Scotland thrashed Oman for a seven-wicket victory at the T20 World Cup on Sunday, boosting their chances of reaching the Super 8 at England's expense. (Highlights| Scorecard | Full Coverage)
Brandon McMullen hit an unbeaten 61 as Scotland needed ju🐼st 13.1 overs to chase down their target of 151, the victory takiღng them top of Group B.
Safyaan Sharif ha🌜d figures of 2-40 on his 200th international outing, bowling Aqib Ilyas lbw and having Mehran Khan caught as Oman finished 150-7.
McMullen wasted no time in hel🔯ping the Scots overhaul that figure, slamming his 61 runs off just 31 deliveries, hi🤡tting nine fours and two maximums.
After seeing their opening match against England rained off then beating Namibia on Thursday,👍 Scotland sit top of their pool with seven points ahead of next week's clash with Australia.
A victory in that match will guarantee Scotland escape the group, while they could ev🐠en advance with a defeat. England will need to win both of their matches and overhaul Scotland's strong run rate to progress.
Data Debrief: McMullen leads the way
McMullen's score of 61 was h🍃is highest in a T20I since he managed 68 against Ireland in Edinburgh last June.
He still 🐼trails team-mates Michael Jones (87) and George Munsey (89) in the total run-scoring charts at this World Cup, with only eight players bettering the latter's tally overall.
