Scottish cricket team against Papua New Guinea in the UAE in 2017–18

The Scotland cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates in November 2017 to play two One Day Internationals (ODIs) against the Papua New Guinea cricket team.[1][2] Scotland won the series 2–0.[3]

Scottish cricket team against PNG in 2017–18
 
  Papua New Guinea Scotland
Dates 24 – 25 November 2017
Captains Assad Vala Kyle Coetzer
One Day International series
Results Scotland won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs Assad Vala (50) Kyle Coetzer (95)
Most wickets John Reva (3)
Chad Soper (3)		 Mark Watt (5)

Squads
 Papua New Guinea[4]  Scotland[5]

ODI series

1st ODI
24 November 2017
09:30
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea 
147 (44.2 overs)
v
 Scotland
148/4 (38.1 overs)
Assad Vala 40 (78)
Safyaan Sharif 4/38 (8 overs)
Calum MacLeod 60* (92)
Mahuru Dai 2/35 (10 overs)
Scotland won by 6 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Alu Kapa (PNG) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Calum MacLeod (Sco)
  • Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
  • Kiplin Doriga (PNG) made his ODI debut.
  • Alu Kapa (PNG) stood in his first ODI as an umpire.[6]

2nd ODI
25 November 2017
09:30
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea 
192/8 (50 overs)
v
 Scotland
196/6 (46.2 overs)
Sese Bau 41 (59)
Mark Watt 3/21 (10 overs)
Kyle Coetzer 66 (85)
John Reva 3/40 (9.2 overs)
Scotland won by 4 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Allan Haggo (Sco) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Kyle Coetzer (Sco)
  • Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
  • Damien Ravu (PNG) made his ODI debut.

References
  1. "PNG ODIs added to Scotland's winter schedule". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  2. "Scotland cricketers warm up for crucial double-header". Scotland Herald. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. "Watt, Coetzer give Scotland series sweep". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  4. "HEBOU PNG Barramundis Squad announced for UAE Tour". Cricket PNG. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  5. "Three new caps feature in Scotland Squad". Cricket Scotland. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  6. "PNG Umpire Alu Kapa Appointed for ODIs". Post Courier. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
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