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Sunday, May 16, 1999. World Cup Edition No.3

IN THIS EDITION:

* Match Report: Australia v Scotland * Match Report: Pakistan v West Indies * The village fete of cricket? * Wasim leads the way * Quick Singles: brief news from today's play * Magic Moment * Full scorecards * Points table * Tomorrow's fixtures

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AUSTRALIA'S UNCONVINCING START

By John Polack in Worcester

As expected, Australia has completed a six wicket victory over Scotland in the teams' opening Group B contest at the New Road ground in Worcester today. Led to victory by a combination of Mark Waugh's batting and Shane Warne's bowling, the Australians completed their triumph when Steve Waugh pushed a single to cover off the fifth ball of the forty-fifth over.

But while the bare statistics point to a comfortable win, this was far from the easy triumph that the Australian team and many commentators may have been anticipating. In honesty, the Australians were ragged in all departments today and they did little to dispel the widespread suspicion that they have become an under-achieving side under Steve Waugh's captaincy.

Apart from a promising beginning to the tournament from the always controversial Shane Warne, who took 3/39 from ten overs, their bowling and fielding was especially poor. In compiling such a low total, they conceded a ridiculous 22 wides and 8 no-balls - figures which, in themselves, do much to tell the tale of the Australians' waywardness and lack of control. The fielding was little better; three chances that should clearly have been taken were spilt and the weight of fumbles and overthrows mounted up the further the innings progressed.

As if to completely underline the unsatisfactory nature of their day's work, the batting was also well below par and only the Waugh brothers, Steve adding an unbeaten 49 to Mark's 67, could have taken any comfort from their performance. Adam Gilchrist (6), Ricky Ponting (33) and Darren Lehmann (0) all surrendered their wickets too easily against an attack far less potent than those they will face in their upcoming matches against New Zealand and Pakistan.

Lending credence to the old adage that a little enthusiasm can go a long way, the Scots meanwhile played exactly the competitive style of game about which coach Jim Love had been enthusing in the lead-up to the tournament. Whilst their early batting was not really close to the mark, their middle and late order players, foremost among them George Salmond, Gavin Hamilton and James Brinkley, performed with distinction, lifting them to a tally of 7/181. Urged on by what will surely be one of the most boisterous crowds that will attend any of the matches to be contested during this seventh World Cup, their bowlers then worked hard, albeit without ever looking capable of inspiring a very unlikely win, to contain and frustrate the Australians. John Blain was their best and his rhythm, aggression and fire was a delight to watch. Asim Butt also returned impressive figures - his 1/21 off 10 overs a tribute to the tightness of his line and length.

At a spectacularly pleasant venue, this was - above all - a novel day's cricket. Indeed, it might even be said that this game took on more of the characteristics of the village contest so integral to the sport in this part of the world than a conventional One-Day International. A vocal and partisan Scottish gallery; some woefully substandard play; a huge range of new figures and names for international cricket followers to behold; and even the appearance of two streakers all added to a bizarre first-up spectacular.

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PAKISTAN'S GAMBLE PAYS OFF

By John Ward

After a shaky start Pakistan wrested control of this match from the West Indies with some fine and measured bowling. In the end the West Indian batting fell well short of Pakistan's 229 for 8. Once again it was clear how much the West Indian batting depends on Lara. He no doubt regrets the risky and unnecessary stroke that brought about his dismissal, but his team needs to learn how to fight back without him. For Pakistan it was perhaps a narrow escape, as Wasim's decision to bat first might well have backfired on him.

Pakistan captain Wasim Akram won the toss and decided to bat against the West Indies on an overcast day. This was not a decision that received widespread approval, as conditions were thought to be more in favour of the bowler early on, and in Ambrose and Walsh the West Indies had the ideal bowlers to take advantage of any assistance.

Pakistan struggled early on, with Saeed Anwar looking particularly uncomfortable, and some confusion between Saeed and his partner Shahid Afridi over what constituted a run did not add to their sense of security. The first chance of the match came when Saeed edged Ambrose to first slip, only for Sherwin Campbell to drop the catch. Shahid however was the first to go, edging an easy catch to wicket-keeper Ridley Jacobs from Walsh. In Walsh's next over, Saeed played a rather half-hearted drive high but not hard over mid-on, where Lara covered the ground well to complete the catch over his head - out for 10 off 32 balls in a most unconvincing innings.

Mervyn Dillon had trouble with his line, too frequently pushing the ball down the leg side, but showed improvement in his fourth over, bowling Ijaz a beautiful leg-cutter which beat him outside off stump, then had him in trouble by bringing a ball back hard to rap him on the pads. His predominant movement was off the seam into the bat, and Ijaz acknowledged a very good over when it was completed.

In his next over Dillon pitched the ball well up, brought it back off the pitch and bowled Abdur through the gate. Inzamam came in and departed first ball, trying to hook and skying an easy catch to the keeper off the top edge. Yousuf Youhana came in to face the hat-trick ball, but instead Dillon put it down the leg side, to be called for a wide. Next ball was a beauty that moved away late and beat Yousuf just outside the off stump.

Dillon continued to be erratic, mixing leg-side wides with testing deliveries. But he was still good enough to take the wicket of Ijaz, who moved too far across to an inswinging yorker, was struck on the toe and given out lbw - literally adding insult to injury.

This quietened the match down for a while as Yousuf, generally a quiet accumulator rather than a hitter, settled in with Azhar Mahmood to consolidate. Yousuf stepped out and played a superb cover drive to the boundary off Simmons, but then spoilt it by having a completely uncharacteristic heave off the same bowler and skying a catch which the bowler himself took with ease. He had laid the foundation for a vital innings, only to throw it away.

Wasim Akram announced his arrival with a pull for four, one bounce over midwicket, off the second ball he received, from Adams, but then became rather tied down. Perhaps a bit desperate, he clearly premeditated a pull over square leg for four, which was successful; next ball a full toss was put in the same area for six.

Azhar suddenly decided to climb in on the act, as he leapt down the pitch and hit Adams for a six over long-on. There was a surprise bowling change as Lara brought on Ricky Powell to bowl, a move he had reason to regret, as his over went for 16 runs, including a four off an edge and a six over long-on by Wasim.

Azhar now threw all caution to the winds. As Ambrose returned to the bowling crease, Axhar hit him for four, a flick over long leg, and a six from a full toss well over the midwicket boundary. But such levity at the expense of a great bowler rarely lasts, and next ball Azhar hit the ball straight down the throat of substitute Nehemiah Perry at square leg. His innings ended with a real bang, off 51 balls and including just one four and two sixes.

Wasim did not last much longer, going for an ambitious pull off Walsh, brought back for his final over, and losing his leg stump. His 42 came off only 29 balls, and included 4 fours and 2 sixes. Some breezy hits by Moin Khan in the final over, bowled by Ambrose, took Pakistan to 229 for eight, better than had been expected at times during their innings. One would not usually expect it to be a winning total, but there was always the feeling that if Lara were to fail the West Indies batting could prove fallible.

Shoaib Akhtar is regarded by many as the fastest bowler in the world, and his first ball did nothing to alter that view as Sherwin Campbell, going for the hook, got enough of a top edge to send it for a six over third man. The next ball was if anything even faster, and Campbell was well beaten for pace outside the off stump.

In his next over, Shoaib again beat Campbell for sheer pace, bowling him through the gate for 9, scored off 14 balls. Jimmy Adams came in and struggled against the extreme pace of Shoaib, but got off the mark by driving a slower ball backward of point for four. After a single by Jacobs, he faced Wasim and edged him just short of slip. In his next over Jacobs, trying desperately but in vain to avoid a lifting ball, got himself a fortuitous boundary when the ball flew off the handle of his bat and almost carried for six. Despite this, he had the nerve to drive the next ball, of fuller length, to the long-off boundary.

Adams, who was beginning to look good, perhaps tried to be rather too clever; he tried rather unnecessarily to steer Azhar down to third man, rather than use the full face of the bat, but only succeeded in edging a straight-forward catch to Inzamam at slip.

Then came the moment the crowd had been waiting for, as Brian Lara came in to play his first innings of the tournament. It was worth waiting for, as he drove his first ball from Azhar handsomely through extra cover off the front foot for four, and then cut the next to the point boundary. He continued to play very positively, although a good throw might have seen him run out at one point. Then he went on the attack once too often, trying to hit Abdur Razzaq across the line, but skying a catch to the substitute fielder Mushtaq Ahmed at point. The ball swung from leg to off, but a lofted stroke across the line was not the safest solution. His 11 had been scored off 9 balls.

Another possible run-out was missed when Chanderpaul set off on a second run, to be sent back, but the throw was poor. For his part, Jacob escaped being well stumped by Moin Khan by a split second, but he was not to last much longer. Lashing at a widish ball from Abdur, he was caught by Inzamam at second slip. He had held the early batting together with 25 off 53 balls, but at 101 for four, with Lara out, West Indies were in a rather uncertain position. Chanderpaul and Powell concentrated on consolidation, but found it difficult against tight bowling by Abdur and Saqlain, backed by well-placed fields. Eventually Powell seemed to get frustrated, tried to hit Saqlain over the top, and only succeeded in hitting a high catch to Yousuf at deepish midwicket.

Phil Simmons came in, and the policy then was clearly to play sensibly without extravagances. He and Chanderpaul did so, but the required run rate rose gradually until it reached almost six an over. Then came a vital blow as Simmons, perhaps impatient, flashed outside the off stump to give a straightforward catch to Moin. That extra wicket put Pakistan on top again and, with Arthurton injured although likely to bat, the balance of the match was moving increasingly in their favour.

Ambrose did not last long. He had only a single to his credit when he fished outside the off stump to a ball from Abdur and was adjudged to have snicked the ball to the keeper, perhaps a controversial decision. This brought in the injured Arthurton, with Powell as his runner. Virtually everything depended on these two now, especially Chanderpaul, uninjured and well set.

Gradually Chanderpaul began to play his strokes, timing the ball nicely both through and over the field. But Arthurton mistimed a stroke to be caught by Saeed off Azhar at backward point, for 6 off 14 balls, and the West Indies declined to 161 for eight. The run rate at this stage was over seven an over and West Indian hopes were verging on extinction. Chanderpaul glided a ball from Shoaib, who was beginning to look tired, to the third-man boundary to reach a cultured and invaluable fifty. He continued to look for runs safely but enterprisingly, but it now seemed that his main aim was to keep the margin of victory as low as possible. Off the final five overs they needed 47 runs.

There was some controversy in the 46th over, bowled by Saqlain. Firstly there was an argument about whether Dillon was bowled behind his legs, with neither umpire able to see for certain. Next ball there was an appeal for a stumping, and then Moin dropped a catch. Perhaps the most important factor was that the West Indies failed to score a run off any of them. It was an excellent and unlucky over by Saqlain, but it left the West Indies with more than 11 an over required to win.

Neither batsman was able to make much progress during the next two overs, and 34 were needed off the last two overs. When Shoaib bowled the 49th over, Chanderpaul was hit on the foot by a fast yorker; Dillon called for a run, which was quite possible except for the fact that Chanderpaul was too injured to move. Dillon was easily run out at the bowler's end.

The last wicket fell as Chanderpaul tried to flick Shoaib over the square leg boundary, but only succeeded in skying a catch that was well held by Yousuf. Victory went to Pakistan by 27 runs, and Wasim must have been glad that his decision to bat first had not proved fatal.

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THE VILLAGE FETE OF CRICKET?

By Alex Balfour in Worcester

Spectators at today's clash between Australia and Scotland were treated to bit of everything: gung-ho batting, haphazard fielding, wayward bowling and raucous cheering. Everything, that is, that you'd expect from a village cricket match. And the surprise was that it was the Australians, not the Scots, who were responsible for most of the shoddy work and lapses of concentration on the field.

But it was the Scots who got the better of the tussle in the stands. The marauding hordes from Scotland, most of whom had come not on foot from North of the border but by car from London, taking a day off from jobs in the city, took delight in introducing followers of the English game to Scottish music, Scottish humour and bared Scottish backsides. A slightly bemused Worcestershire crowd was treated to repeated renditions of 'Flower of Scotland', Scotland's adopted national anthem, and torrents of Scottish abuse directed at the Australian team.

David Boon has allegedly been telling the Scottish team how to cope with Australian sledging. The team could have taken a cheaper and probably more effective lesson from their own support, which picked out Warne, McGrath, Fleming and the hapless Dale as favoured targets. Every McGrath delivery was announced with a loud call of 'wide', and McGrath, hot headed as usual, responded sympathetically by adding to the extras total on more than one occasion. Warne's weight was also a subject of loud comment, inviting unfavourable comparison with various sea-borne mammals. For the Scots fans it was all a bit of fun. For some, who were loudly expressing confusion about what the numbers on the scoreboard signified, it was a lot more fun that working out what was going on on the field.

For once the Australian supporters, though highly visible in their yellow shirts, were outgunned. Young Scots children made light work of the earnest West Midland lads dutifully demonstrating Kwik Cricket in the interval by invading the pitch and playing impromptu games of touch rugby. In case there was any doubt which section of the crowd had won the day two Scots streakers delivered the coup de gras at the end of play.

This game may not have been the shot in the arm the Scottish Cricket Union is hoping for. If nothing else the Scots have at least livened up the atmosphere of the World Cup. For some time we've been waiting on the 'carnival' atmosphere that the World Cup organisers promised. Today's game, a sheepdog trial and a couple of traction engines short of the atmosphere of a village fete, was a step forward, but probably not in the direction the organisers would have hoped.

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WASIM LEADS THE WAY

By Trevor Chesterfield

Bristol Pakistan, the Jekyll and Hyde of the international if not World Cup circuit, were perhaps a bit bothered the other day when they wondered if they could not squeeze in an extra warm up game leading up to this year's event.

Rain had rusted their bowling attack as well as corroded some of their batting techniques in the three warm-up games in which the side had batted through about 60 overs in three waterlogged games. The bowlers were likewise hindered. They had managed to bowl a collective 17 overs.

Not at all the sort of preparation, you will agree, for their opening World Cup group B match against the West Indies at Bristol today.

Well, all the bother and sweat which had the manager, Dr Zafar Altaf bothered and coach Mushtaq Mohammad wondering was perhaps for nothing, Wasim Akram, the skipper, is all too well aware of the fickle nature of English conditions. They are a bit like their supporters: championing the team when they are on top and putting in the boot when they are losing.

At Bristol, with the scoreboard reading 105 for five in the 31st over, the management must have been a little jumpy. We had the West Indian Mervyn Dillon swinging the ball both ways to blow the middle order apart. It did not look a pretty sight at all.

Ijaz Ahmed sparked a form of revival and Yousuf Youhana rebuilt the innings. And at 138 in the 39th over, Wasim would have quite happily accepted a total of 229 for eight as a total to defend. As Azhar Mahmood, who took two Test centuries off South Africa 15 months ago, played a lower-order anchor, Wasim did as Wasim (and captains for that matter) can do: 42 off 29 balls with four fours and a six help lift the total to something a little more respectable for former World champions.

At 72 for two in the 17th over the West Indies must have felt confident of pulling off an expect victory. The pitch was not all that difficult, bounce wasn't too bad and the bowling was steady but not brilliant. Then Jimmy Adams edged a catch and the next six wickets fell for and additional 70 runs.

With Brian Lara, caught between a rock and a hard place about whether he should bat or not, the molehill the Windies needed to climb suddenly became the slippery slopes of Cape Horn. With smart catching, clever bowling changes and Abdul Razzaq getting the crucial wicket of Lara, the calypso beat went out of the Caribbean rhythm.

Lara, nursing the arm injury which has plagued him since the tour of South Africa, had already lost Keith Arthurton to a crippling hamstring. The allrounder batted with a runner but was far from effective and with no Carl Hooper about, they were always going to be a batsman and bowler short.

There was a touch of controversy towards the end of the West Indies innings when off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq and wicketkeeper Moin Khan went up for a dismissal, claiming Dillon being bowled. South African umpire Dave Orchard came to his Aussie colleague Darrel Hair's rescue when he said, as the TV replay confirmed, the ball had bounced on to the stumps from the wicketkeeper's pads.

A bit naughty of Moin to claim the wicket, but by that stage there wasn't much left in the game for the West Indies but to bat out to save a little face and help their net run rate. Losing by 27 runs was not a disgrace, but being bowled out does not help their cause at all.

What it does confirm that with Wasim Akram in charge, Pakistan can be quite formidable.

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QUICK SINGLES

* Speaking in the post match press conference, Steve Waugh expressed concern at the lack of effective security during Australia's clash with Scotland. Clearly rattled by the bottle throwing incident in Barbados last month, Waugh complained that the World Cup organisers had not taken sufficient precautions to ensure players' safety on the field. Waugh said he felt that he "keeps getting ignored" in his demands on the Australians' behalf to have security improved.

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MAGIC MOMENT

Mike Allingham's glorious running catch running round from square leg and diving at full stretch to dismiss Ricky Ponting, a catch that would have graced any world-class international game.

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SCORECARDS

ICC World Cup, 1999, 4th Match Australia v Scotland, Group B County Ground, New Road, Worcester 16 May 1999 (50-over match)

Result: Australia won by 6 wickets Points: Australia 2, Scotland 0

Toss: Australia Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and P Willey TV Umpire: G Sharp Match Referee: RS Madugalle (SL) ODI Debuts: MJdeG Allingham, Asim Butt, JAR Blain, JE Brinkley, AG Davies, NR Dyer, GM Hamilton, BMW Patterson, IL Philip, G Salmond, MJ Smith (Scot). Man of the Match: ME Waugh

Scotland innings (50 overs maximum) R B 4 6 BMW Patterson c Gilchrist b Fleming 10 36 2 0 IL Philip c SR Waugh b McGrath 17 66 0 0 MJdeG Allingham st Gilchrist b Warne 3 28 0 0 MJ Smith c Bevan b Lee 13 32 1 0 *G Salmond c Gilchrist b SR Waugh 31 54 2 0 GM Hamilton b Warne 34 42 3 0 JE Brinkley c Dale b Warne 23 32 3 0 +AG Davies not out 8 11 0 0 JAR Blain not out 3 7 0 0 Extras (lb 9, w 22, nb 8) 39 Total (7 wickets, 50 overs) 181

DNB: Asim Butt, NR Dyer.

FoW: 1-19 (Patterson, 10.5 ov), 2-37 (Allingham, 17.6 ov), 3-52 (Philip, 22.5 ov), 4-87 (Smith, 32.1 ov), 5-105 (Salmond, 37.1 ov), 6-167 (Brinkley, 46.4 ov), 7-169 (Hamilton, 46.6 ov).

Bowling O M R W Fleming 9 2 19 1 Dale 10 2 35 0 (3nb, 7w) McGrath 9 0 32 1 (5nb, 6w) Warne 10 0 39 3 (2w) Lee 6 1 25 1 (3w) SR Waugh 6 0 22 1 (4w)

Australia innings (target: 182 runs from 50 overs) R B 4 6 +AC Gilchrist c Dyer b Asim Butt 6 16 1 0 ME Waugh c & b Dyer 67 114 5 0 RT Ponting c Allingham b Blain 33 62 3 0 DS Lehmann b Dyer 0 2 0 0 *SR Waugh not out 49 69 7 0 MG Bevan not out 11 14 1 0 Extras (lb 3, w 4, nb 9) 16 Total (4 wickets, 44.5 overs) 182

DNB: S Lee, SK Warne, DW Fleming, AC Dale, GD McGrath.

FoW: 1-17 (Gilchrist, 5.2 ov), 2-101 (Ponting, 26.6 ov), 3-101 (Lehmann, 27.2 ov), 4-141 (ME Waugh, 35.5 ov).

Bowling O M R W Blain 8 0 35 1 (5nb, 1w) Asim Butt 10 3 21 1 (1nb, 1w) Brinkley 8 0 43 0 Hamilton 8.5 0 37 0 (2nb, 2w) Dyer 10 1 43 2

4th (reserve) umpire: S Modi (Ken)

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ODI # 1447 ICC World Cup, 1999, 5th Match Pakistan v West Indies, Group B County Ground, Bristol 16 May 1999 (50-over match)

Result: Pakistan won by 27 runs Points: Pakistan 2, West Indies 0

Toss: Pakistan Umpires: DB Hair (Aus) and DL Orchard (SA) TV Umpire: KE Palmer ODI Debut: RL Powell (WI). Match Referee: R Subba Row Man of the Match:

Pakistan innings (50 overs maximum) R B 4 6 Saeed Anwar c Lara b Walsh 10 31 2 0 Shahid Afridi c Jacobs b Walsh 11 19 1 0 Abdur Razzaq b Dillon 7 34 1 0 Ijaz Ahmed lbw b Dillon 36 70 4 0 Inzamam-ul-Haq c Jacobs b Dillon 0 1 0 0 Yousuf Youhana c & b Simmons 34 53 2 0 Azhar Mahmood c sub (NO Perry) b Ambrose 37 51 1 2 *Wasim Akram b Walsh 43 29 4 2 +Moin Khan not out 11 10 0 0 Saqlain Mushtaq not out 2 3 0 0 Extras (b 1, lb 12, w 23, nb 2) 38 Total (8 wickets, 50 overs) 229

DNB: Shoaib Akhtar.

FoW: 1-22 (Shahid Afridi, 7.6 ov), 2-23 (Saeed Anwar, 9.2 ov), 3-42 (Abdur Razzaq, 18.3 ov), 4-42 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 18.4 ov), 5-102 (Ijaz Ahmed, 30.1 ov), 6-135 (Yousuf Youhana, 38.3 ov), 7-209 (Azhar Mahmood, 47.3 ov), 8-217 (Wasim Akram, 48.5 ov).

Bowling O M R W Ambrose 10 1 36 1 (1nb) Walsh 10 3 28 3 (1nb) Dillon 10 1 29 3 (10w) Simmons 10 0 40 1 (4w) Arthurton 1 0 10 0 Adams 8 0 57 0 (3w) Powell 1 0 16 0 (1w)

West Indies innings (target: 230 runs from 50 overs) R B 4 6 SL Campbell b Shoaib Akhtar 9 14 0 1 +RD Jacobs c Inzamam-ul-Haq b Abdur Razzaq 25 53 3 1 JC Adams c Inzamam-ul-Haq b Azhar Mahmood 23 45 4 0 *BC Lara c sub (Mushtaq Ahmed) b Abdur Razzaq 11 9 2 0 S Chanderpaul c Yousuf Youhana b Shoaib Akhtar 77 96 6 0 RL Powell c Yousuf Youhana b Saqlain Mushtaq 4 18 0 0 PV Simmons c Moin Khan b Azhar Mahmood 5 16 0 0 CEL Ambrose c Moin Khan b Abdur Razzaq 1 9 0 0 KLT Arthurton c Saeed Anwar b Azhar Mahmood 6 14 0 0 M Dillon run out (Shoaib Akhtar) 6 23 0 0 CA Walsh not out 0 1 0 0 Extras (b 1, lb 8, w 20, nb 6) 35 Total (all out, 48.5 overs) 202

FoW: 1-14 (Campbell, 3.2 ov), 2-72 (Adams, 16.1 ov), 3-84 (Lara, 18.2 ov), 4-101 (Jacobs, 22.2 ov), 5-121 (Powell, 29.4 ov), 6-141 (Simmons, 35.2 ov), 7-142 (Ambrose, 36.6 ov), 8-161 (Arthurton, 41.1 ov), 9-195 (Dillon, 48.1 ov), 10-202 (Chanderpaul, 48.5 ov).

Bowling O M R W Wasim Akram 10 3 37 0 (3nb, 6w) Shoaib Akhtar 9.5 1 54 2 (3w) Saqlain Mushtaq 9 0 22 1 (1w) Azhar Mahmood 10 0 48 3 (5w) Abdur Razzaq 10 3 32 3 (3nb, 4w) 4th (reserve) umpire: RA White Pakistan innings: 2x5 ball overs West Indies innings: 1x5 ball over

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POINTS TABLE

Group B Played Won Lost NR Tied Points Net RR For Against Pakistan 1 1 - - - 2 +0.540 229/50 202/50 Australia 1 1 - - - 2 +0.439 182/44.5 181/50 Bangladesh 0 - - - - 0 - -/- -/- New Zealand 0 - - - - 0 - -/- -/- Scotland 1 - 1 - - 0 -0.439 181/50 182/44.5 West Indies 1 - 1 - - 0 -0.540 202/50 229/50

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