Scotland win but Super 12s spot uncertain
Scotland beat Papua New Guinea by 17 runs at the T20 World Cup, though their qualification . Richie Berrington was adjudged Player of the Match for his brilliant half-century.
Scotland lost both openers, Kyle Coetzer and George Munsey, early in the game. Matthew Cross and Berrington then added 92 for the third wicket to help them reach 164. Cross scored 45, while Berrington slammed 70 off just 49 deliveries.
PNG got off a poor start, losing their first five wickets for just 35 runs. Norman Vanua stage a comeback with his 37-ball 47, but there was no support from the other end. They could only manage 148. Josh Davey picked four wickets.
Bangladesh beat Oman by 26 runs
Mustafizur Rahman and Shakib Al Hasan helped Bangladesh to a much-needed victory over Oman. The hosts were restricted to 127/9 in pursuit of 154.
Jatinder Singh and Kashyap Prajapati got Oman off a decent start after they lost Aqib Ilyas early in the innings. Oman looked well on their way to chase but Jatinder's dismissal on 40 changed the equation. Mustafizur picked four wickets, and Shakib had three, as Oman fell 26 runs short of the target.
Earlier, Bangladesh had a terrible start, losing two wickets for 21. Mohammad Naim and Shakib then steadied things with an 80-run partnership for the third wicket. Shakib got run out on 42, and Naim scored 64.
Morgan hints dropping himself if lean patch continues
Eoin Morgan told Cricbuzz that he does not mind dropping himself from the playing XI if his form with the bat does not improve in the T20 World Cup. Morgan has averaged just a shade over 15 in Twenty20s this year.
'It's always something I've said – it's always an option. I'm not going to stand in the way of a team winning the World Cup. I've been short of runs but my captaincy has been pretty good, as it goes. So, yes is the answer,' he said.
Maxwell warns against writing Warner off
Glenn Maxwell has come forward in support of his teammate, David Warner, whose poor form refuses to desert him. Warner recently got a duck in the warm-up game against New Zealand. Before that, he had an ordinary IPL, and was eventually dropped by Sunrisers Hyderabad.
'If you ever doubt Davey, it's an absolute no-no. You know he's going to turn it around. He's a superstar of all three formats. He's made so many runs,' Maxwell told ESPNCricinfo.
Australia will take on India in the last warm-up game, on 20 October.