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Scotland lost to Afghanistan by 55 runs in the final warm-up game before they begin their T20 World Cup campaign against England on 4 June.<\/b><\/p>\n
Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat in Trinidad then got off to a flier largely thanks to opener Gulbadin Naib, who scored 69 from just 30 balls.<\/p>\n
When he was dismissed by Chris Greaves in the 10th over, Afghanistan had already gone past 100 and looked set for a massive total.<\/p>\n
However, Scotland’s bowlers recovered relatively well in the second half of the innings to restrict Rashid Khan’s side to 178-8, with Chris Sole (3-35) the pick of the bowlers.<\/p>\n
In reply, George Munsey (28) started quickly but his wicket sparked a mini-collapse as Scotland slumped to 44-5 in the eighth over.<\/p>\n
Mark Watt’s 25-ball 34 helped reduce the margin of defeat, but the top-order’s failure meant Scotland were never really in with a chance.<\/p>\n
Thursday’s friendly with Uganda was abandoned due to rain with Scotland in their second over, having limited their opponents to 90-5 in 18 overs. Safyaan Sharif and Jack Jarvis each took two wickets.<\/p>\n
After their meeting with England in Barbados, Scotland will face Namibia (6 June), Oman (9 June) and Australia (16 June) in Group B.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n