India v Scotland, Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo
India made the most of Scotland’s call to field first, as rising star Vaibhav Sooryavanshi took charge early in the innings, with support from Aaron Varghese (61), Vihaan Malhotra (77), and Abhigyan Kundu (55) helping the side reach a mammoth total of 374/8.
The base for India’s batting innings was set by Sooryavanshi, whose explosive 96 came off merely 50 balls, and included nine fours and seven sixes.
In response, Scotland were rocked early when Olly Pillinger lost his wicket to Deepesh Devendran (3/14). A fighting stand between Theo Robinson (30) and Max Chaplin raised hope but the spin of Mohamed Enaan (2/24) and Khilan Patel (3/4) ran through Scotland’s resistance.
The European side eventually managed 112/9 in a rain-truncated game, and fell short of the Indian total by 121 runs (by DLS method).