Scotland's opening match in T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier
Top two from round-robin progress to 2024 tournament
Germany 16-0 (target 235) v Scotland
The rain is coming. Scotland need to hustle.
Surely you bring on Michael Leask here? Nope. Currie remains on.
Do I need to explain Duckworth-Lewis? We all know what I mean when I say Duckworth-Lewis, right?
Germany 10-0 (target 235) v Scotland
Brad Currie opens from the far end - his debut spell in international cricket.
The close followers of Scottish cricket might wonder where Chris Sole is. The bad news is, he was ruled out late last night through a rib injury. The loss of Scotland's fastest pace bowler is undoubtedly a blow.
There are some very, very dark clouds gathering on the horizon. Scotland will be keen to get these five overs in as soon as possible.
Germany 2-0 (target 235) v Scotland
Mark Watt gets Scotland's bowling attack up and running - you don't often see a spinner opening.
There's a couple of singles to begin for the German openers - captain Venkatraman Ganesan and Joshua van Heerden.
Scotland v Germany (target 235)
It all ends in village circumstances, with the ball going through to the keeper and Leask charging up the wicket for single run. Chris Greaves made no contact, sadly.
That's the end of Scotland's innings! Some massive power-hitting from Ollie Hairs and George Munsey in the top order, before Richie Berrington and Michael Leask teed off at the end.
It's a monstrous 234 runs for the Scots - their second highest tally ever. Germany will have a very tough time chasing that.
See you in fifteen minutes or so for that.
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Scotland 233-5 v Germany
Berrington clubs the first ball for four. Wherever Germany bowl, it goes to the rope.
But, Klein is able to bowl a few singles and a dot. There won't be a new record today.
In fact - there's a wicket. Richie Berrington feathers one through to the keeper. Dieter Klein has tried to vary things and he has some reward, adding a little more respect to the score.
Scotland 227-4 v Scotland
221 is the second-highest total in Scotland's T20 history - that's definitely within sight, and maybe even in this over.
Berrington slogs another four, before letting Michael Leask take strike.
He leans back and watches his shot fly away over mid-on. Another maximum - he wants in on this action. He follows it with a four as he sweeps to the leg-side.
And he finishes with another six! 253 is the record... is it on?! Surely not.
Image source, SNS'Excuse me sir, have you found any cricket balls?'
Scotland 205-4 v Germany
Just 18 more balls for Scotland... they should make 200, but how much will they add to that?
Richie Berrington added a four at the end of the last over, and he has another one there - swiping a full toss to the boundary.
He carves the next one over point and all the way to the rope. This is a big innings from the skipper - they needed him.
And with the final ball of the over, he gets down on one knee and slogs it to the leg side. It's another maximum that brings up 50 for Berrington and 200 for Scotland.
Scotland 187-4 v Germany
A classic Michael Leask shot, as he swings with the big club in his hands. He slogs over the fielder on the rope and despite an acrobatic leap, it's a six.
It wasn't far away from a catch. Leask probably had his heart in his mouth.
Scotland 174-4 v Germany
Michael Leask gets another four - but again, it's not how he intended it. He tries to clip it to the leg-side but it's edged to the off-side and all the way to the rope. You'll take them, however they come.
He sweeps again, again the ball clips off the top edge and again it goes for four. Dieter Klein can't believe it.
Scotland 163-4 v Germany
Michael Leask is off the mark with a bizarre boundary. He clips it back to the bowler on the bounce. Naqash lobs it back at the stumps, it hits them, but Leask's bat is in. The ball shoots off to the boundary and Leask gets off the mark with four.
Muslim Yar Ashraf is on against Berrington... and the Scotland captain slog sweeps over the bowler for six. That's in someone's garden.
They've got a new ball... and Berrington goes again! It's over the head of long-off, with the wind behind them.
Scotland 146-4 v Germany
Sahir Naqash is into his fourth and final over. He faces Berrington... who strikes it up and over extra cover for four. That'll give him confidence.
A quick single puts McMullen on. He walks across to his off-stump, but the ball shapes back in and takes the bails clean off. That wasn't pretty.
This is a crucial moment now. Michael Leask comes in.
Scotland 135-3 v Germany
Berrington and McMullen formed a superb partnership out in Zimbabwe. Scotland will need them to restart the motor after a few costly overs that has lost them two wickets.
McMullen is off the mark with a quick single. Berrington, too, is yet to score a boundary. Muslim Yar Ashraf is back bowling... and the rope remains safe, for the time being.
Scotland 126-3 v Germany
Scotland's run rate has slowed, but Ollie Hairs is keen to keep going - he heaves one away to the leg side for another four runs. 73 off 35 deliveries.
But that's all he'll do! Sahir Naqash clean bowls him as Hairs again swings for the fences. A career best for the opener. Hopefully we'll see more of him.
Now, the star in Zimbabwe. Brandon McMullen. He's a special player. Can he play a special innings on his T20 debut?
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Matthew Cross has his first boundary, as he welcomes Dylan Blignaut to the crease by slogging him to the leg-side. Scotland have punished the German bowling thus far...
Curse of the commentator. Cross' tenure is short, as he mistimes his shot across the line and it goes high into the air, allowing keeper Richardson to run and get underneath it with the gloves.
The good news is... Richie Berrington is in.
Scotland 109-1 v Germany
Before today, Ollie Hairs average at T20I level was just 13.30 - with a high score of 26.
Sahir Naqash is back on, and we haven't had a boundary from this over. He's been bowling yorkers up to Hairs and Cross and it's worked. Just five off that.
Scotland 104-1 v Germany
Ahmadi back on strike, and Ollie Hairs rocks it downtown. That's 70-odd yards to the rope. That's the fourth ball that Hairs has lost.
The current run rate is just over 11. Matthew Cross is now partnering Hairs, and he'll be looking to score in the same way Munsey was. For now, he's just playing himself in.
Hairs then puts another over the head of long-off. Don't worry about The Open - if you want to see a nice swing, watch Ollie Hairs.
Scotland 83-1 v Germany
Ollie Hairs responds to the loss of his partner by launching one over mid-on, over the hedge, and out of the ground. Another six.
A couple of quick runs, Hairs is back on... and my word. It's gone again. He's lobbed that onto the cycle path that runs down to Warriston. I hope those passers-by are wearing helmets.
A maiden 50 for the 32-year-old. New balls, please!
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Scotland 73-1 v Germany
Munsey reverse sweeps for four more against the bowling of Ghulam Ahmadi. The next ball has the same outcome. A clinic.
Oh wait! Disaster! A reverse paddle and it came straight off the face, chipped into the hands of the wicket-keeper!
He'd played so well until that shot - described as 'very village' by a colleague, and he isn't wrong. Munsey couldn't have made it easier for Michael Richardson. Dear me.
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Scotland reach the 50-mark inside six overs. It was a really attacking choice to pair Munsey and Hairs together, and so far it's working.
Sahir Naqash is given the ball, but his pace is exactly what Ollie Hairs wants. It's in the slot, and he slogs it over mid-wicket for four.
The next ball is dispatched with the same contempt. Going... going... gone! A masssssssive six, it's out the ground.
He tried it again with the next ball but didn't connect - thankfully for Scotland, the fielder was a yard behind it. One life gone.
Scotland 48-0 v Germany
We have our first appeal. Dieter Klein is back into the attack, and thinks he might have a shout of LBW, but George Munsey clearly feels he has bat on it. The umpire is unmoved.
Hairs pierces the field for a boundary before Munsey gets back on strike... and we have our first maximum! He flicks the wrists and bangs it into the assembled crowd - I hope they have good hands!
Scotland are motoring along nicely in front of the Goldenacre crowd.
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