2007 Cricket World Cup: South Africa vs Scotland
{{date|March 20, 2007}}

[[w:South African cricket team|South Africa]] beat [[w:Scotland cricket team|Scotland]] by 7 wickets (with 160 balls remaining) in Group A of the [[w:2007 Cricket World Cup|World Cup]] at the [[w:Warner Park Sporting Complex|Warner Park Stadium]], [[w:Basseterre|Basseterre]], [[w:Saint Kitts and Nevis|Saint Kitts and Nevis]].

Scotland captain [[w:Craig Wright (cricketer)|Craig Wright]] missed this match as he had flown home to attend his aunt's funeral; Ryan Watson deputised as captain in his absence.

This victory meant both South Africa and Australia qualified for the Super 8 phase.


<b>Toss: </b>South Africa won, and elected to field first.

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<b>Fall of wickets:</b> 1-35 (Haq, 11.2 ov), 2-43 (Watts, 14.1 ov), 3-63 (Hamilton, 19.1 ov), 4-71 (McCallum, 24.2 ov), 5-84 (Watson, 29.3 ov), 6-113 (Smith, 38.4 ov), 7-163 (Blain, 47.4 ov), 8-186 (Hoffmann, 49.6 ov)

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Andrew Hall|Andrew Hall]]|overs=10|maiden=2|runs=48|wickets=3|econ=4.80}}
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<b>Fall of wickets:</b> 1-134 (de Villiers, 15.5 ov), 2-162 (Prince, 20.6 ov), 3-178 (Smith, 22.6 ov)

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Dewald Nel|Dewald Nel]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=24|wickets=0|econ=8.00}}
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<b>South Africa:</b> [[w:Graeme Smith|G C Smith]] (capt), [[w:Abraham de Villiers|A B de Villiers]], [[w:Jacques Kallis|J H Kallis]], [[w:Herschelle Gibbs|H H Gibbs]], [[w:Ashwell Prince|A G Prince]], [[w:Justin Kemp|J M Kemp]], [[w:Mark Boucher|M V Boucher]] (wkt), [[w:Shaun Pollock|S M Pollock]], [[w:Andrew Hall|A J Hall]], [[w:Charl Langeveldt|C K Langeveldt]], [[w:Makhaya Ntini|M Ntini]] <br>
<b>Scotland:</b> [[w:Fraser Watts|D F Watts]], [[w:Majid Haq|R M Haq]], [[w:Ryan Watson|R R Watson]] (capt), [[w:Gavin Hamilton (cricketer)|G M Hamilton]], [[w:Neil McCallum (cricketer)|N F I McCallum]], [[w:Dougie Brown|D R Brown]], [[w:Colin Smith (cricketer)|C J O Smith]] (wkt), [[w:Glenn Rogers|G A Rogers]], [[w:John Blain|J A R Blain]], [[w:Dewald Nel|J D Nel]], [[w:Paul Hoffman (cricketer)|P J C Hoffmann]]

<b>Player of the match:</b> [[w:Graeme Smith|G C Smith]] (South Africa)

Umpires: M R Benson (England) and E A R de Silva (Sri Lanka)<br>
TV umpire: S A Bucknor (Jamaica)<br>
Match referee: R S Madugalle (Sri Lanka)<br>
Reserve umpire: A L Hill (New Zealand)<br>

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247470.html|title=15th Match, Group A: Scotland v South Africa at Basseterre - Mar 20, 2007|author=|pub=Cricinfo|date=March 20, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2007/3/13065/html/scorecard.stm|title=ICC World Cup: Scotland v South Africa - Mar 20, 2007|author=|pub=BBC|date=March 20, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/scotland/6458583.stm|title=Scotland captain to miss SA match|author=|pub=BBC|date=March 16, 2007}}
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South Africa beat Scotland by 7 wickets (with 160 balls remaining) in Group A of the World Cup at the Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Scotland captain Craig Wright missed this match as he had flown home to attend his aunt's funeral; Ryan Watson deputised as captain in his absence.

This victory meant both South Africa and Australia qualified for the Super 8 phase.


Toss: South Africa won, and elected to field first.

Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Haq, 11.2 ov), 2-43 (Watts, 14.1 ov), 3-63 (Hamilton, 19.1 ov), 4-71 (McCallum, 24.2 ov), 5-84 (Watson, 29.3 ov), 6-113 (Smith, 38.4 ov), 7-163 (Blain, 47.4 ov), 8-186 (Hoffmann, 49.6 ov)


Fall of wickets: 1-134 (de Villiers, 15.5 ov), 2-162 (Prince, 20.6 ov), 3-178 (Smith, 22.6 ov)


South Africa: G C Smith (capt), A B de Villiers, J H Kallis, H H Gibbs, A G Prince, J M Kemp, M V Boucher (wkt), S M Pollock, A J Hall, C K Langeveldt, M Ntini 
Scotland: D F Watts, R M Haq, R R Watson (capt), G M Hamilton, N F I McCallum, D R Brown, C J O Smith (wkt), G A Rogers, J A R Blain, J D Nel, P J C Hoffmann

Player of the match: G C Smith (South Africa)

Umpires: M R Benson (England) and E A R de Silva (Sri Lanka)
TV umpire: S A Bucknor (Jamaica)
Match referee: R S Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire: A L Hill (New Zealand)
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