Scotland vs South Africa (Game 15)

Scotland v/s South Africa (Group A) at St. Kitts
Scotland 186/9 in 50 overs (D Brown 45*, A Hall 48/3) lost to South Africa 188/3 in 23.2 overs (G Smith 91, AB Villiers 62) by 7 wickets

Match home

After witnessing tall scores by test teams against minnows in the past few days, it was a welcome sight to see SA put Scotland in after winning the toss. Against a highly disciplined bowling attack comprising of the frugal Pollock and the likes, Scotland were never going to have it easy. Thanks to some lusty hitting by Brown at the end, Scotland managed to post 186, not a total that would send shivers down the spine of SA, but atleast they had something to bowl at. Batting like a team possessed, as if to make a pre-match statement to the aussies, SA chased down the target with plenty to spare. G Smith creamed 91 glorious runs.

Scotland captain, Ryan Watson, used to be Graeme Smith's captain and would make him carry his bags while they were in school. Smith surely did turn the tables on his tormentor today.

For South Africa, the world cup really starts on Saturday, when they take on bitter rivals Australia in what promises to be a cracker. Scotland's misfortune that they got drawn in the same group as the top 2 teams in the world, however they still have a game against Holland left. They will be hoping to win it and salvage some pride.