Nagpur:&nbsp;Zimbabwe bowlers produced an&nbsp;impressive performance at the death to eke out a 11-run win&nbsp;over Scotland, registering their second successive win in the&nbsp;qualifying round of the ICC World T20, here today.
<img title="Zimbabwe batsman Elton Chigumbura congratulate Sean Williiams after later's half-century against Scotland in T20 World cup at VCA stadium in Nagpur. Pic/PTI" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/mar/11Zimbabwe-1.jpg" alt="Zimbabwe batsman Elton Chigumbura congratulate Sean Williiams after later's half-century against Scotland in T20 World cup at VCA stadium in Nagpur. Pic/PTI" /> Zimbabwe batsman Elton Chigumbura congratulate Sean Williiams after later's half-century against Scotland in T20 World cup at VCA stadium in Nagpur. Pic/PTI
The win takes Zimbabwe a step closer towards qualifying&nbsp;for the tournament proper with the only hurdle left being a&nbsp;spirited Afghanistan side.&nbsp;
Batting first, Zimbabwe scored a decent 147/7 riding on&nbsp;Sean Williams' 36-ball 53 that had six boundaries.
In reply, Scotland were bowled out for 136 in 19.4 overs&nbsp;as they failed to score a gettable 30 runs off the last three&nbsp;overs with three wickets in hand.&nbsp;
Donald Tiripano (2/20 in 3.4 overs) and Tinashe&nbsp;Panyangara (1/20 in 4 overs) gave only 6 and 5 runs&nbsp;respectively in the 18th and 19th over.&nbsp;
Tiripano, who bowled the final over finished off the&nbsp;match with two balls to spare getting the final wicket of&nbsp;Aladair Evans.
The most successful bowler for Zimbabwe was pacer&nbsp;Wellington Masakadza with figures of grabbing 4 for 28. He is&nbsp;the younger brother of captain Hamilton Masakadza.&nbsp;
Zimbabwe should have won it easily with Scotland down at&nbsp;42 for five in the eighth over before Richie Berrington (36)&nbsp;and Preston Mommsen (31) added 51 runs for the sixth wicket.
Earlier, Williams came in the fifth over and held the&nbsp;innings together till the 18th over, to notch up his second&nbsp;half century in T20 Internationals.
Brief Scores: Zimbabwe: 147/7 in 20 overs (Sean Willians 53, Elton&nbsp;Chigumbura 20, Mark Watt 2/21) Scotland: 136 in 19.4 overs (Richie Berrington 36,&nbsp;Preston Mommsen 31, Wellington Masakadza 4/28, Donald Tiripano&nbsp;2/20, Tinashe Panyangara 1/20). Zimbabwe won by 11 runs.

Zimbabwe bowlers produced an&nbsp;impressive performance at the death to eke out a 11-run win&nbsp;over Scotland, registering their second successive win in the&nbsp;qualifying round of the ICC World T20

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