World Cup qualifier: Brandon McMullen's 136 helps Scotland beat Oman and reach Super Six
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Brandon McMullen had registered just 14 runs prior to his 136 against Oman
ICC World Cup Qualifier - Group B, Bulawayo |
Scotland 320 (50 overs): McMullen 136, Berrington 60; Khan 5-55 |
Oman 244-9 (50 overs): Khushi 69; Greaves 5-53 |
Scotland won by 76 runs |
Brandon McMullen's powerhouse 136 led Scotland to the Super Six stage of the World Cup Qualifier with a 76-run win over Oman.
McMullen registered the highest total in the tournament as Scotland finished 320 all out, with Bilal Khan taking five wickets.
Only Naseem Khushi was able to make a significant score in Oman's chase, but he was caught on 69 by Chris McBride.
The Scots finish Group B against Sri Lanka on Tuesday (08:00 BST).
Like Scotland, Sri Lanka have three wins from three and beat Ireland by 133 runs on Sunday.
McBride fell lbw for Scotland in the first over, but McMullen's 136, including three sixes, gave the Scots the momentum they needed, with captain Richie Berrington contributing 60.
McMullen was eventually caught by Kashyap Prajapati, with Berrington run out by Jatinder Singh, but Mark Watt's 25 helped Scotland past 300 late on.
McMullen took the first Oman wicket as Prajapati went for 12 with Jatinder Singh then bowled for 14 by Adrian Neill.
Leask bowled Zeeshan Masqood for eight, Watt dismissed Aqib Ilyas for 31 and Mohammad Nadeem went lbw in the first of five wickets taken by Chris Greaves, which also included top scorer Khushi.
Shoaib Khan was caught for 36 by McMullen as Oman struggled to make in-roads to their 321 target and ended on 244-9.
McMullen 'just tried to keep it simple'
Player of the match McMullen told Sky Sports: "It was a great day and a great way to finish.
"Our bowlers were clinical and [Greaves] finished it off incredibly well.
"I just tried to keep it as simple as possible and do it my way. I played my own game. I can't give you those secrets yet."
As for the final game against Sri Lanka, he added: "We just need to play our best cricket and be more disciplined with the bat and ball. That's basically it.
"Score more than Sri Lanka, that's what [Matthew] Crossy always says."