Sharjah
Afghanistan set 191 runs target for Scotland in a Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 clash at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Monday.
Hazratullah Zazai and Mohammad Shahzad gave the team a decent start, adding 29 runs from the first four overs.
Debutant Saffyan Sharif got the all-important breakthrough for Scotland, dismissing Mohammad Shahzad for 22.
Matt Watt then removed the dangerous Hazratullah Zazai, who fell 6 runs short of his half-century.
Earlier, Afghanistan had won the toss and skipper Mohammad Nabi has decided to bat first against Scotland. The Afghans will be aiming to build on their fine form with focus being on captain Mohammad Nabi.
The 36-year-old was in fine form in his side s warm-up match against West Indies. In the game, he bowled 22 dot balls out of 24 and only conceded two singles.
The all-rounder also registered three wickets. Meanwhile, Scotland progressed from the qualification stage and topped Group B ahead of Bangladesh. Scotland will be relying a lot on bowler Josh Davey for the wickets.
Squad
Afghanistan: Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi (capt), Najibullah Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Scotland: Kyle Coetzer, George Munsey, Calum MacLeod, Richie Berrington, Matthew Cross (wk), Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Josh Davey, Safyaan Sharif, Brad Whe