By Jamie Lashley
Scotland will progress no further in the 2016 World T20 as
they were unable to chase down Zimbabwe’s 147. Zimbabwe, led by Sean Williams’
53 and 4 wickets from man of the match Wellington Masakadza, will now face
Afghanistan in what is likely to be the group decider.
The fifth match in this tournament was a tale of two
brothers, who both affected this crucial group B encounter. Hamilton Masakadza,
looking to improve following his disappointing dismissal, was unable to make
amends as he was ran-out again in equally calamitous fashion. A collision with
fellow opener Vusi Sibanda meant he
couldn’t home, leaving the Scotland wicketkeeper plenty of time to whip off the
bails, having collected Kyle Coetzer’s throw. Sibanda came off worse from the
clash, suffering facial injuries. His innings only lasted a few more balls, as
he holed out for 4. It was fans-favourite Sean Williams who rescued the batting
side, who were floundering at 19/2. Wicketkeeper Mutumbani looked to resurrect
the innings, but could only manage a promising 19. Williams brought up his 50
after 32 balls, as, joined by big hitting all-rounder Elton Chigumbura, the
pair looked to finish with a flourish. Williams could only manage 3 more runs,
whilst Chigumbura was caught off the last ball, leaving Scotland a challenging
148 to chase. The pick of the bowlers was 19 year old spinner Watt, whose 2-21
included the wickets of Mutumbani and Waller.
Scotland’s reply started disastrously. Munsey showed good
intent to start quickly, looking to both sweep and reverse sweep against
Masakadza, hitting two fours in the first over. However his demise came in the
last ball of that over, dancing down the crease but unable to connect. Cross
was gone three balls later, caught behind off Chatara. Masakadza removed number
4 Matt Machan in the following over, despite attacking from the Sussex batsman.
The pick of the wickets was a stunning one-handed catch by Raza, again after
Chatara, leaving Scotland 20/4 with Coetzer only contributing 3. The scoring
slowed down considerably as Scotland looked to consolidate and regroup. This was
until Masakadza returned, removing Mommsen and Shariq in one over for 31 and 1
respectively. Scotland’s fight never
really materialised, and was eventually finished off by Donald Tiripano, who
took the last wicket and leaving Scotland eleven short.
MotM: Wellington Masakadza
Notable mentions: Sean Williams, Mark Watt and Josh Davey
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