Scotland registered their first win in the ongoing edition of the T20 World Cup by getting rid of Italy by 73 runs, courtesy of an all round performance in all three departments of the game.
The win was set up by George Munsey, who scored 84 runs off 54 balls, with the bowlers doing their job in the second innings, led by Michael Leask, who ended the match with figures of 4 for 17, becoming the second Scottish bowler to pick a four-wicket haul in the T20 World Cup.
Leask was well supported by Mark Watt, who also grabbed two wickets in his spell of four overs, giving away just 24 runs in the process, and Brad Currie, who also succeeded in picking up a wicket.
T20 World Cup: The Attack
Put in to bat first by Italy, Scotland got off to a good start as the opening pair of George Munsey and Michael Jones added 126 runs for the first wicket in 13.5 overs, with the former being the aggressor.
Munsey took on the Italian bowlers right from the first ball and kept the opposition under pressure by latching onto anything that was dished out by both fast bowlers and spinners
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The left-hander stroked 13 fours and two sixes in his 54-ball innings and provided a platform for other batters to make full use of in the final few overs.
T20 World Cup: The Finish
Despite having a platform to capatalize on, Scotland lost its way in the last couple of overs as Italy picked up wickets at regular intervals at the backend of the innings, and it took a cameo from Michael Leask, who scored 22 runs off just five balls to get his team over the 200-run mark.
T20 World Cup: The Chase
Chasing a target of 208 runs to register a win in their first ever world cup game Italy got off to a decent start despite loosing one of its opener Justin Mosca on the first ball courtesy of a brilliant catch by George Munsey at point as the duo of Anthony Mosca and JJ Smuts kept the run rate up by playing their shots before Misca was dismissed for 13.
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T20 World Cup: The Partnership
The wicket of Mosca was followed by Smuts leaving Italy in desperate need of a partnership, and that is when the Maneti brothers got together and added 73 runs for the fourth wicket, with Ben Maneti scoring a fine half-century and keeping Italy in the game.
T20 World Cup: The Collapse
Maneti brothers looked in complete control of the proceedings before Harry Maneti was dismissed, which triggered a collapse as Italy lost six wickets in the next 21 runs, with the captain Wayne Madsen being unable to bat due to a dislocated shoulder, thereby giving Scotland a comfortable 73-run win in the end.
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