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Week Two Roundup A

The weekend saw Australia stumble to a hard-fought low-scoring victory over South Africa, England put West Indies to the sword, Sri Lanka survive a wobble to triumph over Bangladesh, favourites India suffer a real body blow at the hands of Pakistan, and Scotland undergo a chastening introduction to life at cricket's top table with a rout against Afghanistan. Both home nations are back in action on Wednesday in a Great British double-header, as the English take on Bangladesh while the Scots try to claw back some dignity and form against fellow minnows Namibia, before a week's break gives them chance to contemplate their three daunting fixtures versus the giants of world cricket.

Sixty-two runs for Mohammad Naim on Sunday lift him straight to the top of the run-scoring stakes, while fifty-seven for Mushfiqur Rahim likewise boost him into fifth. Shakib Al Hasan managed only ten runs in the same match to maintain his third-place position, and likewise picked up a couple of scalps to keep himself at the top of the wicket-taking charts, just ahead of Scotland's Josh Davey, whose rise to second is pretty much the only positive to be taken from the Afghanistan defeat. On the subject of the Afghans, Mujeeb's first five-wicket haul in T20Is puts him hot on the heels of the top five, and four-wicket teammate Rashid Khan is unlikely to stay out of the race for very long either.

Leading Run-scorers

1. Mohammad Naim (BAN) - 126
2. Max O'Dowd (NED) - 123
3. Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) - 118
4. Jatinder Singh (OMA) - 113
5. Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN) - 106


Leading Wicket-takers

1. Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) - 11
2. Josh Davey (SCO) - 9
3. Maheesh Theekshana (SRI) - 8 [for 45]
4. Lahiru Kumara (SRI) - 8 [for 67]
5. Wanindu Hasaranga (SRI) - 6