17-10-2021, 20:47
Fascinating first day. Oman steamrollered PNG in a straightforward opener, but a real upset in the late game as Scotland shocked Bangladesh. For a player who's come out of nowhere at 31, only capped this month and never having played top-level domestic cricket, Chris Greaves looked like a world-beater and fully deserved his man of the match award. His 45 single-handedly dragged Scotland up to a defendable score after their middle order collapse; then dismissing Shakib Al Hasan with his first ball and knocking over Mushfiqur with a googly on the first delivery of his second over turned it into a phenomenal all-round performance. Cat among the pigeons in Group B.
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