Pacers, Delany combine to take Ireland to a 33-run win
Ireland 177 for 3 (Delany 88, Taskin 2-26) beat Bangladesh 144 all out (Nurul 38, Adair 3-33, Young 2-21, Little 2-22) by 33 runs
Opting to bat first, Ireland were off to a good start before Nasum Ahmed struck to remove Paul Stirling, following which Delany joined captain Andy Balbirmie at the crease. Taskin Ahmed removed Balbirnie in the eighth over and George Dockrell was caught two overs later, but Delany kept going, bringing up his fifty off 33 balls. Ireland did not lose another wicket as Delany and Harry Tector put up a 99-run stand to take them to 177 for 3. Delany hit eight sixes and three fours in his 50-ball stay, while Tector brought up a run-a-ball 23.
Bangladesh lost three batters – Mohammad Naim, Liton Das, and Mushfiqur Rahim – within the first ten balls of the chase for single-digit scores. Soumya Sarkar and Nurul Hasan tried to resurrect the innings with contributions of 37 and 38 respectively, but they found no support at the other end during their stay. Bangladesh slumped from 82 for 4 to 144 all out as Adair and Little cleaned up the tail, leaving Taskin unbeaten on 14.
Scotland 203 for 7 (Munsey 67, Cross 57, Wiese 2-23) beat Namibia 184 for 5 (Williams 80, Watt 2-34, Wheal 2-36) by 19 runs
Put in to bat, Scotland put on a quick opening stand of 40 in 5.1 overs thanks to Munsey and captain Kyle Coetzer before Jan Frylink broke the stand and Scotland replied with a 73-run partnership between Munsey and Cross. Munsey struck eight fours and three sixes in all, and Cross seven fours and two sixes, to give Richie Berrington (25 off 21) and Calum MacLeod (18 off 7) the platform to put up 203 for 7.
Both teams were allowed to play 14 players per side, and Namibia used as many as nine bowlers but couldn’t restrict Scotland.
Namibia lost their opener, Stephan Baard, on the first ball of the chase before Zane Green (34 off 26) and Craig Williams (80 off 51) got them going with a 70-run stand in eight overs. Green and captain Gerhard Erasmus fell in quick succession and Williams took them to the 16th over but the asking rate had gone over 17 when he fell at 133 for 4. David Wiese (31 off 17) and JJ Smit (26* off 15) struck a few late blows but they weren’t enough.