Scotland vs Canada, at Aberdeen, Jul 02 2009 - Cricket Stats

Gordon Drummond believes he has had a "dream start" to his captaincy tenure after leading Scotland to victory against Canada

Sandeep Jyoti's 47 and a stalwart's innings from Geoff Barnett nearly took Canada to an impressive and unlikely win on the third day against Scotland at Aberdeen, but Callum MacLeod and the rest of his side held their nerve to record a 29-run win

Jan Stander hit a crucial 64, the highest score of the match, as Scotland battled to a lead of 242 against Canada after their second innings was almost derailed by the visiting seamers as ball continued to dominated the game

Medium-pacer Khurram Chohan took 6 for 37 to give Canada an upper hand in the Intercontinental Cup opener but Scotland's bowlers wrested back the advantage before the close of play at Aberdeen