It's a fantastic over from Safyaan Sharif, starting with five dots, but Vikramjit Singh flashes one down to third man to finish the over with a boundary.

Lucky boy...

Singh dropped on 35published at 11.4 overs

11.4 overs

Netherlands 61-0 (target 278)

It would have been a blinder, but it's a drop nonetheless.

Vikramjit Singh powerfully punches a drive back to Safyaan Sharif, but the Scotland seamer cannot cling on.

Richie Berrington turns to Michael Leask's off-spin, and it's a tidy enough start.

Just four singles from that set, but this partnership is ominous for Scotland.

Safyaan Sharif offers width to Vikramjit Singh, and the Dutch left-hander doesn't miss out, carving it through the off-side for four.

Five from the over, and that's the powerplay done.

Netherlands now need 221 from 34 overs to qualify for the World Cup at exactly 6.5 an over.

Just a single from the over, other than that boundary.

Will Richie Berrington keep Chris Sole going in the search for vital wickets?

Max O'Dowd flashes one from Chris Sole through the vacant slips cordon, and it goes away for four...

Eight from the over, thanks largely to some excellent running between the wickets.

There is a bowling change, as Safyaan Sharif replaces Brandon McMullen.

Can he find the breakthrough?

Missing leg - Max O'Dowd survives.

A good over from Chris Sole though - a maiden.

Seven more runs come from Brandon McMullen's end.

Richie Berrington will be thinking about an early bowling change, but it's Chris Sole to continue.

Good from Chris Sole, who found his radar in that over, and beat the outside edge of Vikramjit Singh's bat on a couple of occasions.

There was also a big lbw shout against Max O'Dowd that the umpire turned down - would have just clipped leg stump.

They'd love an early wicket or two, would Scotland...

Just two runs from McMullen's second over, courtesy of a miscued hoick into the leg-side.

Much tighter in that set.

Two leg-side wides from Chris Sole, and then Max O'Dowd helps himself to four through point when Sole overcorrects.

Eight more from that over - it's been a fast start for the Netherlands.

Brandon McMullen is so tight to the stumps that he knocks the bails off at the bowler's end.

That's a free hit, and Vikramjit Singh somehow squeezes a yorker down to fine-leg for four.

Four more through point make it a very handy start for the Dutch.

A slightly wayward start for Chris Sole, and some good running from Vikramjit Singh and Max O'Dowd see them take six runs from the over.

It will be Brandon McMullen from the other end - he's had a decent day so far.

Not sure if you're aware, but there is some other cricket going on at Headingley this morning.

Mark Wood has just knocked out Usman Khawaja's leg-stump with a searing 95mph delivery, and Scotland's own speedster, Chris Sole, will be opening up very shortly.

Vikramjit Singh and Max O'Dowd are the Dutch openers...

Right, here's the equation, with credit and thanks to Ben Gardner of Wisden:

If Netherlands clear Scotland's 277 by one run, they need to win in 44 overs. If they clear it by six runs, they need to win in 45 overs.

Scotland defended 234 comfortably at this ground on Tuesday against Zimbabwe. They've got more runs here, and crucially they effectively have a head-start.

Scotland's main man in that first innings was undoubtedly centurion Brandon McMullen, and he's been giving his thoughts to Sky Sports:

"It was a good day out there for me. I was out there early, had to rebuild the innings, and thankfully it came off.

"Just tried to put as much pressure back on the bowlers as possible. As soon as I saw an opportunity to score, I took it.

"Today the wicket was slow and low, so playing straight was key.

"I still don't think it hit it! I know there was a spike, but I didn't see or hear anything.

"I think the pitch will get tougher, so the bowlers just need to hit the stumps and take the 10 wickets."

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