Scots aim for final victory

Scotland batsman Majid Haq is desperate to get his hands on some silverware ahead of Wednesday's ICC World Cricket League Division 1 final against Kenya.

Both sides have already secured places at the inaugural ICC Twenty20 World Championships later this year by virtue of reaching the final, but Haq isn't satisfied yet.

"It's good to know that we've already done the hard work," he said.

"But (Wednesday) is a huge final for us. We're determined to win it and take the trophy back home."

It will be the fourth meeting between the sides in the space of a month.

The Kenyans had the edge at the two encounters in January's Mombasa tri-series but the Scots got their revenge with a 77-run win at Gymkhana on Sunday.

Haq is not reading too much into having beaten Roger Harper's side so recently, insisting his side will not carry a psychological advantage into the match.

"This is a separate game, it's a final," he said.

"We've played them a few times on this tour and all the games have been close apart from one. Hopefully (Wednesday) will be nothing different.

"We know each other quite well now. It should be another tight game.

Whoever wins the key moments will win the game."

Scotland coach Peter Drinnen is not planning any drastic changes to the game-plan which saw his side overcome the Kenyans on Sunday.

He said: "It (the approach) will be similar. I thought we got a lot right against them previously and we learned a lot from our games in Mombasa.

"I don't see too many reasons why we need to change what we do. We need to maybe adjust a couple of areas and we'll talk about that tonight, but generally the guys executed what we wanted to execute very well."

The previously unbeaten Scots suffered a surprise five-wicket defeat to Bermuda at Ruaraka on Monday, but are not losing too much sleep over that ahead of the final.

"It was one of those days when we'd just had the euphoria of beating the host team in the big game in the tournament," Haq added.

"Fair play to Bermuda, they played well and deserved their win."

Kenya made sure of their spot in the final with an emphatic 158-run win over Canada at Jaffery Sports Club on Monday.

Like Haq, Harper is not concerned about recent results between the sides and reckons the teams will start on a level playing field on Wednesday.

"We know a lot about each other because we played twice in Mombasa and once here," said the former West Indies international. "We have to do it all again in the final.

"It will be all about how well each of us play on that particular day.

"But I think as a team what we want to focus on is really just playing as well as we are capable of playing and executing our plans.

"That is not something we're going to focus on. We're going to try to execute our plans much better than we did last time and play to the best of our ability and I think if we do that we've got a very good chance."

Harper is delighted with the progress his side has made since his appointment as coach. He added: "I think it's fantastic for Kenyan cricket on the whole and for the players.

"Since I've been here last January I know that they've worked very hard.

I've pushed them hard.

"At least they've come away with something, they can see some rewards for their efforts.

"I think with the funds that are coming because of qualifying for the final here and the Twenty20 World Cup, it means that the development of Kenyan cricket can move ahead."

Tanmay Mishra, who made a crucial 62 against the Canadians as Kenya made sure of their place in the final, was pleased to return to winning ways on Monday after Sunday's loss to the Scots.

"It was an important win for us," said the 20-year-old.

"We had a bad game (on Sunday). The way the lads got up I think was brilliant. They showed a lot of enthusiasm and a lot of courage.

"We've just got to review our tactics (against Scotland). They're not an easy side... it's going to be a good game."