2019 Scotland Tri-Nation Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Part of 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | 14–21 August 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Scotland Tri-Nation Series was the first round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament and took place in Scotland in August 2019.[1][2] It was a tri-nation series among Oman, Papua New Guinea and the Scotland cricket teams,[3] with the matches played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.[4] The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 formed part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[5][6][7] After the series, Scotland were at the top of the points table, after finishing ahead of Oman on net run rate, with both teams level on points.[8][9]
The opening match of the tournament saw Oman beat Papua New Guinea by four wickets to record their first win in an ODI cricket match.[10] Oman also won the next game of the series, beating hosts Scotland by eight wickets.[11] Scotland won the next match by three wickets,[12] against Papua New Guinea, with their captain Kyle Coetzer making 96 runs in the run chase.[13] In the fourth match, Scotland beat Oman by 85 runs, with Hamza Tahir taking his first five-wicket haul for the hosts in ODI cricket.[14] The fifth match, between Scotland and Papua New Guinea, was used to help raise funds for a local cancer charity.[15] Scotland went on to win the match by 38 runs to record their third win of the series.[16] In the final match, Oman beat Papua New Guinea by four wickets, leaving Papua New Guinea without a win in the series.[17]