[Archive 2007-08-16] Scotland loses to India in one-day international cricket match

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India defeated Scotland by seven wickets in a One-Day International at Titwood, Glasgow, Scotland.

Scotland were reduced to 49-4 after losing the opening batsmen cheaply followed by the loss of Watson and Haq in quick succession. However a rain delay shortened the Scotland innings to 46 overs. Scottish batsmen Gavin Hamilton and Neil McCallum shared a partnership of 82 runs and Craig Wright hit 37 off 34 balls to help Scotland to 203-9 after 46 overs.

India comfortably reached the revised Duckworth-Lewis target of 209 runs from 46 overs despite some good initial fielding from Scotland and the loss of three wickets. Robin Uthappa scored a half century while Gautam Gambhir scored 85 runs. India won the match by seven wickets with 37 balls to spare.

India will play a seven-match tour of England later this month, having already won the Test series earlier this week.

An associate member of the ICC, Scotland missed a chance to play against a full member country in July when a match against Pakistan was abandoned due to rain.

Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Poonia, 4.2 ov), 2-22 (Watts, 7.6 ov), 3-49 (Watson, 13.6 ov), 4-49 (Haq, 14.1 ov), 5-131 (McCallum, 32.6 ov), 6-146 (Smith, 36.2 ov), 7-178 (Hamilton, 42.6 ov), 8-198 (Wright, 45.1 ov), 9-199 (Blain, 45.4 ov)

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