Live Cricket Scorecard: ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, Bangladesh vs Scotland, Pool A Match 26 at Nelson
Live Cricket Scorecard: Bangladesh vs Scotland, Match 26 at Nelson
South Asian minnows, Bangladesh, take on European minnows, Scotland in their Poll A, match 27 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at the Saxton Oval in Nelson on Thursday. This is an important game for Bangladesh as they would love to register a win here and keep their hopes alive of making it to the quarter-finals. Live updates: Bangladesh vs Scotland
Bangladesh currently stands third in the points table following a win (against Afghanistan), a loss (against Sri Lanka) and no-result (with Australia). Scotland, on the other hand, has had a poor performance, losing all three matches they have played — against New Zealand, England and Afghanistan. Live Scorecard: Bangladesh vs Scotland
Scotland and Bangladesh have met only once in World Cup cricket. Bangladesh had won the 1999 encounter at Edinburgh by 22 runs. Bangladesh holds the upper hand in this match as well, and are likely to dominate proceedings this time too. However, Scotland can cause an upset and cannot be completely written off despite three consecutive losses; they could end up being party-spoilers for Bangladesh. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Complete Coverage