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George Best had already won a First Division title with Manchester United but the winger only became a true superstar at the age of 19 after a stunning performance against Benfica in the European Cup in 1966 that earned him the nickname 'The fifth Beatle'. Fondly remembered as one of the greatest players the game has ever seen – despite walking away from top-flight football at 27 – it is impossible not to wonder about what might have been had alcohol not consumed the Northern Irishman's life. "I was born with a great gift," he later mused, "and sometimes with that comes a destructive streak. Just as I wanted to outdo everyone when I played, I had to outdo everyone when we were out on the town."
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Gianluigi Buffon achieved instant fame across the footballing world in 1995 by producing a string of sensational saves to keep the mighty AC Milan at bay on his Parma debut, aged 17. Over two decades on, the goalkeeping icon is still going strong and, despite having 40 in January, the Juventus captain is now seriously considering postponing his retirement for another year. That is hardly unsurprising of course, since he once revealed in his ode to the game, "I was 12 when I turned my back on my goal. And I will keep doing it as long as my legs, my head and my heart will allow."
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Offside SportsDuncan EdwardsDespite the fact that he was just 21 when he died in the Munich Air Disaster in 1958, Duncan Edwards had already established himself as one of the most remarkable talents the English game had ever seen. A defensive midfielder who was also excellent going forward, he became the youngest player in First Division history when making his Manchester United debut at 16 years and 185 days old. Sadly, the football world would never discover just how great Edwards was going to be but former Red Devils boss Tommy Docherty claimed: "George Best was something special, as was Pelé and Maradona but, in my mind, Duncan was much better in terms of all-round ability and skill."
Justin Langer will take his Western Australia assistant Adam Griffith to the Caribbean as Australia’s interim bowling coach while the search for a new full-time pace mentor intensifies
Daniel Brettig15-Apr-2016Justin Langer will take his Western Australia assistant Adam Griffith to the Caribbean as Australia’s interim bowling coach while the search for a new full-time pace mentor intensifies.The triangular series in the West Indies, which will also feature South Africa, had been slated as Langer’s chance to step in as national coach while Darren Lehmann takes some time out at home. However the decision to take Griffith along with Langer reflects Cricket Australia’s search for a mentor to replace Craig McDermott, who departed when his contract expired after the World Twenty20.The South African Allan Donald is believed to be a contender for the long-term role, having lost out to McDermott back in 2011. Other names in the mix include Ryan Harris and Shane Bond. Griffith though will have a chance to make an impression in the Caribbean, having previously spent time with Australia’s Under 19s team.”We are excited to have Adam join the team for the tour of the West Indies,” Lehmann said. “Western Australia have some talented young fast-bowlers that have developed under Adam’s watch and it’s great to be able to offer him the chance to work with the Australian side under Justin Langer.”It’s a credit to the standard of our state coaching system to be able to offer these opportunities to young coaches and I am sure both Adam and the players will benefit greatly from this experienceGriffith has been with Western Australia since Mickey Arthur’s time as state coach, and was briefly the man in charge following the resignation of Lachlan Stevens in 2012. He has worked fruitfully with the likes of Joel Paris in his time with the Warriors.”The opportunity to work with Australia’s premium bowlers is incredibly exciting,” Griffith said. “The West Indies and South Africa have some of the most destructive white-ball batters in the world and preparing to play them in Caribbean conditions will be a great challenge.”Graeme Hick, the former England batsman who coaches at the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane, will also head to the West Indies as part of Langer’s support staff. The group to go with Lehmann to Sri Lanka for Tests and ODIs in July will likely be named next month.
ScorecardKyle Jarvis ran through Gloucestershire’s middle order to set up victory•PA Photos
Kyle Jarvis completed match figures of 9 for 106 as Lancashire strengthened their position at the top of the Division Two table with a 91-run win over Gloucestershire at Bristol.The former Zimbabwe seamer claimed 5 for 39, including four wickets in the space of 17 balls, to induce a second innings collapse by Gloucestershire from 113 for 2 to 160 all out as they chased a victory target of 252.It had looked good for Gloucestershire when they reached lunch on the final day at 104 for 2. But after Michael Klinger and Chris Dent had set up a winning position Jarvis blew away the middle order. He sent back Dent, Ian Cockbain, Benny Howell and Jack Taylor in a superb spell from the Ashley Down Road End to finally swing a compelling match Lancashire’s way.”To have 47 wickets at this stage of the season is very pleasing for me,” Jarvis said. “I am at my best when I can run the ball back at batsmen and that is what started to happen this afternoon.”Gloucestershire played some excellent cricket and made it a very tough game for us. But we never felt out it and knew if we kept the ball on the right line and length things would start to happen. It’s another huge win which has put us in a very strong position in the table. But nothing has been achieved yet and there is a lot of hard work still ahead.”Lancashire took 21 points to Gloucestershire’s five to go 31 clear of second placed Surrey in Division Two. But it was a closer contest than the outcome suggested and both teams could take encouragement from their efforts.Gloucestershire had begun the final day on 26 for 1, needing a further 226 to win. For a long while Klinger and Dent looked to have them in control.Dent, dropped on 10 by wicketkeeper Alex Davies off Tom Bailey, was unbeaten on 49 at lunch.Klinger had helped add 68 for the second wicket before a rare error of judgement, driving at a good length ball from James Faulkner saw him caught by Davies, having faced 110 balls and hit seven fours.It took Dent until his 99th delivery to hit a boundary, but his application was showing signs of reaping reward as Gloucestershire approached the final two sessions needing only a further 148 to repeat their success at Old Trafford earlier in the season.The turning point came when Dent, who had faced 155 balls and hit six fours, miscued a pull shot off Jarvis and lofted a catch to mid-on. Jarvis grabbed the initiative and four more wickets fell in the space of 29 deliveries, Tom Bailey weighing in with the dismissal of Gareth Roderick, who registered a pair when pinned lbw by a full ball.Gloucestershire were suddenly in disarray as they plunged to 119 for 7. Skipper Geraint Jones and Craig Miles defiantly added 36, but when Jones was caught behind looking to cut Faulkner it was as good as over. Matt Taylor was caught behind to give Faulkner a third wicket and when Miles was last man out, caught at cover off Jordan Clark, the home side had lost their last eight wickets for 47 runs.Defeat for Gloucestershire was compounded by news after the game that Roderick’s thumb injury was a fracture, which will keep him out until the Cheltenham Festival in mid-July. The wicketkeeper batted in both innings against Lancashire, bagging a pair. Last season he spent two spells on the sidelines after breaking the same finger.”We are hurting in the dressing room because we had got ourselves into a position where we felt we had Lancashire,” Jones, Gloucestershire’s captain, said.”That makes the disappointment of losing all the greater. We describe ourselves as a young side, with some experience, and that was evident today. The worst of it was that we lost so many wickets bowled or lbw when we knew Lancashire would bowl at the stumps on that sort of pitch. Every game is a learning experience and we need to get over this setback quickly.”
The MCG’s drop-in pitch might be unfamiliar to some of the New Zealand bowlers and the vast expanses of outfield can be harder to protect, but Tim Southee is confident the attack will be able to transfer their success across the Tasman. up final
Brydon Coverdale in Melbourne27-Mar-2015Martin Guptill lit up Wellington with the highest score in World Cup history. Eden Park erupted when Grant Elliott launched Dale Steyn for a match-winning six, as it had when Kane Williamson did the same off Pat Cummins. Brendon McCullum has batted like a man who thinks this is five-over cricket, not fifty-over. But for all the batting thrills, it has been New Zealand’s bowlers who have shone most consistently in this tournament.The batsmen will need to adjust to the large dimensions of the MCG during Sunday’s World Cup final against Australia, but the World Cup’s most reliable all-round attack will have to adapt as well. New Zealand have the leading wicket taker of the tournament – Trent Boult with 21 wickets at 15.76 – and the equal leading spinner, Daniel Vettori with 15 at 18.80. Tim Southee and Corey Anderson make it four of the top 12 wicket takers.They are the only team that has not conceded a 300-plus total in this World Cup, although South Africa were on the way to ending that run when rain halted their progress in the semi-final. The MCG’s drop-in pitch might be unfamiliar to some of the New Zealand bowlers and the vast expanses of outfield can be harder to protect, but Southee was confident the attack would be able to transfer their success across the Tasman.”A bit of swing would be nice, but it hasn’t swung for us in every game and we’ve found ways to take wickets,” Southee said at the MCG on Friday. “I think that’s the beauty of our attack. We’ve got variety to it, and if it does swing we do become a bit more dangerous. But we have found ways to take wickets when it’s not swinging.”One of our strengths is we’ve adapted to the conditions. We’re familiar with the conditions in New Zealand but they have been different in the various grounds we’ve played at. We’ve managed to adapt as the game goes on and what the wicket has thrown at us. It doesn’t change here. If we see something we’ll try to adapt as the game goes on.”Southee has played at the MCG before but it will be a first for his new-ball partner Boult, whose swing and accuracy destroyed Australia at Eden Park earlier in the tournament. Given his success in this campaign it is remarkable to think that Boult was not a regular in the ODI side at the start of the summer, and had played only 16 one-day internationals before the World Cup began.But Australian conditions are not entirely foreign to Boult, for his international debut came at Bellerive Oval four years ago, when he swung the ball and dried up the runs to help deliver a triumphant Test victory over Australia. It was the same series in which Mitchell Starc made his Test debut and while Starc’s greatest success has come in ODIs, Boult was largely viewed as a long-form player.”It was a matter of time before he became a more permanent fixture in the one-day side,” Southee said. “He’s just grown another leg and what he’s done over the last couple of months has been amazing. He just keeps getting better and better.”It’s great to bowl alongside him, knowing that you have someone to rely on at the other end who’s going to do a great job and keep the pressure on the batsmen. We have a great partnership and a good friendship off the field. I can’t express how proud I am and what he’s done over the last couple of months.”The success of a swing and seam attack led by Boult has perhaps overshadowed the other key member of the New Zealand attack throughout this campaign, with Vettori going about his business quietly and effectively as he has done for nearly two decades. His unflappable nature was on display with a stunning catch in the quarter-final against West Indies and when he was at the crease at the end of the semi-final win over South Africa.He was also responsible for turning the match against Australia when Brendon McCullum looked to him as early as the seventh over of the game. Vettori immediately slowed Australia’s scoring rate and picked up two important wickets in what became an intense, low-scoring contest. It would not be a surprise if Vettori is again called on early in the final.The size of the ground will make it difficult for Australia to get after Vettori, although that in turn might affect his ability to take wickets. If they believe they cannot clear the boundary off him, the Australians are likely to nudge Vettori around and show him the respect that he has earned from previous encounters.In his six previous ODIs against Australia at the MCG, Vettori has gone for only 3.98 runs per over but he has also claimed only four wickets. It will take a brave batsman to attempt to join Ricky Ponting as the only Australian ever to have hit Vettori for a six at the MCG.
Bengal bowlers, led by Ashok Dinda’s burst with the second new ball, dismissed the remaining seven Baroda wickets to help Bengal earn a healthy 101-run first-innings lead
The Report by Amol Karhadkar in Vadodara09-Dec-2014
ScorecardFile photo: Ashok Dinda led the Bengal bowlers with the second new ball•AFP
Bengal bowlers, led by Ashok Dinda’s burst with the second new ball, dismissed the remaining seven Baroda wickets to help Bengal earn a healthy 101-run first-innings lead. Despite the good work of Bengal bowlers, the penultimate day’s play belonged to Baroda debutant Deepak Hooda, who scored a stylish century at the Reliance Stadium.Had it not been for Hooda’s 114, Baroda would have been in danger of conceding an outright defeat. But the teenager, who was one of India’s stars in this year’s Under-19 World Cup, displayed that he was ready to graduate to the next level with a classy hundred.When Hooda took guard, Baroda had lost Kedar Devdhar, who edged left-arm spinner Iresh Saxena after dominating the pace bowlers early in the morning and missed his century by 13 runs. Baroda were still 292 runs adrift Bengal’s first-innings total of 455.Yusuf Pathan, who took 24 balls to open his account, was struggling at the other end. But Hooda started timing the ball right from the word go. Off the eighth ball he faced, he drove Bengal captain Laxmi Shukla through the on side for his first boundary. Since then till he finally edged Dinda into the slip cordon, he continued to time the ball like a senior batsman.Never during his knock did Hooda appear to have been bogged down – either by the pressure of playing his maiden first-class match or while facing one of the most experienced bowling line-ups in domestic cricket. With his feet moving swiftly, he danced down the wicket to loft offspinner Saurasish Lahiri over long-off for a six.Soon after, Yusuf attempted a slog sweep off Lahiri to break the shackles, but missed and saw the ball crash onto the stumps. Baroda were still 252 behind and the visitors had enough time to force a win.Hooda then found an able ally in Abhijit Karambelkar and the duo’s 95-run partnership took Baroda closer to opening their points tally by taking the match towards a draw. Hooda continued to rotate strike and made the most of every scoring opportunity.Once he had crossed fifty, he started playing more freely. The highlight of his innings came in the 90th over when he went after Saxena. Hooda danced down the wicket to send the first ball over the long-off fence. He lofted the next one over long-on and the ball landed in the parking lot behind the dressing rooms. The next one was a flat hit straight over the bowler and it landed just ahead of the boundary rope. It forced Saxena to adopt a negative line and he bowled the next two balls way outside the leg stump. After being cautioned by the umpire, the last ball was delivered on the leg stump and Hooda reverse-swept him through point to inch closer to his hundred.In the next over though, Karambelkar was adjudged lbw off Lahiri. At the start of the last over before tea, Hooda was on 97. He took a single off Saxena’s second ball and Pinal Shah gave the strike back to him off the next ball. Hooda then paddle-swept the next ball behind square for a run that fetched him a memorable moment.Sensing the ominous signs, Shukla took the new ball immediately after tea and Dinda struck thrice. But the ball before Hooda edged Dinda to Sudip Chatterjee at second slip, he played a sparkling straight drive, showing his prowess against the new ball.After Baroda were all out for 354, Bengal got to face 10 overs in which they scored eight runs for the loss of Arindam Dass’ wicket for 2, leading by 109 runs.
Former India offspinner Ramesh Powar has signed with Gujarat for the forthcoming domestic season after moving out of Rajasthan following the suspension of the RCA by the BCCI
Amol Karhadkar30-Sep-2014
Ramesh Powar spent 14 first-class seasons with Mumbai before moving to Rajasthan last year•ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Former India offspinner Ramesh Powar has signed with Gujarat for the forthcoming domestic season. Powar had earlier become the first cricketer to move out of Rajasthan, following the suspension of the Rajasthan Cricket Association by the BCCI.The BCCI has a cut-off date of September 1 for domestic transfers. In case of a transfer application beyond the deadline, the secretary and president have powers to approve or disapprove it. Since the uncertainty over the fate of Rajasthan players for the coming season has continued, BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel had announced they will issue NOCs to all the players wanting to play for other teams. Gujarat Cricket Association secretary Rajesh Patel confirmed that the BCCI “has issued an NOC for Powar’s transfer to Gujarat”.According to Powar, he decided to move out of Rajasthan immediately after the new RCA body was instated earlier in the year. “It was a mutual decision to part ways with Rajasthan. I am delighted that Gujarat approached days before the start of the season and I hope I can contribute on and off the field for them.”After representing his home team Mumbai for 14 first-class seasons, Powar had moved to Rajasthan last year, but had a poor season, taking just 10 wickets at 62.20 from six matches. He even lost his place towards the end of the season. Still, with 313 wickets in the Ranji Trophy, Powar will be the highest wicket-taker among active bowlers in the tournament.After acquiring the NOC, Powar had not sent a feeler to any other teams. “By the time I got the NOC, most of the teams had signed their professionals, so I had decided to wait and see if someone wanted to use my experience,” Powar said. “It was nice that Gujarat did. They have a team with a good mix of youth and experience and they have been a team on the rise. I hope I can pass on my knowledge and experience and help Parthiv [Patel, the Gujarat captain] in improving the standard and performance of the team.”Powar added that Ahmedabad’s proximity to Mumbai, where he is based with his family, was also a factor that made him accept the Gujarat offer. “With a young family to raise, it’s important to devote as much time possible at home. I can avoid being away for the whole season, with Ahmedabad and Mumbai being so well connected.”Gujarat will now have two professionals for the forthcoming season, with GCA deciding to extend its association with Venugopal Rao. The association had also approached Rajasthan pacer Pankaj Singh, but the bowler informed them he was not considering a switch.
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Massacre, atuação de gala, recital… Faltam (e sobram) adjetivos para a atuação do Flamengo na manhã deste domingo. Diante de 65 mil torcedores no Maracanã e com um show de Gabigol e Arrascaeta, o Rubro-negro não tomou conhecimento do Goiás e venceu por 6 a 1, em partida válida pela 10ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro.
Com o resultado, o Flamengo alcança os 20 pontos, consolida-se no G4 e não pode ser mais alcançado na terceira colocação até o fim da rodada. Pelo Brasileiro, o Rubro-negro volta a campo contra o Corinthians no próximo domingo, às 16h, na Arena Corinthians. Antes, a equipe de Jorge Jesus tem a partida de volta contra o Athletico-PR, pela Copa do Brasil, na quarta-feira, no Maracanã – na ida, o time empatou por 1 a 1, em Curitiba.
O Esmeraldino, por sua vez, fica no meio da tabela, com 15 pontos, e na próxima rodada, visita o Avaí em Florianópolis. As equipes se enfrentam às 19h, também no domingo.
RAFINHA CHEGOU!
Estreando pelo Flamengo, Rafinha mostrou logo suas credenciais. Na primeira vez em que pegou na bola, o lateral deu dois lençóis seguidos em jogadores do Goiás, seguiu o lance controlando a bola com a cabeça, no melhor estilo “foquinha”, e levantou a multidão no Maracanã.
FESTA RUBRO-NEGRA
Atuando com Arão entre os zagueiros, e exercendo uma pressão alucinante no campo do Goiás, o Fla não demorou a marcar. Aos cinco minutos, Everton Ribeiro buscou a tabela com Gabigol, passou para receber, mas Arrascaeta se adiantou ao camisa 7 e, da entrada da área, estufou as redes esmeraldinas.
AH, RODRIGO CAIO…
Time jogando bem, placar aberto, estádio em festa…Tudo parecia bem para o Rubro-Negro, até o erro de Rodrigo Caio. O zagueiro tentou recuar para Diego Alves da intermediária, mas pegou mal na bola, que ficou à feição para Kayke. O atacante, cria do Ninho, invadiu a área e deixou tudo igual.Sentido o mal momento do Flamengo após o empate, o Goiás subiu a marcação e ainda chegou a colocar uma bola na trave carioca.
SHOW DO URUGUAIO!
Quando o cenário perfeito para o Fla parecia desmoronar, Arrascaeta entrou em ação. Primeiro, com um passe entre as pernas do adversário, deixou Trauco livre para achar Bruno Henrique, que mesmo caído na pequena área, conseguiu marcar. Depois, o camisa 14 recebeu passe da Gabriel e, de frente para o gol, fuzilou de bico e fez o terceiro. Já aos 49 da etapa inicial, o camisa 14 encerrou seu recital ao receber na esquerda, tentar o cruzamento de canhota, e por acaso, acertar o ângulo de Tadeu. Foi o quarto gol do avassalador rubro-negro no Maracanã.
É ARTILHEIRO!
A dupla Arrascaeta-Gabigol estava determinada a fazer a melhor partida com a camisa do Flamengo. Aos 10 da etapa final, o meia cruzou para o atacante, que de cabeça, marcou o quinto Fla. Aos 35, recebendo de Everton Ribeiro na grande área, o uruguaio só rolou para o lado para Gabriel, que fez o sexto e deu números finais ao espetáculo rubro-negro no Rio de Janeiro. O jogador é o artilheiro do Brasileirão, com sete gols.
Abatido com a goleada, o Goiás desmoronou em campo, e graças ao goleiro Tadeu, livrou-se de sofrer um placar histórico no maior palco do futebol brasileiro.
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FLAMENGO 6 X 1 GOIÁS
Estádio: Maracanã, no Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Data: 14 de julho de 2019, às 11h
Árbitro: Caio Max Augusto Vieira (RN) – Nota L!: 6,5 – Não complicou um jogo fácil
Assistentes: Guilherme Dias Camilo (Fifa/MG) e Eduardo Gonçalves da Cruz (MS)
Árbitro de vídeo: Rodrigo D’alonso Ferreira (SC)
Público e renda: 65.154 presentes; R$ 2.218.843,50
Gramado:
Cartões Amarelos: Arão (FLA); Leandro Barcia e Geovane (GOI)
GOLS: Arrascaeta 05’/1ºT (1-0), Kayke 11’/1ºT (1-1), Bruno Henrique 43’/1ºT (2-1), Arrascaeta 45’/1ºT (3-1), Arrascaeta 49’/1ºT (4-1), Gabriel B. 10’/2ºT (5-1) e Gabriel B. 35’/2ºT (6-1)
FLAMENGO
Diego Alves; Rafinha (Rodnei, 13’/2ºT), Léo Duarte, Rodrigo Caio e Trauco; Willian Arão (Cuéllar, 13’/2ºT); Diego, Everton Ribeiro e Arrascaeta; Bruno Henrique (Vitinho, 26’/2ºT) e Gabriel Barbosa. Técnico: Jorge Jesus
GOIÁS
Tadeu; Daniel Guedes, Yago (Paulo Ricardo, 42’/2ºT), Rafael Vaz e Jefferson; Geovane (Léo Sena, 16’/2ºT) Yago Felipe e Giovanni Augusto (Marlone, 16’/2ºT); Michael, Kayke e Leandro Barcia. Técnico: Claudinei Oliveira
The PCB has defended its decision to name Waqar Younis as the national team’s head coach, a day after Mohsin Khan blasted the appointment process. Mohsin, one of the contenders for the coach’s job, had called the process a ‘total farce’, questioning why he had not been interviewed.Zaheer Abbas, the former Pakistan captain who is now principal advisor to the PCB chairman, explained why Mohsin had not been interviewed. “The procedure is that we usually interview candidates about whom we have no or little information,” Abbas said. “But Mohsin’s case was different; he is quite familiar to us and we are aware of his strengths and weaknesses.”Mohsin had previously been Pakistan’s coach in 2012, when he guided them to a famous 3-0 Test series sweep against then No. 1 England. Mohsin and Waqar were in the race for the top role and on Tuesday, the PCB appointed Waqar, who returned for a second term after his previous stint between March 2010 and August 2011.Another former Pakistan captain, Intikhab Alam, who is now PCB’s director of domestic cricket, also defended Waqar’s appointment. “For the position of head coach we took a lot of other factors into account,” Alam said. “We looked at an applicant’s ability to be inclusive and take players along with him. After reviewing all seven applications on merit, we recommended Waqar Younis.”
The United Arab Emirates held their nerve to secure a narrow 13-run win against Kenya in Christchurch, putting an end to Kenya’s hopes of extending their streak of five consecutive World Cup appearances.UAE must now win their final match against Namibia on Thursday to be assured of qualifying for the World Cup.UAE, put in to bat, were struggling at 82 for 4 before their in-form captain Khurram Khan stabilised the innings by scoring 85. Khurram departed in the 43rd over, but Amjad Javed added a late flourish by blasting a 31-ball 63 to lift the team to 246 for 8. The seamer Nehemiah Odhiambo picked up four wickets for Kenya.The majority of Kenya’s batting order all made starts, but none of the batsmen were able to convert them into a fifty, as wickets at regular intervals right from the off hampered their chase. Collins Obuya and Morris Ouma’s 77-run stand for the fifth wicket gave the team some hope, but facing an ever-increasing required run-rate, they were eventually bowled out for 233 in 49.3 overs.Mohammad Naveed shone for UAE with three wickets, while Manjula Guruge, Kamran Shazad and Amjad notched two scalps apiece.One more win for Scotland against Kenya on Thursday would see them qualify for the World Cup proper after their victory against Papua New Guinea in Lincoln.Preston Mommsen’s ninth List A fifty set up Scotland’s 52-run win. Mommsen struck 94, and put up stands of 65 and 86 for the third and fourth wickets with Matty Cross and Freddie Coleman respectively, as the team eventually piled on 288 for 9 from their 50 overs.PNG were buoyed by a 57 from Vani Morea that gave the team a solid platform to build on, but wickets at regular intervals stalled their progress. Mahuru Dai, coming in at No.8, smashed 50 off just 29 balls to give the team some hope, but once he was dismissed in the 44th over, a Scotland victory was all but inevitable.Medium-pacer Rob Taylor and offspinner Majid Haq shared six wickets between them for Scotland.Scotland’s interim coach Craig Wright said: “We’re confident of winning and progressing to the World Cup. We’re sharing the runs and wickets around which has been the foundation of our success. We lost the first game of this tournament against Hong Kong and every game we’ve played has been huge. We’ve been encouraging the players to embrace the challenge.”Fifties from Mark Chapman and Nizakat Khan, followed by an incisive bowling performance spearheaded by the seamer Haseeb Amjad, paved the way for Hong Kong‘s comprehensive 76-run victory against Namibia in Rangiora.Hong Kong, electing to bat, slumped to 37 for 3 in the seventh over before Nizakat and Chapman counterattacked by combining for a fourth-wicket association that yielded 155 runs. Chapman struck seven fours during his 82, while Nizakat’s 85 included six fours and a six, as the team eventually finished at 283 for 9 from their 50 overs. For Namibia, fast bowler Louis Klazinga was the pick of the lot and ended the innings with 4 for 65.Chasing a steep total, Namibia lost wickets right from the off and were precariously placed at 94 for 5 before Craig Williams provided a brief recovery by scoring 59. However, once he was dismissed in the the 37th over, Namibia again collapsed and were eventually bundled out for 207 inside 44 overs. Amjad finished with 4 for 33 to stifle Namibia’s top and middle order, while Tanwir Afzal chipped in with three wickets to clean up the tail and complete the win. The loss for Namibia eliminates them from contention for a place in the 2015 World Cup.Netherlands secured seventh place in the ICC World Cup Qualifiers after comprehensively beating Canada by eight wickets in Mount Maunganui.Canada, choosing to bat, put up 50-plus partnerships for the first, third and sixth wickets, and Raza-ur-Rehman top-scored with 88, but Michael Rippon ran through their top and middle order to eventually help dismiss the team for 210. Netherlands overhauled that score easily in 36.4 overs, as their top four batsmen all chipped in with crucial contributions, though it was Eric Szwarczynski and Peter Borren’s unbroken stand of 91 that took Netherlands home in the end.Offspinner Sagar Pun finished with 3 for 18 to help Nepal bowl Uganda out for 80 and complete a 160-run win in Mount Maunganui. Nepal, led by a 59 from Prithu Baskota, who would later end up retired hurt, managed to put up 240 in their innings.Uganda, however, never even offered a fight in their chase, as only three batsmen managed to reach double digits. Sompal Kami and Shakti Gauchan took two wickets each to bowl the team out in 36.3 overs.