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A round-up of fifth-round matches of the Regional Four Day Competition

ESPNcricinfo staff26-Mar-2013
ScorecardShane Shillingford’s match-winning effort against Barbados helped Windward Islands go to the top of the league•WICB MediaShane Shillingford took his good form from the Test series against Zimbabwe into the Regional Four Day Competition, taking 12 wicketsto set up a 216-run win for Windward Islands against Barbados. Shillingford, who took 19 wickets in two Tests at an average of 10.52, bowled well in both innings to help dismiss Barbados for 64 and 205. The win puts Windwards at the top of the points table with 48 points.Batting first, Windwards managed 184 in their first innings. Ashley Nurse and Sulieman Benn took four wickets each as Windwards crumbled after a strong start. In reply, Shillingford and medium pacers Nelon Pascal and Keon Peters dismissed Barbados for a paltry 64.Openers Devon Smith and Tyrone Theophile extended Windwards’ 120-run lead, with an opening stand of 170. While Theophile fell for 91, Smith smashed an unbeaten 150 as Windwards declared at 301 for 4, setting Barbados 422 runs for a win.Shillingford then spun out Barbados for 205, picking up eight wickets for 82 runs off 37 overs. Barbados opener Kraigg Braithwaite held on end up, scoring an unbeaten 91 off 266 balls but Shillingford’s dominance proved too much for Barbados.
ScorecardTrinidad & Tobago routed Combined Campuses and Colleges by 10 wickets in Port of Spain. Put into the bat, T&T were in trouble at 19 for 3 before a 117-run fourth-wicket stand between Jason Mohammed and captain Dwayne Bravo lifted them to safety. Mohammed anchored the T&T innings, stitching together partnerships of 80 runs and 104 runs with Kieron Pollard and Stephen Katwaroo respectively, and scored his second first-class hundred. T&T declared their innings at an imposing 406 for 9.CCC began their reply well and a 107-run partnership between captain Kyle Corbin and Raymon Riefer for the fourth wicket took them to a solid-looking 168 for 3. However, the innings went downhill after Corbin was dismissed for 62, with the score at 168 for 4. CCC lost their next six wickets to fast bowler Rayad Emrit for just 20 runs to be dismissed for 188.CCC were in danger of facing an innings defeat, tottering at 53 for 5 after T&T enforced the follow-on with a lead of 218 runs. Floyd Reifer and Chadwick Walton added 98 runs for the sixth wicket to lend some stability to the innings while a 72-run stand between Walton and McClean helped CCC edge past T&T’s lead. Another lower-order collapse – four wickets in five runs – ensured that T&T needed a mere 11 runs for a win. The T&T openers took two overs to reach the target and bring their side to second place on the points table, level with Jamaica.
ScorecardLeft-arm spinner Nikita Miller’s 11-wicket haul set up Jamaica’s 170-run win over Leeward Islands. Put in to bat, Jamaica were dismissed for 209 in their first innings. Leewards offspinner Justin Athanaze picked up four wickets , while Quinton Boatswain took 3 for 21 in nine overs.In reply, Leewards crumbled to 108 all out as Miller picked up seven wickets, conceding a miserly 13 runs in 20.2 overs. Jamaica struggled in their second innings and were 116 for 9 at one stage, before a 109-run tenth-wicket partnership between Odean Brown and Sheldon Cotterrell took them to 225. Brown scored his second first-class fifty before he was dismissed by Athanaze for 59.Leewards had a poor start in their chase of a steep target of 327 runs. Quick wickets from fast bowler Andrew Richardson and Cotterrell reduced them to 20 for 4. A 91-run partnership between captain Sylvester Joseph and Jahmar Hamilton restored some stability to the chase but Jamaica were on top after Leewards lost their next four wickets for just 11 runs. Miller dismissed Hamilton for 52 and took three more wickets to give Jamaica a convincing win.

Preview of the match between Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab in Chennai

The Preview by Kanishkaa Balachandran01-May-2013Match factsMay 2, 2013
Start time 1600 (1030 GMT)Big PictureChennai Super Kings have been among the best travelers this IPL, winning all four of their away games, in addition to the four home wins. With eight wins and 16 points – four ahead of second-placed Royal Challengers Bangalore – Super Kings are all but certain of a place in the playoffs, having won six in a row. Their journey this year is in contrast to 2012, where they groped around in the darkness in the middle stages, before sneaking into the playoffs in a frenzy, helped along the way by a few other teams. In 2013, they have been remarkably consistent and that’s partly due to the fact that they have stuck with a core of players – six of them have played all ten games, while Michael Hussey and Chris Morris are a close second with nine. Against bottom-placed Pune Warriors, they went back to their tried and tested formula of starting slowly with the bat and then attacking. Warriors were batted out of the match.Super Kings can expect stiffer competition from the unpredictable Kings XI Punjab, who ran Mumbai Indians close on Monday in a tense chase. The result could have gone their way if it weren’t for the umpiring in the final over, when an above-waist high full toss wasn’t penalised by the umpires, denying them an extra ball and a run. Only four runs separated the teams in the end. It could also have been different had they sent Piyush Chawla and Praveen Kumar – both with proven track records as hitters – ahead of Manpreet Gony, who wasted three balls and didn’t score. They made a significant change at the top, dropping the out-of-form Adam Gilchrist, and handing the captaincy to David Hussey, who could continue in that role till the end of the tournament. Kings XI have lost their last two games, and need some wins to try and get in to the top four. Beating Super Kings in Chennai will be a challenge, but it’s not impossible, as Mumbai and Warriors have done earlier.David Miller has been Kings XI’s standout performer•BCCIForm guideChennai Super Kings WWWWW
Kings XI Punjab LLWWLPlayers to watchMohit Sharma was among five uncapped (IPL) players picked by Super Kings this year, and like Gony in IPL 2008, has turned out to be one of the emerging players. The Haryana seamer has nine wickets in seven games and has been miserly too, with an economy rate of just six.David Miller has been the pick of the overseas players for Kings XI with 200 runs in five games with two fifties, behind the top scorer Mandeep Singh (228). Miller’s clean hitting stood out in the game against Mumbai, there were five sixes in his 56.Stats and trivia R Ashwin’s bowling average against Kings XI (44) is his worst among teams in the IPL. His strike rate of 40.50 against KXIP is also his worst among teams in the IPL Ravindra Jadeja is 29 runs short of conceding 1000 runs in the IPL. He will be only the fifth player to have scored and conceded more than 1000 runs in the tournament. The others are Yusuf Pathan, Jacques Kallis, Irfan Pathan and Shane WatsonAlbie Morkel is 32 runs short of conceding 2000 runs in the IPL. He will be only the fourth bowler and the first overseas player to have conceded 2000 or more in the tournament Suresh Raina has been dismissed by Piyush Chawla three times in the IPL. The only other bowler to have dismissed Raina on more occasions is Dwayne Bravo, now Raina’s team-mate.

In his first media interaction since the meeting with the ICC ACSU, Bangladesh cricketer Mohammad Ashraful broke down and apologised to cricket fans in the country

Mohammad Isam04-Jun-2013The regret of missing out on cricket was what finally broke Mohammad Ashraful. In his first appearance in front of the media, after he met with the ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) last month, the cricketer broke down when asked if he regretted his actions at this phase of his career.”Obviously, I am feeling very bad… Please pray for me,” was all he could tell mediapersons, before being taken inside by his friends, who were standing near his house in Dhaka. Ashraful was sobbing, and was quickly taken upstairs to his apartment.The 2012-13 season saw Ashraful make his highest Test score, in a bid to come back into the Bangladesh team. His 190 against Sri Lanka was hailed by even his critics who quietly praised his patience. Though the subsequent Zimbabwe tour wasn’t as good, Ashraful still looked to be in good form. But his admission of guilt to the ACSU has now ensured that he stands in breach of several codes and awaits punishment from the BCB.A few minutes before the press interaction began, he was trying to force a smile. He even let out a giggle when asked if he would talk off-camera after he repeatedly said he wasn’t prepared to talk until the ACSU’s report is submitted to the BCB.”Not talking in front of the camera got me into trouble in the first place,” he blurted out, and laughed. This was an attempt at seeking normalcy but, given what he has admitted to, normalcy will elude him even though the ACSU verdict is still a few weeks away.”I made a mistake. This was the first time in my career that the ICC anti-corruption unit called on me. I did some bad things and I admitted to doing them. I am trying to help them for the sake of cricket,” he said. “After coming back from Zimbabwe, when they asked me, I told them what I had done. I didn’t want to keep feeling guilty, so I told them whatever I did wrong. I made a couple of mistakes, but otherwise I was honest to the cause of playing for Bangladesh.”One of Bangladesh’s most admired cricketers, Ashraful also apologised to his fans. “I apologise to the entire nation, to all my fans and friends. I am guilty about everything. I have disappointed my fans,” he said.

In-form Essex opener Tom Westley held off Jack Shantry-inspired Worcestershire for four hours

30-May-2013
ScorecardRyan ten Doeschate made 30 before becoming one of Jack Shantry’s seven wickets•Getty ImagesIn-form Essex opener Tom Westley held off Jack Shantry-inspired Worcestershire for four hours in the LV=County Championship Division Two promotion clash at New Road.Westley’s composed knock off 90 from 180 balls enabled his team to make 215 after they had threatened to cave in during a Championship-best return of 7 for 69 by seamer Shantry. The seventh wicket went down with only 115 on the board but Sajid Mahmood, making only his second appearance since moving from Lancashire, joined the impressive Westley in a rescue partnership of 91.When Shantry was cutting through the middle order, capturing 4 for 10 in 26 balls, Westley was in danger of being left in isolation, but the arrival of Mahmood forced Worcestershire on to the back foot. The former England fast bowler bombarded an all-seam attack with 11 fours and it was a surprise when he was bowled behind his legs to give Shantry the fourth five-wicket haul of his career.Mahmood was close to a run-a-ball in making 54 – his 10th first-class half-century – but his departure sparked another damaging spell in which Shantry claimed the last three wickets for four runs in 10 deliveries.Westley, having batted with such control until the 62nd over, allowed his judgment to lapse. Needlessly taking on Shantry, he was caught at long on and missed an opportunity to join a list of 10 players who have carried their bat for Essex.With only 6.5 overs bowled on the first two days, a badly curtailed match has come down to a battle for bonus points. Worcestershire will start the final day with a clean slate after rain at 5.30pm halted their reply on nought for nought in two balls from David Masters.At least there was good progress when Essex resumed their first innings at 9 for one. Debutant Nick Browne, offering no shot, and Mark Pettini, propping half-forward, fell to Alan Richardson, the leading wicket-taker in Division Two.Ryan ten Doeschate, in his second match since returning from IPL duty with Kolkata Knight Riders, took three fours in nine balls but a collapse set in when he edged Shantry to second slip.Bowling from round the wicket, Shantry suddenly hit a hot streak. Ben Foakes, leg-before, and James Foster, nicking to first slip, went in successive balls and Graham Napier, having hit a couple of fours, flashed a fierce head-high chance to Gareth Andrew in the gully.

Uncertainty surrounding the durability of Michael Clarke’s back and the suspension handed out to David Warner have forced Australia’s selectors to add Steve Smith to the Ashes tour party until at least the start of the second Test at Lord’s

Daniel Brettig23-Jun-2013Uncertainty surrounding the durability of Michael Clarke’s back and the suspension handed out to David Warner have forced Australia’s selectors to add Steve Smith to the Ashes tour party until at least the start of the second Investec Test at Lord’s.Fawad Ahmed, meanwhile, will return home to Australia to complete his application for citizenship, though the national selector John Inverarity was at pains to stress that the legspinner may yet still be called into the Ashes squad at a later date. The 19-year-old left-arm spinner Ashton Agar is being kept with the squad as an intern, much as he had been in India earlier this year.Smith made a century in difficult circumstances for Australia A against Ireland and then led the tourists to their narrow victory over Gloucestershire. Following the match he was informed of his inclusion for the next three weeks of the tour and possibly longer, given the currently parlous state of Australia’s batting.Widely considered unlucky to miss out on the initial squad of 16 following staunch performances in the final two Tests of the India tour, Smith is considered a future leader by the national selector John Inverarity.”The first uncertainty was with David Warner’s suspension. He won’t be able to play before the first Test so his preparation will be anything but ideal,” Inverarity said. “Even though Michael Clarke, his back is improving and we fully expect him to play in Taunton, there’s that little bit of uncertainty about his back. So it could be that if Michael’s back went again we’d be short of a batsman. So it was obvious we needed to bring another batsman in.”Steve’s a young man, we’re really hoping he comes through as a player, he’s a very talented player, good cricket sense, a good batter, runs between the wickets well, a brilliant fielder, his occasional leg breaks might come in handy, but he was the next batter and we needed the cover, it was very obvious. In Ireland it was apparently a very difficult wicket, some good players got knocked over early so he had to fight to get through it, and he did so very well, made a very good head-down hundred.”Ahmed found life difficult against Ireland and also Gloucestershire, but Inverarity said his most striking impression over the previous three days had been how difficult it was to bowl spin in cold weather and gusty winds at the County Ground in Bristol. Allowing for that difficulty, Ahmed showed glimpses of the quality that has seen Federal Government legislation changed to expedite his receipt of an Australian passport.Though Agar is staying in England and Ahmed leaving, both are still part of the Australia A squad due to tour South Africa from mid-July, and Inverarity said his panel were still leaving themselves open to the possibility of adding one or the other to the Ashes squad should conditions dictate. The first two Tests of the series at Trent Bridge and Lord’s may offer more to pacemen than spinners, with more helpful surfaces likely at Old Trafford and The Oval in the third and fifth Tests.”I’ve said all along if we were to add a player to the squad it was likely to be a spinner – because of the Warner and Clarke situation we’ve actually added a batsman,” Inverarity said. “But we still have that option open to add a spinner. Nothing’s changed in that regard. Fawad’s flying home tomorrow, and the procedure for him to become a citizen will continue, and then the intention is for him to go to South Africa, as it is for Ashton.”Ashton being 19 years of age and being here it’s an ideal development opportunity so he’ll stay with the squad until he goes to South Africa. If we decide to have another spinner it will be one of those two. Ashton staying as a development player is no indication whatsoever that he’s now ahead of Ahmed.”My overwhelming impression [in Bristol] was that the conditions were terrible to bowl spin bowling. It was cold and with a gusty breeze. Very difficult conditions for him to bowl both in Ireland and here. He’s a very good bowler. If we were to call on him he’s broken the ice with the players and gets on very well with the players. He’s a lovely man.”

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has moved to a career-best seventh place in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen

ESPNcricinfo staff25-Jul-2013After a productive series with the bat against West Indies, Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has moved to a career-best seventh place in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen.Misbah was Player of the Series for scoring 260 runs, which included four half-centuries in five matches, in Pakistan’s 3-1 victory. The performance also helped him stretch his lead over Kumar Sangakkara as the leading ODI run-getter in 2013. Misbah now has 808 runs this year with nine half-centuries.Umar Akmal, who was not part of Pakistan’s Champions Trophy squad in June, also made a successful comeback to the side, scoring 175 runs at a strike rate of 111.46. It helped him jump ten places in the batsmen’s rankings to 13.Shahid Afridi, who had an excellent first match in which he scored a half-century and picked up seven wickets, also moved up the rankings and is now placed 28th among bowlers and 47th among batsmen.The batmen’s rankings continue to be led by the South African pair of Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers, followed by Virat Kohli. Sunil Narine heads the bowlers’ list, followed by England’s Steven Finn and James Anderson.

Surrey have criticised the ECB’s decision to ban their captain, Gareth Batty, for two games following his altercation with Somerset’s Peter Trego during the Friend Life t20 quarter-final at The Oval

George Dobell12-Aug-2013Surrey have criticised the ECB’s decision to ban their captain, Gareth Batty, for two games following his altercation with Somerset’s Peter Trego during the Friend Life t20 quarter-final at The Oval. The ban means Batty will miss Finals Day on August 16.Batty, the Surrey captain, was found guilty of two level two breaches of the ECB’s code of conduction relating to “inappropriate and deliberate physical contact” and “using language or a gesture that is obscene or of a serious insulting nature”.The incident occurred when Trego was bowled by Batty and began walking back to the pavilion, which took him towards Surrey’s celebrating players. Batty was then seen to collide with Trego, whether by accident or on purpose, while also mouthing obscenities towards him.While Surrey have accepted that Batty was wrong to have used insulting language, they insist that any physical contact was accidental and feel the ECB should have convened a full disciplinary panel. That, Surrey claim, would have afforded Batty the opportunity to explain his actions and view the video footage alongside the panel and other witnesses.”Having now studied the evidence available the club does not yet understand why he has also been found guilty of a deliberate act to physically confront Trego,” Surrey’s chief executive Richard Gould said.”The video shows him veering away from the pitch with his eyes focused on the wicketkeeper when the seemingly accidental contact with Trego takes place. The ECB’s cricket discipline commission obviously viewed the matter very seriously given both the public comments on Friday and the decision to ban Gareth from Finals Day.”The club would have preferred for a full disciplinary panel to have been convened so the full facts could have been established in the most transparent manner possible, and hope that it is not too late to still do so. The club believe that there are a number of uneven mechanisms within the CDC’s processes and we will be providing the ECB with a summary of constructive observations.”Batty said: “I always play the game with passion and determination. But I sincerely apologise for the verbal exchange that took place during the quarter final. I am very disappointed that I will not be able to lead the team for FLt20 Finals Day on Saturday.”However, I find it difficult to accept the second charge and the comments which stated that I deliberately sought to confront Peter Trego in a physical manner; which I believe video footage does not support and I categorically deny. I’ve been handed a significant punishment and had some very upsetting and unfair comments made about my character.”Gerard Elias QC, the chairman of the cricket discipline commission (CDC), described Batty’s behaviour as “appalling” and said he did consider whether further action should be taken along with the immediate suspension but decided not to refer the matter to a disciplinary panel.”Plainly, he acted contrary to the spirit of the game and in a way which brings cricket into disrepute and failed to set the leadership example expected,” Elias said. “Not only was he involved in deliberately and inappropriately physically confronting a batsman he had just dismissed, he subsequently engaged in a foul-mouthed tirade at the batsman.”While Surrey feel Batty’s punishment is harsh, they hold no hope of it being overturned ahead of Finals Day.In accordance with ECB rules, Batty’s ban was actually automatic once he was reported by the umpires and the CDC. The penalty for a first level two offence is three points and the penalty for a second level two offence within 24 months is six points. Batty has therefore received a total of nine penalty points, which triggers an automatic suspension for a period of two matches. The only area of discretion for the CDC was delaying the suspension so that it covered t20 finals day.

Lalit Modi, former IPL chairman who has been expelled by the BCCI on charges of indiscipline and financial impropriety, has promised to keep fighting against what he said was a corrupt organisation

ESPNcricinfo staff25-Sep-2013Lalit Modi, the former IPL chairman who has been expelled by the BCCI on charges of indiscipline and financial impropriety, has promised to keep fighting against what he alleged was a corrupt organisation, a “cosy club”. Modi said it was easier now for him to attack the BCCI.”I am in one way happy,” Modi told . “Now I can openly go after them. Till now they were all colleagues and friends. The time has come to unravel everything, take everything out of the box, and put everything out in the public domain. All secrets will be out sooner than later. I will continue to go after them. We have had enough of this cosy club and it is time these people were all taken to task.”Modi said “these people” were damaging not just the IPL, but also the game of cricket. “People who are doing wrong to the IPL and to the cricket will go along with them,” he said. ” I am not going to run away. I am here. I will fight them. It gives me more of a resolve to fight them. The fans around the globe deserve clean cricket. Indian cricket needs cleansing. The BCCI is going to be the target for me as far as I am concerned.”Modi said he had been expecting the ban and that he “was already gone”, but also said he did not understand the charges against him. “I don’t toe the line they liked me to toe,” he said. “I am toeing the line of what is good for the game and for the product. That’s the difference between them and me. I have always done that. My track record shows that. What happens is, if I don’t toe their line, I am branded indisciplined. I am happy to live with that indiscipline.”Modi didn’t speak of what legal recourse he is looking at the moment, but said he was possibly moving on to other sports. “I am looking at other sports,” he said. “Wait and watch. I can’t tell you know. You will soon hear about it. I am moving on.”It is a global league and you will hear about it very soon. I have not been sitting here idle. I have lots and lots of friends around the world, administrators of various sports, who think my talent is needed. They have been working with me.”Modi was quick to say that it wouldn’t mean giving up fighting the BCCI. “You know I am a fighter,” he said. “I am not just going to roll away and disappear, even if I have another sport to run.”

Batsman Umar Amin was named captain of the Pakistan A side for the three-day match against South Africa in Sharjah on October 8

Umar Farooq26-Sep-2013Batsman Umar Amin was named captain of the Pakistan A side for the three-day match against South Africans in Sharjah on October 8. The announcement of the national Test squad has been deferred until next week though a 28-man squad for a conditional camp has been named. The Pakistan Cricket Board, however, confirmed that Misbah-ul-Haq would remain Test captain despite their first loss to Zimbabwe in 15 years.Misbah’s captaincy came under severe criticism for Pakistan falling short in the first ODI before their loss in the second Test. In addition, Pakistan have won only one of five Tests this year – against the No. 9 ranked Zimbabwe – and are looking to remedy a 0-3 defeat in South Africa earlier this year.Amin has not played a Test in three years after he was axed during the 2010 tour of England that was marred by a spot-fixing scandal but is widely regarded as a future captain. He was the leading run-scorer, with 767 in nine matches at 45.11 in the President’s Trophy last season. He was subsequently called up to the limited over squad and has been in national contention for last eight months.The 15-man squad comprises mainly of young batsmen – Shan Masood, Ahmed Shehzad while last season’s top run-getter in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Akber-ur-Rehman, also found a place in the squad. With 986 runs in ten games, Rehman hit three centuries and three half-centuries, including highest score of 225. Asad Shafiq and Azhar Ali who have been in the national side since 2010 have also been included in the squad, along with middle-order batsman Faisal Iqbal.Shafiq is battling a dip in form over the last year, scoring 242 runs at 24.20. Although his promotion into the Test squad looks imminent, the selectors have picked him in the A side to find some touch along with Azhar, who apart from one innings in the first Test against Zimbabwe has been found wanting with the bat.Iqbal, 31, has played 26 Test matches since making his debut in 12 years ago and was the captain of the previous A team that toured West Indies in 2010. They drew both unofficial Test, lost T20 series and managed to secure unofficial three-match ODI series by 2-0. Though Iqbal’s last appearance for Pakistan was in 2010, he has been part of the Test squad for past one year.Umar Gul, Mohammad Irfan and Taufeeq Umar are the major absentees from the probables for the preparatory camp. Gul, who suffered a knee injury earlier this year is not fit for the longer format and Irfan, also fielding questions regarding his fitness in Test match cricket, is seen as a limited-overs specialist.Pakistan A squad: Shan Masood, Ahmed Shehzad , Azhar Ali, Umar Amin (capt), Faisal Iqbal, Asad Shafiq, Ehsan Adil, Ahmed Jamal, Akber-ur-Rehman, Usman Qadir, Yasir Shah, Sohaib Maqsood, Aizaz Cheema, Imran Khan, Muoammad Rizwan (wk).Probables for camp: Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Adnan Akmal (wk), Abdur Rehman, Shan Masood, Khurram Manzoor, Ahmed Shehzad , Azhar Ali, Umar Amin (capt), Faisal Iqbal, Asad Shafiq, Ehsan Adil, Ahmed Jamal, Akber-ur-Rehman, Usman Qadir, Yasir Shah, Sohaib Maqsood, Aizaz Cheema, Imran Khan, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Junaid Khan, Rahat Ali, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Akmal, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Zulfiqar Babar, Yasir Shah.

Kyle Coetzer has declared himself fit to lead Scotland in the World T20 Qualifiers in the UAE in November.

ESPNcricinfo staff15-Oct-2013Kyle Coetzer has declared himself fit to lead Scotland in the World T20 Qualifiers in the UAE in November.Coetzer, 29, missed the final six weeks of the season with Nothamptonshire with a wrist injury which also kept him out of Scotland’s ODI with Australia and World Cricket League and Intercontinental Cup ties with Ireland.With a batting average of 47.85, Coetzer is a key element of Scotland’s line up and a large hole was left at the top of the order against Australia and Ireland.Coetzer will be joined in the UAE by fellow Northants player David Murphy, who helped his county win promotion in the County Championship and lift the Friends Life t20 title.Young Sussex batsman Matt Machan, who made his Scotland debut earlier this season, is also in the squad for the qualifiers which begin on November 15 but 21-year-old Freddie Coleman is unavailable due to university studies.Scotland, who have brought former England allrounder Paul Collingwood into their coaching set up, will fancy their chances of returning to a global tournament, with six qualifying places available for Bangladesh.”I’m really excited about the challenges that lie ahead,” Coetzer said. “It’s a significant tournament and it’s crunch time now. This is an opportunity to show the character of this squad.”Having the likes of Paul Collingwood and Craig Wright joining our coaching team is only going to add to the experience we have at our disposal. Paul has had a successful season at Durham, and being an Ashes and T20 World Cup winner he will bring that unique knowledge.”It’s an exciting time. We’ve got the quality in the squad, there is no doubt about that, we just have to make sure that we show our potential.”Scotland squad for World T20 Qualifiers
Kyle Coetzer (capt), Preston Mommsen, Richie Berrington, Neil Carter, Matthew Cross, Gordon Goudie, Majid Haq, Moneeb Iqbal, Michael Leask, Matt Machan, Calum MacLeod, David Murphy, Safyaan Sharif, Robert Taylor, Iain Wardlaw.