Ben Manenti doesn't give anything away in his second over, spearing in offies from around the wicket and cramping the Scottish pair for room.

Just four runs off the over.

Scotland will be the happier of the two sides at the end of the powerplay, having scored at over 10 an over, and having lost just the one wicket.

Oli Hairs has scored 43 from just 17 balls, and is the man Italy will desperately want to see the back of.

Oli Hairs is playing an absolute blinder here.

Gareth Berg turns to spin in an attempt to stop the flow of runs, but Ben Manenti sees another couple of deliveries disappear to the fence.

Scotland are going at 11 runs an over.

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4 overs

Scotland 46-0 v Italy

Just as a side-note, I've just seen a replay of the final ball of the second over, which I was sure went for six watching it live, and I was right.

It's gone down as four in the book though, which in a international tournament is pretty poor.

Back on the field, Oli Hairs is dropped again. This time it's Anthony Mosca, running back over his shoulder at point.

Hairs then smashes six more to rub salt in the wound - Don't bother running for those!

Hairs now has 35 from 11 balls.

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3.3 overs

Scotland 38-0 v Italy

Oli Hairs is swinging for the fences here, and to great effect.

He muscles six over cow corner before flicking four more down to long-leg.

Four more! The Watsonians' opener hammers a pull shot to the left of square leg.

A more serene finish to the over sees George Munsey and Oli Hairs exchange singles.

Oli Hairs is dropped off the very next ball.

Looking to go big away, he can only slice it straight up in the air, and Wayne Madsen, who took a spectacular catch the other day, shells it.

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2.1 overs

Scotland 21-0 v Italy

SHOT!

Oli Hairs frees his arms, and creams one over the cover point fence for a mighty six.

Oli Hairs isn't one to see himself in.

He flashes at one outside off and picks up four past short-third, before tucking a single into the leg-side.

George Munsey picks one up off his pads, and although he doesn't quite time it, it goes to the fence.

That is a very handy first over from Grant Stewart, and he almost finishes with a wicket, as George Munsey fends a shortish delivery down the leg-side.

It's away past wicket-keeper Gian Piero Meade to the fence for four though, and Scotland are away.

Harry Manenti will open up from the Inverleith Park end...

Grant Stewart has the new ball for Italy, and starts with two booming inswingers that George Munsey defends back to the bowler.

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Italy might not be a traditional cricketing powerhouse, but make no mistake, they pose a very difficult test for Scotland.

Led by veteran Gareth Berg, a stalwart of the English county scene, they are also able to call upon the services of Kent's Grant Stewart and Derbyshire's Wayne Madsen.

They pushed Ireland in the way in their opening game of this tournament, and will want to go a step better today.

Scotland: Munsey, Hairs, Cross (wk), Berrington (c), McMullen, Leask, Greaves, Watt, Sharif, Main, Currie.

Italy: B Manenti, J Mosca, Campopiano, Madsen, A Mosca, H Manenti, Meade (wk), Stewart, Berg (c), Singh, Kalugamage.

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Hello from the Grange, where you'll all be pleased to hear that it's dry, and we're scheduled to start on time.

Italy captain Gareth Berg has won the toss, and stuck Scotland in to bat.

Let's see the teams, shall we...