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Week One Roundup B

Scotland sit in pole position in Group B, but their position is far from secure. A tie or abandonment tomorrow would be sufficient to see them through, but Oman need only a win to leapfrog them, and if that happens, the turnaround on net run-rate would more than likely allow Bangladesh to pip them to second with a victory of their own. It's not entirely mission impossible for Papua New Guinea at the bottom, but they'd need a thumping win over the Tigers and one for the Scots as well to even have a prayer of qualification. In Group A, Sri Lanka are already assured of progression while Friday's opponents Netherlands have been prematurely eliminated, so it's now a winner-takes-all shootout between Ireland and Namibia for the second qualifying berth.

Nominally improbable Dutchman Max O'Dowd leads the run-scoring so far as one of two batsmen to reach three figures, alongside Oman's Jatinder Singh, though the former will certainly be on the plane home by the weekend and the latter may well join him. Wickets have been broadly spread - despite one hat-trick and another double hat-trick, we're yet to see a single five-fer in a match - but a good four-wicket showing from the Fizz against Oman has catapulted him up the rankings, while Sri Lanka's skiddy young mystery spinner Theekshana has risen to the top through his consistency and meanness.

Leading Run-scorers

1. Max O'Dowd (NED) - 121
2. Jatinder Singh (OMA) - 113
3. Assad Vala (PNG) - 74
4. Richie Berrington (SCO) - 72
5. David Wiese (NAM) - 72


Leading Wicket-takers

1. Maheesh Theekshana (SRI) - 6 [for 42]
2. Mustafizur Rahman (BAN) - 6 [for 68]
3. Bilal Khan (OMA) - 5 [for 34]
4. Joshua Little (IRE) - 5 [for 37]
5. Mark Adair (IRE) - 5 [for 44]