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Zimbabwe got their first Twenty20 win under their belts with a 5-wicket victory over Scotland on Sunday. After winning the toss and electing to field, Zimbabwe restricted Scotland to 155/6 from their alotted overs, with captain Ryan Watson top-scoring with 64 not-out. Zimbabwe started well in reply, with Vusi Sibanda putting on 42 and Chamu Chibhabha scoring 43 as Zim successfully chased their target, scoring the winning runs with 7 balls to spare. A better performance for Zimbabwe this time out, then, although it was against weaker opposition - and Scotland's preparations for the tournament (or lack of them) have hardly been ideal, either. Full scorecard below the cut - Zim's first group match is on Wednesday (12th), against the mighty Australia.
Scotland 155/6 (20 overs; Watson 64*, Brent 1/20), Zimbabwe 156/5 (18.5 overs; Chibhabha 43, Haq 2/29). Zimbabwe win by 5 wickets.

Scotland innings
RR Watson	c Mpofu b Maruma	        64
GI Maiden	c Chibhabha b Brent	        1
NS Poonia	st Taibu b Utseya	        36
MQ Sheikh	c Mpofu b Chibhabha	        22
GM Hamilton	c Taibu b Sibanda	        3
NFI McCallum	not out	                        10
DR Brown	b Mpofu	                        6
CJO Smith	not out	                        1
    Extras	(lb 4, w 8)	                12
    Total	(6 wickets; 20 overs; 73 mins)	155

Did not bat: CM Wright, JAR Blain, RM Haq, GD Drummond, 
RT Lyons, DF Watts, JD Nel 

Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Maiden, 3.1 ov), 2-97 (Poonia, 11.4 ov), 
3-119 (Watson, 15.3 ov), 4-132 (Sheikh, 16.4 ov), 
5-139 (Hamilton, 17.3 ov), 6-149 (Brown, 19.2 ov)

Bowling 	O	M	R	W	Econ	
CB Mpofu	4	0	27	1	6.75	
GB Brent	3	0	20	1	6.66	
E Chigumbura	1	0	15	0	15.00	
CJ Chibhabha	4	0	28	1	7.00	(1w)
P Utseya	4	0	29	1	7.25	(1w)
KM Dabengwa	2	0	16	0	8.00	(1w)
T Maruma	1	0	9	1	9.00	
V Sibanda	1	0	7	1	7.00	(1w)


Zimbabwe innings
V Sibanda	c Brown b Lyons	                42
BRM Taylor	c Drummond b Brown	        9
CJ Chibhabha	b Haq	                        43
T Taibu	c Smith b Haq	                        0
E Chigumbura	c Hamilton b Maiden	        11
S Matsikenyeri	not out	                        25
H Masakadza	not out	                        11
    Extras	(lb 11, w 4)	                15
    Total (5 wickets; 18.5 overs; 74 mins)      156

Did not bat: GB Brent, P Utseya, KM Dabengwa, J Marumisa, 
CB Mpofu, T Mupariwa, T Maruma, SC Williams 

Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Taylor, 3.1 ov), 2-103 (Chibhabha, 12.4 ov), 
3-103 (Taibu, 12.6 ov), 4-111 (Sibanda, 13.5 ov), 5-118 (Chigumbura, 14.4 ov)

Bowling	        O	M	R	W	Econ	
JAR Blain	3.5	0	28	0	7.30	(2w)
DR Brown	2	0	14	1	7.00	(1w)
CM Wright	1	0	13	0	13.00	
RM Haq	4	0	29	2	7.25	(1w)
GD Drummond	4	0	28	0	7.00	
RT Lyons	3	0	24	1	8.00	
GI Maiden	1	0	9	1	9.00