Berrington reaches landmark as Scotland beat Namibia

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2

Scotland 290-9 (50 overs): Munsey 91, Berrington 79*; Scholtz 3-23

Namibia: 235-9 (44 overs): Erasmus 63, Van Lingen 60; Leask 4-40

Scotland triumph by 47 runs (DLS)

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Captain Richie Berrington passed 3,000 one-day world profession runs arsenic Scotland edged retired Namibia successful a rain-affected World Cup League 2 match.

Scotland reached 290-9 astatine Forthill, Broughty Ferry, pinch nan visitors deemed 47 runs short connected nan Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method aft getting to 235-9 aft 44 overs.

Opener George Munsey powered his measurement to a accelerated 91 from 62 balls, though Scottish wickets tumbled astatine regular intervals thereafter.

Brandon McMullen contributed 37 but, astatine 209-8, it looked for illustration a promising opening whitethorn beryllium squandered.

However, Berrington hung astir patiently earlier immoderate precocious fireworks hoisted him to a valuable 79 not out.

It takes nan 37-year-old to 3,043 runs from 111 ODI innings.

Safyaan Sharif besides chipped successful pinch 23 arsenic nan number 10 batter.

Michael van Lingen and skipper Gerhard Erasmus led nan Namibia charge, pinch knocks of 60 and 63 respectively.

Erasmus departed astatine 213-6 and 4 successive wickets for Michael Leask saw disconnected Namibia arsenic nan upwind worsened.