Liam Herringshaw:, external "The pitches in Aberdeen don't tend to be slow, low dust-bowls." #bbccricket have clearly never played on The Links.

I love that from Garry MacDonald, the fact some children might be wagging school to watch the cricket. Not that we condone such behaviour! We need to encourage more children to go to the cricket here in the UK - I remember the thrill I used to get when the PE teacher took us on a day trip to Old Trafford. Much better than double maths.

Back to the middle, Matt Machan looks in good touch - as he so often does - and he pulls Taskin to the boundary when the fast bowler drops short. There is no margin for error on this slow wicket. Coetzer also gets four when he clips one to the fine-leg boundary.

Mahmudullah has 68 wickets in 112 ODIs, so he's no stranger to this standard of cricket. He's trying to keep the chain on Scotland's top order but the shackles are broken when he drops shot and Kyle Coetzer swivels to swat a boundary to square leg. In fact, the ball almost sconned the umpire Bruce Oxenford there. Some nifty footwork avoids disaster.

Garry MacDonald
Former Canterbury spinner and coach

"It's a good crowd here and a lovely day. In fact I think I can see a few of my schoolchildren wagging school. I think I saw some ducking for cover when I entered the ground!"

I've just seen Scotland assistant coach Paul Collingwood for the first time. Like last week, he's gone for the sleeveless vest. And like last week, he's eating again. Looks like a mid-morning wrap for the Durham captain. Taskin continues to look dangerous and appeals for a leg-before against Machan, but it looked to be sliding down leg. Just a single from the over.

Garry MacDonald
Former Canterbury spinner and coach

"Scotland are struggling with confidence. They've not had a big score in this tournament. They made 210 against Afghanistan - their record World Cup score - but that wasn't enough given the wickets we've seen."

A Scotland player is sat in the dug-out with binoculars. It's hardly a big ground, but there's plenty of character and charm about it with its grassy viewing banks.

Now Bangladesh bring on off-spinner Mahmudullah who goes round the wicket to the thick-set left-hander Matt Machan. The Sussex man responds in style - flicking a six over long-on.

Scotland 39-2 after 10 overs (Bangladesh won toss)

Batsmen: Coetzer 7, Machan 1

Fall of wickets: 13-1 (MacLeod 11), 38-2 (Gardiner 19)

Bowling figures: Mortaza 4-0-19-1, Shakib 3-0-6-0, Ahmed 2-0-5-1, Hossain 1-0-8-0

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Matt Machan is the new man to the crease. These two need to go big for Scotland.

Garry MacDonald
Former Canterbury spinner and coach

"He will be extremely disappointed with that. The ball was short and wide and Gardiner could have hit it anywhere. But the ball stuck in the wicket and didn't come on as fast as he thought."

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Scotland just don't help themselves. After playing with restraint and their heads in the first 10 overs, they sully their solid start with another poor shot. This time the ball is high and wide outside off stump and Hamish Gardiner just guides it into Sarkar's hands in the covers. That was a case of go hard or go home. Gardiner has gone home (to the dressing room).

The skiddy, athletic Rubel Hossain is new to the attack as Bangladesh rotate their bowlers. They might have expected to have more than one wicket to their name by now. Gardiner continues to look good on the pull as he clouts another four through mid-wicket. The Tigers continue to be pro-active in the field and have switched the man on the drive to short gully. A little tickle to fine leg brings about four more for Gardiner. Nice, solid start.

Garry MacDonald
Former Canterbury spinner and coach

"In the last couple of games here the ball has stuck in the pitch. It's not easy to score in the first dozen overs and MacLeod played the ball too early in his dismissal because of that. It will get flatter and easier to score as the day goes on."

The Shakib experiment is ditched and right-arm quick Taskin Ahmed is given a chuck. Tall and slender - the 19-year-old has not fully developed - he's getting decent pace from a fairly economical run-up. Bangladesh continue to put a catcher at short cover to try and place doubt into the minds of the batsmen. Four from the over.

BBC Sport correspondent Joe Wilson:, external Pockets of Bangladesh passionates, groups of intrigued locals, supplemented by schoolchildren + grass banks and sun = occasion #SCOvBAN

What's the Scotland equivalent of the Barmy Army? The Tartan Army? Anyway, they are being outnumbered by the Bangladeshis in the crowd. Mortaza continues to drop short every now and again and Gardiner cashes in by pulling him to the mid-wicket boundary.

Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport in Nelson

"A pocket of Scottish kids were up cheering as MacLeod produced two beautiful off drives but his dismissal has roused the cheers and whistles from the strong number of Bangladesh fans on the banks of Saxton Oval.

"Today was almost certainly meant to be a rain filled day but it has turned into a beautiful, if not a tad overcast, morning. It should provide the opportunity for a good game."

Shakib has 184 ODI wickets, but he's bowling tempters here as he gives the ball plenty of air. The Scottish batsmen are staying back in their crease and harnessing their natural urge to take the slow left-armer on. What would Christopher Gayle do? He'd be on 60 by now. There is a slip and a leg slip in place, adding to the pressure.

The pitch looks a belter. It's being used for the third time in this tournament but it's fairly slow and gives the batsmen time to get after the fast bowling. It's like tennis-ball bounce from Mortza who is worked round the corner for two by Coetzer. With a man on the drive, the Scottish batsmen should be wary of messing about outside off stump though.

I can't imagine the Scottish openers are used to facing spin first up. The pitches in Aberdeen don't tend to be slow, low dust-bowls.

Slow left-armer Shakib, who is regarded as one of Bangladesh's few Test-quality players, is coming round the wicket and giving the ball plenty of air as he tries to tempt the Scottish top order into doing something silly. Sometimes that extra thinking time can be dangerous - like those instinctive strikers who always seem to miss when given too much time to dwell on a chance. Anyway, Scotland survive for now and it's three from the over.