Scotland Under-19 slump to surprise defeat against Namibia ahead of Bangladesh clash

Namibia have registered their first ever win in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup beating Scotland by nine wickets in their opening match.

Namibia, whose best-ever finish in the tournament was 11th place in 2008 and had lost both their warm-up matches in Bangladesh, made a dream start to the tournament by making short work of Scotland in a one-sided contest.

The Scots were reduced to 129/9 after electing to bat, before a last-wicket partnership of 30 between Scott Cameron and Mohammad Ghaffar lifted them to 159 all out at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium on Friday.

Michael van Lingen took three wickets.

Nambia eased past the target in 26 overs following an opening stand of 95 between SJ Loftie-Eaton (67 not out) and Niko Davin (52). Skipper Zane Green was unbeaten on 39.

Despite the early success, the Namibians will still need to win one of their two remaining matches against South Africa and host Bangladesh to ensure a place in the quarter-finals.

"It was a good team performance all-round," Green said. "We started good with the bat and finished well with the ball. We really look forward to our other matches now."

Scotland's captain Neil Flack said he was disappointed at the defeat, but vowed to bounce back.

"We had a bad day, but credit to Namibia. It made us pay," he said. "Our plans did not come through with the bat. We played a few silly shots. But trust me, we will bounce back.

"Cricket is a funny game, anything can happen. We are determined to make a strong comeback."

Scotland must defeat both Bangladesh and South Africa to qualify.