Scotland storm to T20I Quad Series title

AL AMARAT, Oman: A wicket-maiden by Alasdair Evans to open the match was followed by a pair of three-fors to debutant seamer Adrian Neill and left-arm spinner Mark Watt as Scotland rolled Oman for 111 before chasing down the target with 27 balls to spare in a seven-wicket win on Sunday.

The speed of the victory allowed Scotland to claim the tournament title after leapfrogging Netherlands and Ireland on net run rate with all three teams level on two wins.After being sent in to bat, Oman experimented with their order by promoting Naseem Khushi to open in an effort to spark them following a sluggish start in their previous loss to the Netherlands.

But the move backfired as Khushi failed to get the ball away off the first five deliveries from Evans before a charge down the pitch resulted in Evans dragging the length back and a pull being sent to Michael Leask at deep square leg.Wasim Ali was run out to end the second over after being caught ball-watching when Jatinder Singh pushed to mid-on for a run to make it 2 for 2.

The tall Neill was given the ball for the first time in the fourth and struck on his second ball as Jatinder dragged a drive onto his stumps for 2, setting the stage for his Man of the Match performance. Neill claimed his second in his next over when Khurram Nawaz pulled him to George Munsey at deep square leg as Oman ended the Powerplay at 17 for 4.