
Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Alex Dowdalls (Sco)
Player of the match: Richie Berrington (Sco)
  • Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
  • Alex Dowdalls (Sco) umpired in his 250th international match.[23]

6th ODI

21 August 2019
11:00
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea 
206/9 (50 overs)
v
 Oman
207/6 (47.4 overs)
Tony Ura 34 (39)
Jay Odedra 4/34 (10 overs)
Aqib Ilyas 63 (76)
Charles Amini 3/39 (10 overs)
Oman won by 4 wickets
Mannofield Park, Aberdeen
Umpires: Alex Dowdalls (Sco) and David McLean (Sco)
Player of the match: Aqib Ilyas (Oma)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.

References

  1. ^ "Cricket Returns to Aberdeen for Cricket World Cup League 2". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Favourites Scotland eager to take on challengers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Preview: Cricket World Cup League Two – Round One". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Cricket returns to Aberdeen". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  5. ^ "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 series announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Namibia crowned ICC World Cricket League Division 2 champions with victory over Oman". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  8. ^ "All-round Oman performance hands PNG their fourth defeat". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Oman finish opening round of Cricket World Cup League 2 on a high". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Goud half-century gives Oman perfect start in ICC CWC League Two". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Oman shocks Scotland in Cricket World Cup League Two". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Coetzer leads Scotland to victory over PNG". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Coetzer leads Scotland to victory over PNG". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Cricket World Cup League 2: Scotland beat Oman by 85 runs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Scotland's cricketers back north-east cancer charity at match against Papua New Guinea". Press and Journal. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Berrington blasts Scotland to victory". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  17. ^ "Barras fail to register win in Scotland tour". Loop PNG. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  18. ^ "Oman has high hopes of doing well in ODI campaign: Mendis". Times of Oman. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  19. ^ "Two New Faces Join Barras On Scotland Tour". Post Courier. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  20. ^ "Scotland squad announced for Cricket World Cup League Two". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  21. ^ "Five-star Tahir sees Scotland to victory". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  22. ^ "Five-star Tahir sees Scotland to victory". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  23. ^ "Alex Dowdalls marks 250 international appearances". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 20 August 2019.


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