2019 Scotland Tri-Nation Series

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 between 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]

2019 Scotland Tri-Nation Series
Part of 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2
Date14–21 August 2019
LocationScotland
Teams
 Oman  Papua New Guinea  Scotland
Captains
Zeeshan Maqsood Assad Vala Kyle Coetzer
Most runs
Aqib Ilyas (210) Tony Ura (134) Kyle Coetzer (214)
Most wickets
Khawar Ali (9) Nosaina Pokana (6)
Assad Vala (6)		 Hamza Tahir (10)

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.

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